ENCHANTMENT THEATRE COMPANY, Resident Production Designer

As a theater for young audiences and families, Enchantment Theatre Company creates original and evocative work using fables, fairytales and myths to stimulate intuitive thinking and encourage the possibility of mystery and magic in our lives.

My approach to design for Enchantment Theatre Company employs the use of costumes, puppets, masks, and illusions in a stylized and theatrical manner. As Enchantment Theatre’s Resident Production Designer since 2003, I perform a crucial role in delivering poetic imagery to lead the audience on a journey of joy and wonder.

Enchantment Theatre Company tours the U.S. and Canada and performs with major symphony orchestras such as The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Seattle Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra and The Montreal Symphony. 

Produced by: The Enchantment Theatre co. with the Cleveland Orchestra
Directed by:  Leslie Reidel
Costumes, Puppets, Props, and Scenic Elements Designed by: C. David Russell

These renderings and photographs represent the costume designs for a production of "Scheherazade." This adaptation, by Landis and Jennifer Smith of Enchantment Theatre Company, was directed by Leslie Reidel. Scheherazade premiered with The Cleveland Orchestra in October 2008 at the start of its national tour. Based on the ancient "Tales from the Arabian Nights" the play tells the story of the beautiful Princess Scheherazade, who weaves together a thousand-and-one folk tales to entertain her husband, the Sultan. Set to Rimsky-Korsakov's orchestral tone-poem, "Scheherazade" is a rich visual and musical tapestry. I approached this project with a lavish use of color and lush, ornate fabrics. These elements combine with the performers' gracefully expressive, dance-like movements to illustrate a sensuous attitude of exotic, theatrical opulence. 

 

National Tour
Produced by: The Enchantment Theatre Co.
Directed by: Leslie Reidel
2007

Produced by: The Enchantment Theatre Company
Directed by:  Leslie Reidel
Scenery, Costumes, Puppets, Props, and  Designed by: C. David Russell