Join the Peterborough Players for its September First Friday event in downtown Peterborough on Sept. 6 from 6 to 7 p.m.
The Mariposa Museum will once again host this event, this time a discussion with costume designer Bethany Mullins and Managing Director Keith Stevens on theatrical design process, from inception through production.
This event offers a rare “look behind the curtain” at what audiences don’t see – the process, inspiration, collaboration, and finally creation that goes behind design elements that come together on a given show. What an audience experiences at a performance is the culmination of countless hours of design and direction work that result in an overall cohesive look, feel, sound, or flow of a production.
Mullins is both the Costume Shop Manager and Resident Costume Designer at the Players. She is a New York City-based costume designer and technician. This summer, her design work was featured in the Players’ productions of “Mahida’s Extra Key to Heaven” and “Gertrude Stein and a Companion”, and will be seen in “A Doll’s House, Part 2”, and “Rose”. She has worked at theatres in New York and around the country as a designer, wardrobe supervisor, or stitcher. She has contributed her talents to touring productions like “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Les Misérables”.
This year, Stevens marks his 24th summer season as Managing Director of the Peterborough Players. Under his leadership, the Players has greatly expanded its season, increased its budget, established a cash reserve, successfully completed two major capital campaigns, and renovated its facilities. Prior to coming to Peterborough, Stevens worked for five years as the General Manager of the Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, Massachusetts. He has served on negotiating committees for the Council of Resident Stock Theatres and the League of Resident Theatres, and he holds an MFA in Arts Administration with a concentration in Directing from Virginia Tech and a BA in Theatre with a Capstone in Business/Marketing from Ohio State. He currently teaches as a lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Keene State College. Currentl, he is directing “A Doll’s House, Part 2” at the Players.
Be sure to bring your questions and thoughts to this unique event. Admission is free, doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the program will begin at 6 p.m. at the Mariposa Museum, 26 Main St., Peterborough.