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Sooo, this happened last Tuesday…for PrideTT 2018, I presented 90-ish minutes of the history of Queer Theater in Trinidad at DRINK! Wine Bar, along with Andre Bagoo, Anthony Medina, Kevin Humphrey, Aurora Tardieu and Kyle Richardson. Standing Room Only. One Night Only. LGBTTQQIAAP2S. Pride Month 2018. Best. Time. Ever. Photos by @andrebagoo

#mervyn de goeas #theater #lgbtqiap #lgbttqqiaap2s #aurora tardieu #kyle richardson #kevin humphrey #andre bagoo #anthony medina #trinidad & tobago #pride month 2018 #drink wine bar

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Sooo, this happened yesterday...more on this later.

#mervyn de goeas #nalini akal #michaelo richardson #wayne lee sing #trinidadandtobago #makeup

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Sooo, this happened yesterday - April 21st, 2018 - won a Special Award…the Costume Award for the Junior Category at the Celebration Talent Regional Competition in Knoxville, Tennessee. Designed and made by me, worn by Hermione Granger Celestine for her performance of “Piano Fantasy”, choreographed by Hannah Brewer, the Elizabeth Williams School of Dance.

#hermione granger celestine #epic dance showcase #elizabeth williams school of dance #mervyn de goeas #designer #costume design #trinidad & tobago #2018 #ballet #dance #hannah brewer

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Peter Shaffer’s Equus, The Players Workshop (2017), The Little Carib Theatre, Woodbrook, Trinidad. Directed and Designed by me.

So, the Saul Bass effect...Saul Bass is this incredible graphic Artist who did a lot of Alfred Hitchcock’s main title sequences - and here I am particularly inspired by his work on “Psycho” and “The Man With The Golden Arm”. You can check those out on YouTube.

From top: - Iyepha Biggot as “Jill Mason”, Kemlon Nero as “Hester Saloman”, Makesi Algernon as “Alan Strang” (flanked by Kameel Ali as “Nugget” and Andrew Hall as “The Horseman”), and finally...the “Horses” - left to right (standing) Isaac Moses, Kameel, Michaelo Richardson, (kneeling) JhaWhan Thomas, Andrew and Johnathan Samuel.

Horse Heads courtesy K2K (Kathy and Karen Norman).

Photos by Wayne Lee-Sing

#peter shaffer #equus #the players workshop #2017 #the little carib theatre #trinidad & tobago #mervyn de goeas #director #designer #costume design #set design #iyepha biggot #kemlon nero #makesi algernon #kameel ali #andrew hall #isaac moses #michaelo richardson #jhawhan thomas #johnathan samuel #wayne lee-sing #k2k

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Peter Shaffer’s Equus, The Players Workshop (2017), The Little Carib Theatre, Woodbrook, Trinidad. Directed and Designed by me.

Because the play premiered in 1973, I wanted the color palette to reflect that era...cinematically speaking (for some reason the majority of films and TV shows from the 70s used a lot of browns - my least favorite color!) and I also wanted to give the audience a feel for what it would have been like to be pulled back in time to attend an early performance of the play. At no time, however, do we say that the play is set in ‘73, but I certainly hope we achieved that nebulous/theatrical 70s feel and texture.

Clockwise from top: - Avielle McCarthy as “The Nurse”, Keino Swamber as “The Stable Owner” and Michael Cherrie as “Dr. Martin Dysart”.

Photos by Wayne Lee-Sing

#avielle mccarthy #keino swamber #michael cherrie #peter shaffer #equus #the players workshop #mervyn de goeas #director #designer #costume design #set design #theatre #trinidad and tobago #the little carib theatre #2017

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Peter Shaffer’s Equus, The Players Workshop (2017), The Little Carib Theatre, Woodbrook, Trinidad. Directed and Designed by me.

The Equus design owes a lot to the work of the legendary graphic artist Saul Bass. It also borrows from imagery psychological tests (including the Rorschach Test) with its repeated pattern structures, and variations on the hypnotic wheel.

From top to bottom: - Andrew Hall as “The Horseman”, Cecilia Salazar as “Dora Strang” and Wayne Lee-Sing as “Frank Strang”.

Photos by Wayne Lee-Sing (the pictures of Wayne himself were set up him and snapped by someone else).

#peter shaffer #equus #the players workshop #mervyn de goeas #trinidad and tobago #theatre #director #designer #costumes #set design #2017 #the little carib theatre #andrew hall #cecilia salazar #wayne lee-sing

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World Down Syndrome Day 2018…“Socks have been used as the symbol because chromosomes are shaped “like socks” and people with Down’s syndrome are born with an extra one.”

I got these last Christmas and I finally have a reason to break ‘em in.

