Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Old Globe Theatre - West Coast Premiere
By Ken Ludwig
Josh Rhodes - director
Shirley Pierson - costume design Wilson Chin - scenic design Austin R. Smith - lighting design Bart Fasbender- sound design
Reviews:
"...Shirley Pierson’s costumes are a triumph of ingenuity. ...the performances are inspired. Morton (who starred on Broadway as Boy George in “Taboo”) makes for an elegant and fastidious Holmes, … Ally is admirably deadpan as the steadfast Watson, … And Kober, Segal and Wisan are wonders of ever-shifting identity: Texan good ol’ boy, Gothic matron with a scary unibrow, butterfly-chasing fop, chirpy femme fatale. ...." James Hebert / SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
"Hitting an out-of-the-park home run is costume designer Shirley Pierson, who goes far beyond magnifying glass, pipe and deerstalker hat with a boatload of costume changes, many of which take place right before your eyes." Lynne Freidmann / CULTURE VULTURE
"With popping props, quick-change highly inventive costumes, twinkling web-encrusted chandeliers, and miniature black row houses that circumvent the in-the-round stage, this is also one of the most creative design teams around (Wilson Chin, sets; Austin R. Smith, lights; Shirley Pierson, costumes; Bart Fasbender, sound)." Tony Frankel / STAGE AND CINEMA
"With five, or if you take Holmes and Watson out of the equation, three actors play over 40 characters that range in diversity from servants to train conductors to damsels in distress to street urchins to some odd looking couples right out of a Munster movie.
Thanks to Shirley Pierson’s eclectic costume designs, they are as interesting as are the characters themselves, and as telling." Carol Davis / EXAMINER.COM
Created for the stage by Julian Crouch and Phelim McDermott
Original music and lyrics by The Tiger Lillies
Original conceived and produced by Michael Morris for Cultural Industry, London
Based on Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann
Cygnet Theatre
Director: Robert Lutfy
Shirley Pierson - costume, puppet and mask design Jungah Han and Sean Fanning - scenic design Chris Rynne - lighting design Matt Lescault-Wood - sound design Patrick Marion - music director Michael Mizerany - choreography Peter Herman - hair and makeup
2017 Winner San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
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Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones Music by Harvey Schmidt
Pasadena Playhouse
Seema Sueko - Director
David O - Music Director
Shirley Pierson - Costume Design David F. Weiner - Scenic Design Josh Epstein - Lighting Design Joe Tek Huppert - Sound Design Kitty McNamee - Choreography
World Premiere Musical
Book and Lyrics by Charlie Sohne Music by Tim Rosser
Tony Speciale - Director
Cris O'Bryon - Music Director Nejla Yatkin - Choreographer Shirley Pierson - Costume Design Sean Fanning - Scenic Design Wen-Ling Liao - Lighting Design Kevin Anthenill - Sound Design
Rich Girl
Old Globe Theatre - West Coast Premiere
by Victoria Stewart
James Vasquez - director
Shirley Pierson - costume design Wilson Chin - scenic design Amanda Zieve - lighting design Lindsay Jones - sound design Mark Holmes - video design
Pageant
Cygnet Theatre
Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell and Frank Kelly
Music by Albert Evans
Conceived by Robert Longbottom
James Vasquez - director
Shirley Pierson - costume design Sean Fanning - scenic design Michelle Caron - lighting design Peter Herman - hair and makeup design Matt Lescault-Wood - sound design Don Lemaster - musical direction
"From bathing suits to space-age helmets, Shirley Pierson’s costumes are a blast. The ladies represent their home territories (Miss Bible Belt, Miss West Coast, et al), and the evening dress on Miss Deep South (David McBean, whose face subtly spoke volumes when he came in second place) was a marvel worthy of Scarlett O’Hara." Milo Shapiro / STAGE AND CINEMA
Christopher Shinn - Playwright
Matt M. Morrow - Director
Shirley Pierson - Costume Design Sean Fanning - Scenic Design Curtis Mueller - Lighting Design Blair Nelson - Sound Design
Peter and the Starcatcher
Summer Repertory Theatre
Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Adapted by Rick Rees and Alex Timbers
