The Importance of Being Artificial: Style as Substance in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, TD&T, Spring 2004, by Tara Maginnis

The Importance of Being Artificial: Style as Substance in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, Theatre Design & Technology, Spring 2004, by Tara Maginnis  PDF of Article you can print!

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The Skriker, Diablo Valley College, 2012, Costume Designs by Tara Maginnis

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The Importance of Being Earnest, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2000, Costume Designs by Tara Maginnis

To read in detail about the Post Modern concept for this production see  The Importance of Being Artificial: Style as Substance in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, TD&T, Spring 2004, by Tara Maginnis You can also see  The Importance of Being Earnest, 2000, UAF, Makeup Designs by Tara Maginnis

Costume Design for Algy in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costume Design for Algy in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costumes for Jack and Algy in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costumes for Jack and Algy in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

 

Costume Research for Algy in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costume Research for Algy in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costume Research for Algy in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costume Research for Algy in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costume Design for Cecily in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costume Design for Cecily in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costume Research for Gwendolyn in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costume Research for Gwendolyn in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costumes for Cecily and Gwendolyn in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costumes for Cecily and Gwendolyn in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costume Design for Gwendolyn "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costume Design for Gwendolyn “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costume for Gwendolyn in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costume for Gwendolyn in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costume Design for Algy and Jack's Hats for "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costume Design for Algy and Jack’s Hats for “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Jack's Hat for his Mourning outfit in Act II of "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Jack’s Hat for his Mourning outfit in Act II of “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

 Costume Concept for Jack in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costume Concept for Jack in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costume Concept for Jack in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costume Concept for Jack in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costume Design for Jack in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costume Design for Jack in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costume Design for Lady Bracknell in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costume Design for Lady Bracknell in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costume Diagram for Lady Bracknell in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costume Diagram for Lady Bracknell in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Lady Bracknell and Gwendolyn.  Costume Designs for "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Lady Bracknell and Gwendolyn. Costume Designs for “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Lady Bracknell and Gwendolyn. Costume Designs for "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Lady Bracknell and Gwendolyn. Costume Designs for “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Costume Design for Miss Prism in "The Importance of Being Earnest", 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis
Costume Design for Miss Prism in “The Importance of Being Earnest”, 2000, UAF, by Tara Maginnis

Earnest 4

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Earnest 2

Earnest 3

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Lady Bracknell and Gwendolyn
Lady Bracknell and Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn and Jack
Gwendolyn and Jack

"Where is that Baby?!"
“Where is that Baby?!”

"...Is This the Handbag?"
“…Is This the Handbag?”

Makeup Design for Lady Bracknell by Tara Maginnis for "The Importance of Being Earnest", at UAF, 2000
Makeup Design for Lady Bracknell by Tara Maginnis for “The Importance of Being Earnest”, at UAF, 2000

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