Costume Design in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Part 2

In Part Two, Costume Designer Ana Kuzmanic provides further insight into the process of costume design for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Here she talks about the the team that takes on the construction and engineering of the amazing costumes and the non-traditional methods employed.

Camino Real

“VISUALLY ARRESTING…
…UNFORGETTABLE” – Bloomberg

Camelot

“SENSATIONAL…This altogether pleasurable Shakespeare Theatre Company revival.” – The Washington Post

Wonderful Town

Mary Zimmerman deftly directs a lavish revival of Leonard Bernstein’s classic musical, featuring a company of more than 40 actors and musicians. If you’re looking for larger-than-life staging and rich music-making, this show’s for you!

The Steadfast Tin Soldier

‘The Steadfast Tin Soldier’ from Lookingglass is a four-star treat for all ages – Chicago Tribune

Don Giovanni – Meet the Design Team

An inside look into Lyric’s brand-new production of Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI. Stage director Robert Falls, set designer Walt Spangler, costume designer Ana Kuzmanic, and lighting designer Duane Schuler take you into the creative process for this exciting new production.

The Seagull

Treasure Island

Don Giovanni trailer (Lyric Opera of Chicago)

“Kuzmanic’s richly colored, multi-textured costumes range from crisply tailored suits for the aristocrats to loose, roughly woven peasant garb”

2666

GOODMAN THEATRE, CHICAGO, 2013
By ROBERTO BOLAÑO
Adapted and Directed by ROBERT FALLS and SETH BOCKLEY

ANA KUZMANIC – Costume Design
WALT SPANGLER – Scenic Design
AARON SPIVEY – Lighting Design
RICHARD WOODBURY – Sound Design
MIKHAIL FIKSEL – Sound Design
SHAWN SAGADY – Projection Design

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

STEPPENWOLF THEATRE, CHICAGO, 2007 (World Premiere)
IMPERIAL THEATRE, BROADWAY, NYC
NATIONAL THEATRE, LONDON
SYDNEY THEATRE, AUSTRALIA

Directed by Anna D. Shapiro

ANA KUZMANIC – Costume Design
TOD ROSENTHAL – Scenic Design
ANN G. WRIGHTSON – Light Design
RICHARD WOODBURY – Sound Design
DAVID SINGER – Original Music

The Road to 2666

The Road to 2666: Designer Ana Kuzmanic on Costuming the Characters of Bolaño’s Universe

TREASURE ISLAND

LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY, CHICAGO, 2015
Directed by Mary Zimmerman

ANA KUZMANIC – Costume Design
TOD ROSENTHAL – Scenic Design
TJ GERKINS – Lighting Design
ANDRE PLUESS – Sound Design, Composer

BIG LAKE BIG CITY

Lookingglass Theatre, Chicago, 2013
Directed by DAVID SCHWIMMER

ANA KUZMANIC – Costume Designer
SIBYL WICKERSHEIMER – Scenic Designer
CHRISTINE A. BINDER – Lighting Designer
MARIA DEFABO – Properties Designer
RICK SIMS – Sound Designer

The Jacksonian

2666

A soaring adaptation of Chilean-born author Roberto Bolaño’s masterpiece, 2666 begins with a group of hapless European academics hot on the trail of an elusive author—a search that leads them into the dark heart of a Mexican border city where the murders of hundreds of women remain unsolved. This story gives way to a surprising, panoramic portrait of the 20th century that spans more than 100 years and jumps from Spain to Mexico to Germany and beyond, illuminating the power of literature to reflect and transform the world. An unflinching look at the nature of evil, 2666 is an ambitious new work unlike any other theatrical experience.

THE SEAGULL

Goodman Theatre, Chicago, 2010

By ANTON CHEKHOV, Directed by ROBERT FALLS

ANA KUZMANIC – Costume Design
TODD ROSENTHAL – Scenic Design
KEITH PARHAM – Lighting Design
RICHARD WOODBURY- Sound Design

CAMINO REAL

GOODMAN THEATRE, CHICAGO, 2012

By TENNESSEE WILLIAMS, Directed by CALIXTO BIEITO
Adapted by CALIXTO BIEITO and MARC ROSICH

ANA KUZMANIC – Costume Design
REBECCA RINGST – Scenic Design
JAMES F. INGALLS – Lighting Design
RICHARD WOODBURY – Sound Design

ARGONAUTIKA

LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE, CHICAGO, 2006
Directed by Mary Zimmerman

ANA KUZMANIC – Costume Design
DANIEL OSTLING – Set Design
JOHN CULBERT – Lighting Design
ANDRE PLUESS and BEN SUSSMAN – Sound Design and Original Composition
MICHAEL MONTENEGRO – Puppetry Design

EURYDICE

Music: Matthew Aucoin
Libretto: Sarah Ruhl
World premiere: February 1, 2020, at LA Opera

A co-production of LA Opera and the Metropolitan Opera.

Creative team:
Conductor: Matthew Aucoin
Director: Mary Zimmerman
Set Designer: Daniel Ostling
Costume Designer: Ana Kuzmanić
Lighting Designer: T.J. Gerckens
Chorus Director: Grant Gershon
Choreographer: Denis Jones

CAMELOT

WASHINGTON SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY, 2018
Directed by Alan Paul

ANA KUZMANIC – Costume Design
WALT SPANGLER – Set Design
ROBERT WIERZEL – Lighting Design
KEN TRAVIS – Sound Design
MICHELE LYNCH – Choreography
DAVID LEONG – Fight Choreography
JAMES CUNNINGHAM – Musical Director

Costume Design in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, PART 1

Ana Kuzmanic, costume designer for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s production of Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, talks about the design process from her first doodles to shopping for fabric swatches. Be sure to watch Part Two!

The Count of Monte Cristo

Trailer: ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 2015

Winter’s Tale

Goodman Theatre, Chicago, 2019

Directed by Robert Falls

ANA KUZMANIC – Costume Design
WALT SPANGLER – Scenic Design