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Creating costumes for quick change Baskerville

Cornish College of the Arts graduate Nina Bice '18 worked with assistant professor Melanie Burgess to create nearly 90 costume changes for the fast-moving "Baskerville" at Taproot Theatre in Seattle. The show plays through October 20, 2018. Bice is currently in San Francisco for a Fellowship at the American Conservatory Theater and sent the following update on life after college. "Baskerville" photo by Erik Stuhaug, courtesy of Taproot Theatre. RJ: How did partnering with Melanie Burgess at Taproot come about? NB: I took a few classes from Melanie while I was at Cornish, and she was always supportive of my creative process and especially of my sketchbook practices. In my last semester I did an independent study for costume design with her, since I had always taken scenic studio instead of costume. For the independent study I did a paper design for  The Importance of Being Earnest , from research through concept through renderings. Conveniently tha...