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Top Girls
by
Caryl Churchill
Hanes Brands Theatre
University of North Carolina
School of the Arts
Spring, 2020
Assistant Costume Designer
Melissa Thurn

Photo by Peter J. Mueller
Act I, Scene I
...set in an abstract tableau of multiple moments in history





Lady Nijo, Kamakura, 1272












Draper - Rebecca Eckes


Isabella Bird, Edinburgh, 1880
Draper - Hunter Stansell









Pope Joan, Rome, 855AD

Draper - Olivia Dilworth




Dull Gret, Flemish Folklore, 1563


Reference:
Dulle Griet by Pieter Bruegel the Elder


Draper - Karen Milla


Patient Griselda, European Folklore, 1350



Draper - Jenna Travis



Photo by Peter J. Mueller



Marlene, Top Girls Executive 1982
Draper - Jocelyn Dubose
The Waiter, Upscale Eatery, 1982



Act II, Scene I
...set in a backyard in a suburb outside of London in 1982




Photo by Peter J. Mueller

Act II, Scene II
...set in the Top Girls Employment Agency, London,1982







Act III
...set in a modest suburban home, near London,1982



Photo by Peter J. Mueller


Photo by Peter J. Mueller
Color Story
Act I Tone Coordination



Act I Light Test
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