A Day in the Life with Maddie

Wakefield High School student Maddie returns to Signature in the Schools for her fourth year. Join her as she takes you through a typical day as part of the Veni, Vidi, Vici wardrobe crew.

First up, I head to the costume shop where the wardrobe crew will be deciding on costumes for the Veni, Vidi, Vici cast!

                                                                  


  Bree, another Signature in the Schools wardrobe student, and I meet up with Alison, Signature Theatre's Wardrobe Supervisor.

Making some final decisions with Bree before the cast's costume fitting!

The costume fitting has finished, and with everyone's measurements in hand, it's time to go shopping with Alison and Bree!

We're finding the perfect costumes for everyone. So excited for these characters to come to life!

The cast thankfully loves the outfits we picked out. Here I am making sure everything fits Julia perfectly before our first show on March 6!

Be sure to check back in the coming weeks to hear more from the amazing 20th Anniversary cast and crew of Signature in the Schools. For more information on the program be sure to check out our web page. Tickets for this year's production are available now through the Signature Theatre Box Office at 703 820 9771.

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Revolution: The Costumes

We're only a few weeks away from opening night for Revolution, the premiere Signature in the Schools play by Joe Calarco. As we prep for production, we thought you'd give you a sneak peak of some of the amazing costumes designer Collin Ranney is putting together for us. Needless to say, these designs have all of us very excited.

Caroline Barrett
Design by Collin Ranney

Marcus Bennington
Design by Collin Ranney

Andy Cranston
Design by Collin Ranney

Caryna Ruiz
Design by Collin Ranney

Revolution performs in the MAX at Signature on February 18th and 25th at 7:30 PM. Tickets for Revolution are free and available through the Signature Box Office at 703 820 9771.

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Extreme Makeover: Signature in the Schools Edition

Adrian, a freshmen at Wakefield High school will not only be making his Signature in the Schools debut in Un-American but his first stage appearance since elementary school. Adrian walked into the audition room hoping to get a chance to work behind the scenes but director, David Zobell and playwright, Joe Calarco had something else in store for him. Inspired by his audition, Joe created the character of Alejandro for Adrian, a character that speaks almost exclusively in Spanish.

Before...

Up until Monday, one key feature of Adrian was his signature Bieber-style hair-do. As much as we loved the long hair on Adrian, Alejandro needed a slightly shorter look for the show. So our trusty costume designer, Leslie Cook, took him to Shirlington's own Hair Cuttery for a minor make-over.  Adrian left rehearsal on Monday scared but excited.  "Wish me luck!" he shouted to his cast as he left the theatre.

 Here is Adrian just moments before his makeover.  Emotions are running wild!

...After!

Thankfully Adrian was in good hands with the nice people of the Hair Cuttery.  They took good care of him and gave him quite the haircut!  Afterwards, he and his hairdresser posed for a picture.

 Adrian's hair hasn't been this short since he was in military school in Colombia!

Come see the transformation yourself at either of our public performances: Monday, February 6 and Friday, February 10 both at 7:30.  Tickets are free and seating is general admission.

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