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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2006. PAGE 23.
Entertainment & Leisure
Designer keeps a close eye on the 'bible'
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JENNIFER TRIEMSTRA
Blyth's wardrobe lady
By Carol Burns .
Citizen staff
Not all parts of working in the
theatre are glamorous. Jennifer
Triemstra says a critical
responsibility as wardrobe
mistress/designer is laundry.
"You can lose all the costumes in
24 hours if someone does the
laundry wrong," she explains.
This Thursday, July 20, the North
Huron Museum is hosting a Russian
Tea Party to celebrate its new
exhibit, VoiceS of Russia.
The new exhibit features 28
paintings by modem Russian artists.
The styles range from graceful
realism to joyous modern works. The
paintings are courtesy of Galerie
Russe and will be on display until
Sept. 4.
The tea on Thursday has two
sittings, one from 3 - 5 p.m. and one
from 7 - 9 p.m. The price of
admission is $5 per person and
includes tea or a cold drink, over 10
desserts to sample, an interesting
talk by Ron Hiller, owner of Galerie
Russe and a chance to tour the
painting exhibit and the museum.
Hat and gloves are not required but
encouraged.
For more information or to reserve
tickets, call the museum at 519-357-
1096.
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"Laundry notes for every costume
kept in the bible."
The bible is the notebook that has
all the information about the
production carefully itemized and
categorized, and contains every
detail about costumes, from initial
sketches and historical information,
to hairstyle and underwear. It is
updated every day.
This is Triemstra's fifth season at
the Blyth Festival. When not at
Blyth, she teaches costume at
Ryerson and York Universities, and
designs costumes for the Canadian
Children Dance Theatre in Toronto.
She is also co-artistic director of
Quibble Company, where she is
workshopping a play called Kitchen
Radio.
Even after more than 100 shows,
Triemstra is enthusiastic about the
theatre.
"I could never go back to working
9 to 5," she says. "I enjoy what I am
doing so much. I don't know when
work starts or stops."
"If I had to leave the theatre, I
would cook, " Triemstra states.
"When I am cooking, I do not think
of anything else. It is the only thing
that makes me stop thinking abut the
theatre."
In addition to designing costumes,
Triemstra designs sets, although she
chooses carefully the sets she
designs.
Her favourite set designs include
Blyth's Test Drive in which three
actors play more than 22 characters,
and The Tempest, which was her first
You are invited to help
Margaret Bennett
celebrate her
80th birthday
at an
Open House
at the home of
her daughter
Nanci and Greg
Ducharme
10 Frederick Street,
Brussels on
Sunday, July 30th
from 1-4 pm -
Best wishes only!
large-scale Shakespearean play.
"It was just beautiful. There was
just something about (The) Tempest
that gave me the shivers," Triemstra
marvels.
The most exciting day for
Triemstra is the first dress rehearsal.
"That is the day you know how the
costumes are working. It is very
intense, because it is the first time
you get to see all the actors together
on set in their costumes,
Triemstra explains.
Costume design is complex.
Triemstra says the first step is to read
the script to find out the direction of
the play.
Then it is time to do research on
the historical period, and talk with
the director on the approach being
taken — will the play be historically
correct or a fantasy; what
atmosphere is the director trying to
create; what are the ages of the
characters.
Once these basic questions are
answered, it is necessary to go
through the script character by
character, scene by scene and detail
the weather, activities, time of day.
Transforming the designs into
reality is the next step. Costumes
are either bought, rented, or made on
site.
"Budget limitations force us to be
creative. We will start by going
through the stock that the company
already has and see what can be
modified or redesigned to fit the
current production," Triemstra
shares.
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Elizabeth Burchill
Saturday, July 29
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Brussels Community Centre
Age of majority
Lunch provided
Music by DJ
Tickets $5. in advance
$6. at the door •
For tickets phone •
or Brian 519-887-9195
Cheryl 519-335-4348
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that old!!!
"Value Village is one of my
favourite places to shop for
costumes. Once we have obtained
something we will work to make it
look old, because most people do not
go around wearing new clothing all
the time."
Once the costume is designed,
then it is important to look at the
colours and textures against the set
and with the lighting designs.
If the costume will be part of a
quick change sequence, it is
important to ensure that it is easy to
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Steve Hallahan
& Arletta Glenn
Saturday, July 29
Blyth Arena
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** $5.00 ** Age of majority
Bus pickup from
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Westfield 9:10 pm
For more info. call 519-523-9330
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put on and take off and will stand up
to the heavy usage.
"Throughout the process it is
important to remember that this is
not just about the/ designer's
creativity. The actor has to feel
comfortable in the design,"
Triemstra states.
"Diplomacy is sometimes
required, because we are dealing
with people's bodies."
"Costume design is a service
industry to the actor," Triemstra
concludes "I love my job."
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