expo '12 A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Producer Lindenwood University February 2012 Direction Donna Northcott Scenery Tim Poertner Costumes Wes Jenkins Costumes Wes Jenkins Lighting Corey Verdusco Wes Jenkins received his MFA from Lindenwood University and a BFA in theatre design/technology from Otterbein University. For Music Theatre Louisville he has designed The Wiz and Brigadoon, and he designed Edward Bond's Restoration for St. Louis Shakespeare.This summer he is working in the costume shop at Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre and coordinating the costumes for their production of Faust. Production Statement This Midsummer takes place during WWI, and the costumes were appropriate for that period.The director, however, requested that the fairies be mostly males wearing tutus, striped tights, and combat boots. Bottom's ass head resembled a horse's gas mask (yes, those existed) which had been altered by Puck. summer 2012 theatre design & technology 43