COSTUME DESIGN FOR THEATRE

OUR DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD

BY ALEXIS SCHEER

PRODUCED BY WEBSTER UNIVERSITY’S SARGENT CONSERVATORY OF THEATRE ARTS, ST. LOUIS, MO, USA 2025

DIRECTOR: Amalia Pérez Lam

SCENIC DESIGNER: Alex Merkt

COSTUME DESIGNER: Ivan Nguyen

WIGS AND MAKE-UP DESIGNER: Barry Moustapha

LIGHTING DESIGNER: Claire Winston

SOUND DESIGNER: Shannon Mayo

STAGE MANAGER: Cadence Mayrand

PHOTOS by Phillip Hamer

  • -Themes: The story explores the whirlwind of teenage girlhood with such grace. It presents the beautiful aspects through the girl’s connection to each other

    -Friendship/Relationships: Their relationship is woven together with power dynamics, our mutual struggles on pitting us against each other. The four girls who find in  each other comfort and validation

    -Female Rage: The teenage girls who are fearless and loud in their pursuits and feel anger. Anger at the normalization of our suffering and the limitations

    -Coping with loss: Underneath the dark humor, anger, and supernatural elements, the driving force of the play is the girls trying to come to terms with loss in their lives