Katie Irish - Manhunt, The Americans, & Symbolism in Costumes
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Listen in on this inspirational, one-on-one conversation between Katie Irish and Catherine Baumgardner.
Welcome Katie Irish - This Designer began as an assistant designer for Broadway shows like: Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, Fences, Shrek then moved on to The Americans Series and the mini-series about Lincoln’s assassination, Manhunt on Apple+
Topics Include:
Raised with a pilot father
Theatre vs Scripted Tv
Swimming in a pool vs swimming in the ocean
Working while raising children
Assistant on Spiderman on Broadway
Working on the Americans
Manhunt -
Surprising Colors of the period
Creating a pitch deck for characters
How to discuss budget with producers
Metaphors/Anchors in Manhunt
Stanton “Mars” as ‘the wolf’
Symbolism that helps ground a character
Flower symbolism in the period
Mary Todd Lincoln’s dress
Traits she wish she had
Words of wisdom
A top place to travel
A top costume movie
Genre wants to design for
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