My interview with costume designer Mara Gottler is a continuation of my profiles of Vancouver theatre designers from December 2018. Mara and I speak about her early life at the Stratford festival as a tailor and sewer and her move to the National Theatre School, and eventually Vancouver where she is a founding member and resident designer of the west coast Shakespearian powerhouse Bard on the Beach. We speak about her career and her approach to the conceptualization and communication of design. We also speak about the infra-red camera technique established by Robert Lepage to better incorporate front projection video into your production.
Links
Peter Roberts, production manager Stratford Festival
Pat Scott, cutter at Stratford Fest (scroll down page)
Tom Patterson, founder of Stratford Fest
Erika Hoffer, Tailor at Stratford Fest
Full House Theatre
Electric Company’s production of Brilliant
The Nightengale by Robert Lepage
Coriolanus at Stratford directed by Robert Lepage
The Man of La Mancha designed by Debra Hanson