costume designer
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
DIRECTOR - Marybeth Clark
STAGE MANAGEMENT - Ravyn Meador
SCENIC DESIGN - Seth Howard
LIGHTING DESIGN - Caleb Gardner
PROPERTIES DESIGN - Aline Toroto
SOUND DESIGN - Luke Walchuck
COSTUME DESIGN - Hayley O'Brien
WIG DESIGN - Abagail Jones
PHOTOGRAPHY - Reese Moore Photography
WHAT
Wig
Designer
WHERE
Charleston Stage Company, Historic Dock Street Theatre
WHEN
April, 2024
SHIRELLE WIG PROCESS
Each Shirelle had a different style, but the process remained the same. A base wig - either in a bob or taper cut style - was put into a simple roller set or iron curled around the perimeter. A mini-ponytail at the crown was crimped and teased to hold a major rat consisting of half an additional discarded wig.
Once curled an ratted, a third and final curled wig was stacked on top. From there, each unit same to life though movement and styling.