Traviata, an Opera in Three Acts • The colors and light of taffeta suggest the vanity and glory of 19th century and the characters. • La Traviata tells a tragic love story between a salon courtesan and a bourgeois from a provincial family.
story in 1970s Pittsburg, about several taxi cab drivers’ life. Written by August Wilson, Jitney portrayed a rundown taxi station full of tragedy atmosphere. So under such settings, the costumes should be simple, and the colors should not be too bright.
manager of the Jitney station. with old-fashioned suits and bright shirt Philmore: a local hotel doorman and a frequent Jitney passenger, wearing uniform Booster: just completed a 20-year prison sentence, in his late 30s. with shallow colored shirt and jeans Shealy: a flamboyant bookie, with flamboyant colered wearing to attract people Becker Philmore Booster Shealy
with old shirts and jeans Fielding: an alchoholic, formerly a tailor, with tailored suits Turnbo: notorious for being a gossip, with old and worn-out coat and jeans Fielding Doub Turnbo