COSTUMES!!!!!

I had a FABULOUS time with the Sketchers in the costume shop loft of the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, at the invitation of Costumer Extraordinaire and fellow sketcher, Judith. We decked ourselves out in shawls, hats and ridiculous shoes and sketched great stuff. I found a rack with, among other things, a Beefeater and an Elizabethan Dandy costume. But, GASP, no kilts! No KILTS!!?? WICA, ye'd best get up a new production of "Brigadoon" verra verra soon.

Backstage at WICA : Oliver!

One of Fagan's gang, I think

I had the privilege of sketching backstage during the pickup rehearsal of Oliver! at WICA last night. There are dozens of children in the cast - all moving from activity to activity in the green room while they waited for their next entrance on stage. Hard to capture a moving target, as you might guess.

These three brothers settled down together on a bean bag to read a book.

The makeup table with diagrams on the wall for applying makeup for different characters

Oliver! runs through this Saturday.