University Musical Society. Some Old Black Man. November 2020

 

Playwright: James Anthony Tyler

Director: Joe Cicaci

Set Design: Justin Lang

Costume Design: Suzanne Young

Photos: Doug Coombe

What a challenge this was. Covid had been going on for about ten months and we were in the thick of it. This show was a first for me in that I completed the entire project remotely via Zoom and by dropping off clothes in large cooler chests in front of the house where the actors were sequestered with the stage manager and director. I attended the fittings by Zoom and directed the stage manager in the pinning of hems and arranging of costume pieces. We did it, it worked and the show went on. A big regret is that I was unable to meet the actors and their team in person but we still had a fun time on video! You can see the lengths that were taken to protect the actors in this video clip.

Here is a review in the Ann Arbor press