HEAD OVER HEELS, 2024
1st Place Undergraduate Costume Design, SETC Design Competition 2023
Production Photos
![All cast (start)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/88edb42b-4b1d-4c25-aed9-14b96c70177c_rw_3840.jpg?h=b8f0b5f711372f6270865ecf9aa8fcc4)
All cast (start)
![Main cast](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/c5e5f67f-5968-4e3e-9ec3-1e91c3aeafc5_rw_3840.jpg?h=7441e85f827f113dab25b32e634f6b2c)
Main cast
![(L-R) Mopsa, Pythio, Dametas](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/831777e1-4b63-4880-ad4a-eaf4e50b5efa_rw_1920.jpg?h=ccb2fbbdd11ca283c0a990552ad68192)
(L-R) Mopsa, Pythio, Dametas
![Musidorus and Philoclea](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/1c2a776f-f6fb-4ac2-8cb9-32ccfe7436e6_rw_1920.jpg?h=3dcfe7cac9a37b3aeef17293c748cdff)
Musidorus and Philoclea
![Pamela (Act I)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/75dee2e3-9f69-4d99-a547-ea6bcdf05b6a_rw_1920.jpg?h=76268ff4e08ef7821a569da731971a35)
Pamela (Act I)
![Ensemble](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/ed807bef-da34-4a4d-b52b-01871a487851_rw_3840.jpg?h=fff7a452e8e409cf92b3eb782c159c90)
Ensemble
![Mopsa, Philoclea, Pamela](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/f068908c-b015-4c41-a4b7-193629d6de07_rw_1920.jpg?h=9cb2ff04e34e07513f119bb69b19f568)
Mopsa, Philoclea, Pamela
![All cast (end)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/7e54d4a7-a12c-4b9b-a3dd-5b59ef15d953_rw_3840.jpg?h=4b3c0125a8681a7fcf3ed4c6b443004a)
All cast (end)
![Pythio and Snake Ensemble](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/1a12f23b-e1cc-410c-9560-ba25edf1035d_rw_3840.jpg?h=28dd35f908ff984566238200e51a957e)
Pythio and Snake Ensemble
![Pythio and Snake Ensemble](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/4397f38e-8906-4d21-b18b-a73fc24c91e6_rw_3840.jpg?h=925732a293b6fa411729a3b42657717a)
Pythio and Snake Ensemble
![Pythio as Great Owl](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/c13ff0f7-19a5-4147-95f5-1f4a339e2c6a_rw_3840.jpg?h=ff9e40c522f02f969dbf7666f3581258)
Pythio as Great Owl
![Cleophila, Pamela, and Mopsa](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/902dde93-f697-455a-9aff-778079c98e70_rw_3840.jpg?h=1a05ceffd89407de02d968b9327416fa)
Cleophila, Pamela, and Mopsa
![Pamela and Mopsa](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/5f3687df-41b4-4b8d-b26a-722ea7b381b0_rw_1920.jpg?h=60ef0de261453c9ecd446bd868273573)
Pamela and Mopsa
![Philoclea and Cleophila](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/9b9914fe-fee0-45e7-9c87-4bf97a448b94_rw_1920.jpg?h=4a0d20d3c4a7d37295c51b4fd2f6a00b)
Philoclea and Cleophila
![Cleophila and Gynecia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/974f6d28-8cb5-4ea4-b4c4-3fa2f076420a_rw_3840.jpg?h=2886f3ab3fa2c5b3f53f89f967aa86e2)
Cleophila and Gynecia
Renders
![Pamela](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/4e851e9a-7c85-42c1-8ed0-857d2395fc8b_rw_1920.jpg?h=bdbbe64a13fb1958b01dd7e11f5ced7d)
Pamela
![Gynecia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/11c3df3a-90ae-4f77-8d94-3cde653b8749_rw_1920.jpg?h=b39b4d53e5f0b034435a1cbf6decc6fb)
Gynecia
![Basilius](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/a1765a57-c64f-41d2-8216-00ae84a1cf89_rw_1920.jpg?h=578c3077fe985c6ee607399af557c2bf)
Basilius
![Philoclea](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/f3f609e8-42a5-4f6d-88b6-08dbc4fb70c2_rw_1920.jpg?h=1e0985f263f1af3f4722f14684ef3d23)
Philoclea
![Musidorus](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/78b0f9ac-9284-4731-8b85-1d366b685d7a_rw_1920.jpg?h=4cfb7f0ca480c99f7b71826ef94bcf75)
Musidorus
![Cleophila](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/b2eb2613-bb3c-4ccd-bc2f-64c88b35cd0a_rw_1920.jpg?h=9ddea2e78e692fe4c70f3f2b150c2850)
Cleophila
![Mopsa](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/86872c40-9296-40e7-856d-4120f8dfa115_rw_1920.jpg?h=c35d12f2c1c66484b70b1b505b086e98)
Mopsa
![Pythio](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/d17b8319-a11f-4160-8b84-ed99dd7f100f_rw_1920.jpg?h=f890118938c2985a2cb88f41ccb8aed0)
Pythio
