Wicked has returned to The Schuster Center for its third year, and Dr. Lynn Barnes of Troy will be making the quick trip to Dayton with her students to experience this year\u2019s production.
\nDr. Lynn Barnes is the owner of M. Lynn Barnes Studio located in downtown Troy. Her classes center around fashion construction and piano and vocal lessons. Barnes received her undergraduate degree in Family and Consumer Science and completed her Master\u2019s degree in international Quality Evaluation Control. Barnes received her Ph.D. in Analysis of Textiles and Interiors. Barnes currently teaches introductory classes for basic apparel construction and design, but has a background filled with educational fashion experience.
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\u201cThroughout my thirty-year teaching career, I have taught fashion classes that encompass junior high to college level curricular,\u201d Barnes said. \u201cThe fashion classes that I have taught include introductions to the fashion industry, basic construction, couture design, retail merchandising, window and visual display, fashion shows, fashion and the media, theater costume, historic fashion shows and historic dress.\u201d
\nIn addition to the fashion classes, Barnes plans to have seminars on specific construction in window displays, swim wear, and hats and bonnet construction. She also hopes that her design students will create a line of clothing for a fashion show she plans to coordinate down the line open to the Miami Valley area.
\nWicked, a two-hour and 50-minute musical, tells the story of the infamous characters of Glinda and Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and their warped history before the twister landed Dorothy in Oz.
\n\u201cAttending the theater is an interactive experience regardless of your personal background,\u201d Barnes said. \u201cThere is an important interplay between the actors and the audience. One of the main objectives in seeing this show is for students to identify their current learning and skills as it relates to a professional presentation.\u201d
\nSusan Hilferty designed all 200 costumes worn in the Broadway production. Her ideas for costuming came from the era in which Baum wrote the \u201cWizard of Oz\u201d books. She dubbed her emerald designs \u2018Twisted Edwardian.\u2019
\n\u201cI have an extensive background in theater costuming,\u201d Barnes said. \u201cThere are many parallels between haute couture fashion and theater costuming, not the least is construction and design. I am hoping that my students will see the connection between what they are learning and achieving in my studio as it relates to a professional theatrical presentation.
\n Barnes said that the world of fashion and art intersect in theatre and that is what she hopes her students will experience.
\n\u201cFashion and theater costumes have the same genesis: they both require creativity and basic construction skills.
\n \u201cThe theater and the movies have historically been a source of entertainment and inspiration on several levels, fashion being just one,\u201d Barnes said. \u201cThe costumes that audience members view have the assignment of portraying the character accurately, which is one of the attributes of fashion for everyone. Our clothing makes character statements about the wearer all the time.\u201d
\nWicked opened on June 10 in 2003 at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco. The cast included Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda and Idina Menzel as Elphaba. Since its opening, Wicked has won over 100 awards internationally, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards.
\n\u201cMany theater and movie costume designers had their beginnings as couture designers,\u201d Barnes said. \u201cFor instance, Adrian, began his fashion training in Paris and quickly became entranced with Hollywood in the 1920s. Many of his film designs were adapted for retail and merchandised in New York. He has a very close connection to Wicked because he designed the costumes for The Wizard of Oz.\u201d
\nThere are roughly 263 costumes created for each new production of Wicked based on 180 unique costume designs. These designs include over 7,000 fabrics specifically designed by Hilferty. She mixes different fabrics together to create new pieces.
\nIn addition to the show\u2019s outrageous wardrobe, Wicked also has 90 wigs, 70 of which are used during any given show. All of the wigs are made of human hair and are tailored specifically to each individual for the most authentic look.
\nBarnes\u2019 fashion students aren\u2019t the only ones she hopes will enjoy this wicked experience.
\n\u201cMy music students are currently learning, either on the piano or vocally, parts of the Wicked score. Since they have not seen a production of Wicked yet, they are still unaware of the storyline and the importance of the music,\u201d Barnes said.
\nThere are 22 musical numbers over the course of the two-act production that Barnes\u2019 students will get to see firsthand at the Schuster Center on May 6.
\nTo continue the excitement beyond the show the Victoria Theater Association will be serving drinks and providing conversation pieces after the show on Saturday, May 2 and 9 from 10:00p.m. to midnight. The event is open to all those who have a ticket from that night\u2019s performance.
\nBarnes feels Wicked upholds its success for two reasons.
\n\u201cFirst, it\u2019s just a great show and the plot coupled with great music makes for a great production,\u201d Barnes said. The second reason is that its storyline is grounded in an all-American favorite, The Wizard of Oz. Ever since Dorothy in her ruby slippers, the Scarecrow, the Lion and the Tin-man have serenaded us, we have all been entranced with the Land of Oz. After all, \u2018there\u2019s no place like home.\u2019\u201d
\nWicked will be at the Schuster Center April 29\u2013May 17, 2015.
\nFor more information on Wicked and future Victoria Theatre productions visit
\nwww.victoriatheatre.com.
\nFor more about Dr. Lynn Barnes classes check out
\nww.mlynnbarnesstudio.com\/index.html<\/p>\n
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