“A costume is a story that you wear.” — Joseph Salasovich, Arena Stage’s Costume Director Costumes are a form of visual storytelling. They can tell us who a character is—their lifestyle, their traits, their history, and their hopes. Costumes can also help show what has happened to a [...]
Reprinted from Community Engagement’s Swept Away Study Guide. “The reason that I’m a writer today is because of Shakespeare, and falling in love with Shakespeare when I was eight.” — John Logan, playwright of Swept Away John Logan is the playwright for Swept Away, which first [...]
There was a camaraderie in the Ammerman Rehearsal Hall as cast mates and designers from the Berkeley Rep run of Swept Away met the new crew members coming aboard this exciting musical. Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif spoke first, saying what a special day it was since [...]
