Playing with Costume
I loved the way the costumes took a whimsical approach to the show.
Throughout the play, we see Helena, Hermia, Demetrius, and Lysander slowly lose articles of clothing. Hermia especially loses her stuffy apparel and slowly comes to look more like herself as the influence of the court slips away. My personal favorite scene was the pillow fight scene, where all the clothing was lost and so many laughs had. The director and costume designers both most have had fun with that scene, making it both applicable and ridiculous.
Oberon had a commanding presence with tribal based clothing and a shimmering purple-toned blackface addition. He was a perfect contrast to sparkling Titania, who literally brought light along with her. Together, these otherworldly beings contrasted not only each other, but the more human of the play.
