costume design | dramaturgy | performance
A Place to Belong
by Marisela Treviño Orta
Directed by Kinan Valdez
Mainstage, UC Santa Cruz, Spring 2022
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Assistant Costume Design; Assistant Makeup & Hair Design
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Production
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Choreographer: Vanessa Sanchez
Stage Manager: Kayla Dolder
Costume Design: Vanssa Gottlieb, Sierra Wypych
Set Design: Audrey Hong, Maya Matthews, Tia Shank
Lighting Design: Stephen Migdal
Sound Design: Cassidy Carlson
Media Design: David Lee Cuthbert
Photography: Stephen Migdal​
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This play is a story of teenagers growing up in the Bay Area and how gentrification uproots lives, regardless of who you are. A fantastical dance ensemble, with designs inspired by Yoruban Orisha gods, combined with actors in a present-day Bay Area culture create a striking contrast and an element of magical realism.