Kiss Me, Kate

Venue:
Written By:
Playwright:
Director:
Dennis Courtney
Music Director:
Written & Performed by:
Accompanist:
Scenic Designer:
Tamara L. Honesty
Costume Designer:
Lisa Wilson
Lighting Designer
Jakyung Seo
Projections Designer:
Sound Designer:
Nick Drashner
Technical Director:
Steve Pauna
Props Coordinator
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Design Process

One of the first topics the scenic design team and the director, Dennis Courtney, discussed was that the show is a love letter to theatre. It should be "pretty". There should be two distinct different worlds: the world of Baltimore in the 1948 and the world of Shakespeare's Italy. Baltimore needed to be warm and earthy to capture the idea of having "two boards and a passion" (Alexandre Dumas) to create a good show. Shakespeare's Italy should be luscious, vibrant, and romantic. Kiss Me, Kate is a traditional musical theatre piece with extremely specific scene shifts with the timing dictated by the music. The traffic patterns and convention of wing and drop set are ingrained into the fabric of the show. First and foremost, the show had to function as the vehicle for the production within the parameters of the music and then be aesthetically pleasing.

TamARA L. Honesty
Scenic Designer
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When you hire Tammy Honesty you get a generous collaborator and an innovative designer/educator.  Through active listening, conversation, and research, she creates a vision for the production that fulfills or exceeds the director’s expectations. She understands deadlines, understands budgets, and understands working as a member of a team. Tammy brings a positive energy to every production meeting and technical rehearsal. She is not easily flustered and open to change. Tammy is always the consummate professional.