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Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
by Dave Malloy
Director: Chari Arespacochaga
Choreographer: Jacob Ben Widmar
Set Designer: Frank Oliva
Lighting Designer: Josh Hemmo
Sound Designer: Zach Cramer
Calling Stage Manager: John Malley
ZACH PAYNE (COSTUMES)
wants to be known as a skilled designer
and a good person that people enjoy
working with. He believes that " the
strongest teams are not only made up of
talented people but people that can get
along and enjoy working with each other. "
He always strives to be that someone
in working situations.
As a designer, he likes to collaborate
with the rest of the creative team, while
also working closely with the performers.
" I believe costume design should be
the final key to the actor's performance
on stage, " he says, therefore it is imperative
to work in tandem with the performers
to make sure " we each have the same
understanding of the character. " He adds
that " actors create the inside, " while
he " creates the outside. " He also loves
getting to sit down with actors talking
about " how they see the character and
the world around them to inform how to
develop and pivot throughout the design
process. "
He would advise other emerging designers
to avoid comparing themselves
to others: " Everybody brings something
different to the table and no two people
will have the same journey, so do not
compare your successes with other
people. "
Payne's immediate career goal is to
work as a freelance costume designer
and travel to different theatres across
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the country. He loves being able to meet
new people and learn from everyone he
comes across, which is what he loves
most about freelancing. He also hopes
to find work as an illustrator and crafts
artisan. He adds that he " cannot wait to
see what young designers will continue
to bring to this industry and cannot wait
to work, learn from, and collaborate with
them! "
Zachary Payne is a costume designer and
technician originally from Asheville, N.C.
He received his BFA in theatre production
design from Belmont University and his
MFA in costume design from Florida State
University. Recent Credits include Natasha,
Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
(Florida State University), The Secret in
the Wings (Florida State University), The
Ruby Sunrise (Florida State University),
Argonautika (Verge Theatre Company),
and The House at Pooh Corner (Belmont
University). Recently he was awarded
second place in Costume Design and first
place in Costume Crafts at the 2024 SETC
Design Competition. His work as a costume
technician has been seen at The Glimmerglass
Festival and The Utah Shakespeare Festival.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.
com/_zacharypayne_/. Website: www.
zacharypayne.com.
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