#WorldDownSyndromeDay #LotsOfSocks #Mervyn de Goeas #Trinidad & Tobago #2018 #Keith Haring

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Hermione Granger Celestain performing “Piano Fantasy” - Coreographad by Hannah Brewer, Elizabeth Williams School of Dance - at the Epic Dance Showcase 2018, Knoxville, TN. Photos courtesy London Images for Epic Costume designed and made by me

#Hermione Granger Celestain #Elizabeth Williams School of Dance #Epic Dance Showcase #Mervyn de Goeas #Designer #Costume Design #Trinidad & Tobago #2018 #Ballet #Dance #hannah brewer

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Spent the afternoon yesterday - March 10th, 2018 - with these lovelies at the Academy for the Performing Arts at the University of Trinidad and Tobago, where I held a workshop session on stage makeup as part of the Design for Performance exhibition, presented in collaboration with the National Drama Association of Trinidad and Tobago. We sat, we chatted and we had a good ol’ bull session! Bottom photo is of a couple of costumes from a pair of productions I both designed and directed - the “Horseman” costume from Peter Shaffer’s Equus (left) and the final “Mavis” costume from Errol John’s Moon On A Rainbow Shawl.

#Mervyn de Goeas #peter shaffer #errol john #moon on a rainbow shawl #equus #the Academy for the performing arts #trinidad & tobago #theater #designer #costumes #makeup #2018

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First post for 2018 and, even though it’s an old pic, it’s the first time it’s ever been published. So, from my theatrical family (this “family” is from 1994′s The Lady In Question) I’d like to wish you and your family ( however you define the word “family”) the best year of your life. So, here’s to 2018...and beyond!

#mervyn de goeas #trinidad & tobago #theatre #director #2018 #charles busch #the lady in question #1994

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And there you have it - the "Equus" Official Social Media Trailer which ran for a week on Facebook, Instagram, etc., leading up to Opening Night...the ad was created, produced, written, edited and directed by me!

#Vimeo #equus #peter shaffer #the players workshop #theatre #trinidad & tobago #the little carib theatre #mervyn de goeas #director #2017

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Publicity material from The Players Workshop recent production of Peter Shaffer’s Equus, the Little Carib Theatre, Trinidad. Directed and Designed by me.

Photography by Stefan Simmons

#the players workshop #2017 #peter shaffer #equus #the little carib theatre #theatre #trinidad & tobago #director #designer #mervyn de goeas #steffan simmons

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More from The Players Workshop 2017 production of Peter Shaffer’s Equus, the Little Carib Theatre, Trinidad. Directed and Designed by me with Lighting by Benny Gomes.

Photography by Stefan Simmons [Bottom left photo taken by Wayne Lee-Sing while waiting in the wings.]

#the players workshop #theatre #2017 #peter shaffer #equus #the little carib theatre #trinidad & tobago #director #designer #benny gomes #steffan simmons #wayne lee-sing #mervyn de goeas

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From The Players Workshop 2017 production of Peter Shaffer’s Equus, the Little Carib Theatre, Trinidad. Directed and Designed by me with Lighting by Benny Gomes.

Photography by Stefan Simmons

#the players workshop #2017 #peter shaffer #equus #the little carib theatre #trinidad & tobago #director #designer #benny gomes #stefan simmons #theatre #mervyn de goeas

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The Cast of The Players Workshop 2017 production of Peter Shaffer’s Equus, the Little Carib Theatre, Trinidad. Photography by Stefan Simmons.

Clockwise from top left: - Kemlon Nero as the Magistrate “Hester Saloman” (Makeup by Aurora Tardieu); Andrew Hall as “The Horseman”; Cecilia Salazar as the Mother “Dora Strang” (Makeup by Aurora Tardieu); Keino Swamber as the Stable-Owner “Dalton”; Iyepha Biggot as “Jill” (Makeup by Umeko Henderson); Wayne Lee-Sing as the Father “Frank Strang”; Avielle McCarthy as “The Nurse” (Makeup by Umeko Henderson); Michael Cherrie as “Dr. Martin Dysart” and Makesi Algernon as “Alan Strang” (center).

This production was Directed and Designed by me.

#the players workshop #2017 #peter shaffer #equus #the little carib theatre #trinidad & tobago #stefan simmons #kemlon nero #aurora tardieu #andrew hall #cecilia salazar #keino swamber #iyepha biggot #umeko henderson #wayne lee-sing #avielle mccarthy #michael cherrie #makesi algernon #director #designer #mervyn de goeas

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Four of the “Horses” featured in The Players Workshop 2017 production of Peter Shaffer’s Equus, the Little Carib Theatre, Trinidad. From top to bottom: - Kameel Ali (who played lead horse “Nugget”), Andrew Hall (who also played “The Horseman”), Johnathan Samuel and Michaelo Richardson.

This production was Directed and Designed by me.

Photography by Stefan Simmons.

#the players workshop #2017 #peter shaffer #equus #the little carib theatre #theatre #trinidad & tobago #kameel ali #andrew hall #johnathan samuel #michaelo richardson #director #designer #mervyn de goeas #stefan simmons

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From The Players Workshop 2017 production of Peter Shaffer’s Equus, the Little Carib Theatre, Trinidad. Directed and Designed by me with Lighting by Benny Gomes.

Photography by Peter Sheppard

#the players workshop #2017 #theatre #peter shaffer #equus #the little carib theatre #trinidad & tobago #director #designer #benny gomes #peter sheppard #mervyn de goeas