Costumes
In the play the Midsummer Night’s Dream, the costumes the characters dress plays an important role in the way the play is presented. The beginning of the play featured the characters in clothes that would be worn by those of Shakespearean times, which was not surprising and it was very befitting. The attire consisted of long jackets, poofy sleeves, and collars called “ruffs.” The Shakespearean attire was dressed by the main human characters, Hermia, Helena, Lysander, and Demetrius. The Fairy Queen, Titania was dressed in this dress that seemed similar to a dress that Lady Gaga would wear; the dress had lights sticking out of her breasts and she had a plastic cape-like garment. She looked as though she came from another planet. By portraying her as almost extra-terrestrial, they help us, the viewers, differentiate between her and the other characters. The King of Shadows, Oberon, looked as though he was the Indian Chief. He had all those sticks, coming out of his attire and he had face paint. Puck, the fairy, that observes all the characters at all times and is subservient to Oberon’s commandments. Her costume was basically regular clothes, however, she had facepaint that distinguished her from others. Her facepaint was very white and allowed her to be distinguished as a fairy. I noticed that all the fairies were given something to make their skin whiter; this included the kids that played the fairies, the queen of fairies, and Puck herself. The kids that played the other fairies were dressed in a white bodysuit so that it seems as though they are naked, which is how the fairies were portrayed in the original play.
I enjoyed the play very much; I loved the way there was a modern twist to it. The modern twist made it more comical than the original play was written out to be which made the play more enjoyable. The play was a great interpretation of the play and the play was a wonderful way to spend my evening.
