Last night was the first of a series of fundraisers benefitting Lilac City Performing Arts, a new theater in Spokane for which I will be designing the first season’s costumes. My role in this event? Lol. I was a “sequesterer”. Because one of the performers was under 21, I got to sit in the green room all night and make sure nobody snuck drinks in to him! The alternative had been to get a liquor server’s license and pour drinks, but I was pretty sure I am too awkward for that 😉
- Why this outfit was perfect:
- It was 100 degrees out and this is crisp and cool cotton piqué.
- I don’t wear black, so a little white dress is a great sub.
- I had never been to this bar/club before, so I had no idea of the level of formality. All I knew was that the director of the event generally dresses on the formal side and that my role is that of a theater professional.
Why it wasn’t perfect: the green room was FREEZING!
I was thankful I had tucked a little cotton sweater into my bag. However, there is a story behind why said sweater didn’t come home with me:
On the way to my car after the event, a lady asked for spare change. We declined. She then complimented my sweater and, yes, I took it off and gave it to her. Surprised myself more than a little.
In the promotional video for Lilac City Performing Arts, which I will post here when I figure it how to get it out of Facebook, I make a comment about building community by hanging out with people from whom we are different. More on that to come!
wow, sophisticated dress – and from pique! I love pique but never thought it could work for elegant.
How wonderful that you will be the costume designer. And what a good sport to be the Sequesterer.
Thanks! It ended up being alot of fun, mainly because the other performers were such good sports. Most of them were in the green room enough to make it a fun, social place to be.
The best part was a compliment on my dress from one of the 21 yo boys! 🙂
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