![Dametas](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/48584783-60fc-4744-a3de-e0fdf46d3295_rw_1920.jpg?h=9706d08fc5ca84fb234edca3ef3829a1)
Dametas
![Ensemble](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/0c871059-c34f-4f90-afa3-621b6006d223_rw_1920.jpg?h=80fd4874ffb752312180bd00a21fb78f)
Ensemble
Sketches and Process
![Pamela Sketches](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/155186b4-c1a4-4c9f-9c6e-0c424825856a_rw_1200.png?h=d0d89c862ea9303681425b7133f3a174)
Pamela Sketches
![Mopsa Sketches](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/4ea3dd42-0e65-4c06-b307-effb7c15fe27_rw_1200.png?h=9d44d839b33d77a7b115b712119467e9)
Mopsa Sketches
![Philoclea Sketches](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/b718784e-3434-46ba-b757-5a6fb2b01c02_rw_1200.png?h=57b5d0183df51ef320392294b267b891)
Philoclea Sketches
![A "Dinah Shore" esque look at the mermaid scene in "Vacation", featuring Mopsa](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/0c9e245b-7e2b-414d-8458-934630397ce3_rw_1200.png?h=19032b06c4d69fea2e152c5989b2357d)
A "Dinah Shore" esque look at the mermaid scene in "Vacation", featuring Mopsa
![Design focused on looks reminiscent of animals, no true animal features (tails, ears, etc.) while still keeping an 80's look](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/6dc80de6-80c9-4754-9873-719727ccac9e_rw_1200.png?h=e1d3a8ee975e298555e748a56504a487)
Design focused on looks reminiscent of animals, no true animal features (tails, ears, etc.) while still keeping an 80's look
![The color palette was made to be as tight as possible for this design](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/519adf4f-df48-4461-994a-21b7adc62d28_rw_1200.png?h=55acf0f448194daca092f60a275adbb7)
The color palette was made to be as tight as possible for this design
Research
![World Research: Current Arcadia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/57cad034-c041-494c-a9ab-438b9f59d266_rw_1200.png?h=fd8fdf4e0230b2a9c355224e241205cc)
World Research: Current Arcadia
![World Research: Changing Arcadia](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/10cd2414-8984-4e16-abf5-f72618d097d5_rw_1200.png?h=32f1684c11bbd100550ee9072071aa02)
World Research: Changing Arcadia
![Cleophila Research](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/c1bda808-7a01-4f07-8d5e-5b54f3af2a64_rw_1200.png?h=fe60fde2cd6007fde82cce2616f382dc)
Cleophila Research
![Musidorus Research](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/080da7ef-80c1-4188-8905-c09c25b57a8e_rw_1200.png?h=cb3967b5cee2c95f5ce36de85a2beefb)
Musidorus Research
![Ensemble Research](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4ae237e4-9673-4fab-961e-14f0f63f64fa/f3860f0a-33b5-480b-9b6a-b741ca522925_rw_1200.png?h=a79a05a555f35cae01bdfdfe6eb46cd8)
Ensemble Research
Head Over Heels is a jukebox musical comedy featuring music from the Go-Go's, classical language in verse, and themes of LGBTQ+ identity. Utilizing the music of the Go-Go's led the design into a neon 80's world tinged with aesthetics of ancient Greece due to its location being in the fictional Grecian Arcadia.
Arcadia has broken in two; one side of society is focused on keeping the conservative, Reaganomics-esque status quo, while the other is a punky, colorful world pushing for expression. Some characters are symbols of these respective groups, while others explore between the lines; not unsimilar to a new LGBTQ identity. Characters explore gender, sexuality, and identity, represented in the costumes by changing silhouette and color.
The color palette was kept tight; blue and pink being the focus. These colors are a good shorthand for our modern audience to show a gender divide. Colors that fall outside of this palette display a break in convention that has perpetrated Arcadia. The removal of certain, stiff clothing pieces also displays this idea, representing a sloughing-off of a character’s previous identity.
UM Theatre and Film
April 2024
Director - Rory Ledbetter
Scenic Designer - Jared Spears
Costume Designer - Ava Greer
Lighting Designer - Annalise Caudle
Makeup Designer - Palief Raspberry