"I do wander every where, swifter than the moone’s sphere;"

We had a workshop last Saturday for the fairies. We discussed the costuming, makeup, personalities, and more. It was a great success!! As we've discussed before, the morning cast and afternoon cast are costuming for different effects, with the morning cast going for a more mystic and whimsy interpretation of the fairies, while the afternoon cast is portraying the fairies as earthen beings who are one with nature.

We saw some neat ideas for the fairies of the morning cast, one of which were the skirts. By layering various segments of skirts, you could get a very dynamic feeling from the costumes. You don't have to do anything fancy; all you need to do is stack!!

It was commonly suggested to start with a base skirt of sorts; something fairly long and fairly simple. Pastel colors seemed to look best, but don't be afraid to experiment!! On top of this, you can layer and tie whatever you want to make your costume more unique!!

"Who is here? Weeds of Athens he doth wear"

As of last Friday, the costuming for the afternoon cast has finally been decided. There was a lot of discussion, with quite a bit of argument as to how we should theme the costumes. Many of us wanted near authentic greek clothing, while many others wanted the more traditional costuming that we usually do year by year. There was also a lot of consideration put into how the fairies should be costumed and coordinated. Although most of the specifics remain undesignated, most of the more broad decisions for costuming have been decided and assigned.

{(Please keep in mind that these are the costuming desicions for the afternoon cast, which have nothing to do with the costuming for the morning cast. If you are wondering as to what the morning cast will be wearing, check out this blogpost published a couple of months ago by Coach McPherson. Thanks!!)}

"Weed wide enough to wrap a fairy in"

{(This is a continuation of sorts to an older post written by Rachael Williams. If you haven't read it yet, I strongly encourage you to go back and read it through!! It got a lot of ideas rolling, and it strongly influenced this article in more ways than one!!)}

As the fairies have such a crucial role in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," it's important that we convey them carefully. They set the mood for much of the story, and they progress the plot of most of the play. We can evoke different feelings within the audience through the costuming of the fairies, but there are dozens upon dozens of different approaches that could be taken.

Are the fairies something elegant and ethereal from a world beyond this world; a land of dreams? Are the fairies a species born from the earth, embodying nature around them? Are they simply an estranged kingdom of people who live near the woods?

Here are just a couple of ideas, compiled and coupled from the different opinions that have been been passed around. Some of them have grouped together after a while, leaving us with "Dream Fairies" and "Earth Fairies."