the magic of the costume shop.

because there's really no other place you would find a random teletubbies headpiece hanging around for no reason.

emma.

emma

(from the perspective of harriet smith)

*in love with robert martin*

"oh miss woodhouse...!"

*in love with mr elton*

the melancholy.

"...but mr elton is perfection itself!"

inner monologue:

oh why doesn't mr elton love ME. i just knew he did. oh but he is wonderful. and so good to the poor. will miss bates ever stop tal- IS THAT CAKE?!

*in love with mr knightley*

(if you look closely, the best bit of this picture is actually the mr knightley face in the corner)

JK...still in love with robert martin.

THE END.

behind the scenes - EMMA.

while i've been gone, i enjoyed a couple of months in austen-land. 

dressing in the regency time period, talking in a british accent, and being a giddy/gullible jane austen character...was really some of the best times i've ever had.

i had the honor of portraying "harriet smith" three nights a week for 4 weeks at the artisan.

i don't know that a character has ever been quite as fun to play as this one.

also...i got to eat SO MUCH FOOD ONSTAGE.

i'm not exaggerating.

they started calling me hungry harriet...or "hungriet."

and the costumes.

let me tell you.

i do think i enjoyed making these costumes the most.

even if that did mean building 15 regency dresses in 2 weeks!

more performance pictures to come...!

r.

come and meet...those dancing feet.

42nd street is currently running at the artisan center theater...and let me tell you.

it is crazy good!

the dancing. the singing.

oh...and the costumes are pretty cool, too.

just a really epic photoshoot.

a few months ago i was asked to help with this REALLY amazing project.

a "through the decades" photo shoot.

i put together all of the costumes.

and it turned out incredible.

so now i must share.

the crew was an uber talented group of people.

see above.

however...the initiator and photographer of the entire project, blake hannah (who, consequently, took my senior pictures), is not pictured, as he is behind the camera.

of course.

to see the entire photo shoot, go to this facebook page.

go ahead and "like" it while you're there.

you'll be glad you did.

costume shop life.

i spend most everyday in the costume shop.

also dubbed by others as my "hobbit hole" and "cave."

so apparently people think of me as a bilbo and/or gollum?

sigh.

SHORT PEOPLE PROBLEMS!

my days are full of organizing.

putting costumes away.

sorting through donations.

creating endless amounts of lists.

researching time periods.

pulling costumes.

designing costumes.

making costumes.

doing fittings.

making alterations.

meeting with directors.

managing my budget.

the list is endless.

also...guys...i get a name tag.

so far this year the costume shop has hopped from 

the 1980's (footloose).

the the 1920's (thouroughly modern millie).

to the 1940's (the hiding place).

to the 1930's (42nd street).

and now it is taking a drastic LEAP to the 1860's (the civil war)...which i couldn't be more excited about!

xo,

rebecca jane

my job is cool. (and a giveaway winner!)

being a costumer can be a challenging and stressful job.

but sometimes...it's just downright fun.

example?

searching through boxes of hats...and having to try each of them on.

to make sure they're usable, of course.

it's like a grown-up game of dress-up.

did i just say grown-up?

no.

sorry.

more like a "not quite a kid, not quite a grown-up, kind of that awkward in between age where you're not sure what category you belong in" game of dress-up.

oh!

and congrats to elizabeth for winning the shabby apple giveaway!

contact me and i'll give you the code :)

be sure and let us know what you get with your gift card!!

talk soon!

rebecca jane

a day in the life.

hello!

oh yes.

i know.

it's been a while.

but i'm back! 

huzzah!

so back in november i did an instagram challenge.

basically, take a picture every hour and post it on instagram.

kind of a glimpse into a day in my life.

and now i'm sharing it here!

8am.

waking up in my room is a beauteous sight.

the quilts.

the photos.

the simple, quaintness of my room.

i love it all so very much.

9am.

i don't know about you...but i think leg warmers are kind of the coolest invention ever.

nothing else keeps me quite as warm as a pair of leg warmers.

and they're just about as fashionable as can be.

10am.

every day i spend a total of 2 hours in the car.

driving/riding to and from work.

it's kind of annoying at times...but i may not have to do so much longer.

*secret alert* stay tuned for more.

11am.

the theatre.

my work.

my hobby.

my home away from home.

12pm.

oh chickfila.

there is no place quite like you.

waffle-y fries.

perfectly fried chicken.

sweet tea.

chickfila sauce.

PERFECTION!

1pm.

the costume shop.

some lovely 80's clothing.

(we were in the middle of costuming "footloose.")

2pm.

i'm not going to lie...having a name tag is one of the coolest things.

of all time.

"rebecca roberts.

costumer."

!!!!!

3pm.

remember that time when i was all alone in a sketchy neighborhood working in the costume shop and a strange man walked in and i hid behind a clothes rack and then he left?

ya.

fun times, for sure.

4pm.

i have a fez now.

fezzes are cool.

5pm.

hanging with my friends in the box office.

sitting behind a desk like i actually know how to run the computers.

i don't.

6pm.

stretches before footloose rehearsal.

see that awkward foot just kind of sticking out there.

that belongs to me.

i just pretend i know what i'm doing.

7-10pm.

footloose rehearsals.

because who wouldn't think it's a good idea to be in a show that rehearses during thanksgiving and christmas break and opens on new year's eve?

i think it's a FABULOUS idea.

what else would i do? 

11pm.

the long drive home.

it seriously feels longer every day.

and there you have it, my friends! 

a view of my epic and exciting life as a costumer.

this is basically my every day (with a little twists and turns here and there).

of course, instead of rehearsals i have shows.

speaking of...oh my goodness...footloose is kind of the coolest show of all time.

it's good to be back!

xo,

rebecca jane