Costumes for The Reluctant Dragon, produced by RLOP in 2017. All photos by Larry Doell.
Costume designer, Jodi Beamish. Costumes sewn by Jodi Beamish, Donna D. & Alisha M.
Armour designed and made by Jodi Beamish and painted by Alisha M.
Costumes - RLOP 2017 - The Reluctant Dragon
Early in 2017 I volunteered to work on the costumes for our local light opera production of The Reluctant Dragon. I thought I would sew a few dresses or something, however the former costume designer was not able to continue in the job this year, so I took it on. What an experience! Starting at the beginning of January and continuing into the end of April, with a cast of 20 and a suit of armour to build this production made for a fun, but hectic project. Fortunately I had some wonderful crew working with me on whom I could lean. The job got done and overall I think the costumes worked out well. Certainly as my very first project it was a jump in the deep end.