Costumes for Shakespeare in the Valley (ages 12-19)

COSTUMES FOR SHAKESPEARE
Ages: 12-19

Dates: July 21 – August 3, Monday – Friday

Time:  10am – 2pm with late night dress rehearsals Wednesday 7/30 and Thursday 7/31 (1pm – 11pm) 

Workshop fee: $315 (local) / $350 (non-local)  — See pricing notes in registration for details.

Instructor: Helen Quinn w. Daisy Mason and Megan Avery assisting. 

The Costume Workshop will be led by artist/stylist Helen Quinn. Participants will be involved in the planning, production, dressing, and make up for the entire cast.

Participants are expected to help with Strike on Sunday, August 4.

Scholarships are available: Please don’t hesitate to apply if you need it. Scholarship forms are available here.

Helen Quinn is a visual artist living in Queens, NY and Treadwell, NY during the summer. She has developed paint colors, designed sustainable textiles, and styled props and sets for television and magazines. She has taught graduate-level classes in color at Parsons/The New School, and has led student workshops, including the “Aftertaste” series for Parsons and Michelle Obama’s “Reach Higher” initiative at the White House. In the mid 1990’s Helen developed textiles for the costumes for the original production of the Lion King under the direction of Julie Taymor. Helen has received numerous grants and residencies and exhibits her fine artwork in diverse venues from Queens to the Czech Republic to Norway. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. helenquinnnyc.com