James Newman - director
Shirley Pierson - costume design Brian Redfern - scenic design Luke Olson - lighting design Anna Alex - sound design
Parade
Cygnet Theatre
Book by Alfred Uhry
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Co-Conceived by Harold Prince
Sean Murray - director
Shirley Pierson - costume design Sean Fanning - scenic design Chris Rynne - lighting design Peter Herman - wig & makeup design Ross Goldman - sound design Billy Thompson - music direction
2012 Winner San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
The Importance of Being Earnest
Cygnet Theatre
by Oscar Wilde
Sean Murray - director
Shirley Pierson - costume design Sean Fanning - scenic design Chris Rynne - lighting design Kevin Anthenill - sound design Peter Herman - hair and makeup design
San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Craig Noel Award 2013 nominee for Outstanding Costume Design
Cygnet Theatre
Stephen Sondheim - Music and Lyrics
Hugh Wheeler - book
Directed by Sean Murray and James Vasquez
Shirley Pierson - costume design Sean Fanning - scenic design
Eric Lotze - lighting design
Peter Herman - wig and makeup design
Charlie Rueter - music direction
Pippin
Diversionary Theatre
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Roger O. Hirson
James Vasquez - director
Shirley Pierson - costume design Sean Fanning - scenic design Luke Olson - lighting design Kevin Anthenill - sound design
Reviews:
"Along with being someone who actually understands "deconstruction", Shirley Pierson's costumes do just that. Each one's a melange of conflicting signs: Charlemagne, for example, wears a medal-laced General Patton coat, Levis with a yellow Confederate stripe down the side, and a medieval crown - and plays a video game." Jeff Smith / SAN DIEGO READER
"Shirley Pierson's innovative costumes tie in closely with Fanning's scenery, a fascinating blend of classic Crusades-style armor and modern pieces fashioned from trash, household items, leather and cloth." Pam Kragen / SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
"...the technical fascination with media imagery and shameless consumerism is carried over into Shirley Pierson’s deconstructed costume designs. Her punk-rock style gives an eclectic look to the characters (with plenty of leather, distressed denim, and ripped, recycled fabrics to inhabit a small landfill) and she manages to insert some truly clever creations into her design, such as armor plates made of beer boxes and a king’s cape made of faux fur and an American flag." Dr. Donnie Matsuda / San Diego Drama King
The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler
Diversionary Theatre
By Jeff Whitty
Matt McGrath - director
Shirley Pierson - costume design Matt Scott - scenic design Michelle Caron - lighting design Kevin Anthenill - sound design
Richard III
Old Globe/USD MFA Program
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Sabin Epstein
Costume Design by Shirley Pierson
Scenic Design by Amanda Stevens
A Christmas Carol
Adapted by Sean Murray
Based on the story by Charles Dickens
Sean Murray - director Shirley Pierson - costume design Sean Fanning - scenic design Matthew Novotny - lighting design George Ye - sound design Tom Christ - animation design Peter Herman - wig & makeup design
Private Lives
Cygnet Theatre
By Noel Coward
Sean Murray and Fran Gercke - directors
Shirley Pierson - costume design Andy Hull - scenic design Eric Lotze - lighting design Peter Herman - hair and makeup design
Cabaret
Cygnet Theatre
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Book by Joe Masteroff
Sean Murray - director
Shirley Pierson - costume design Sean Fanning - scenic design Chris Rynne - lighting design Matt Lescault-Wood - sound design George Ye - sound design Peter Herman - wig and makeup design David Brennan - choreography Billy Thompson - musical director
Next Fall
Diversionary Theatre
By Geoffrey Nauffts
James Vasquez - director
Shirley Pierson - costume design Matt Scott - scenic design Michelle Caron - lighting design Kevin Anthenill - sound design
Assassins
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by John Weidman
Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.
Sean Murray - director
Shirley Pierson - costume design Ryan Grossheim - scenic design Chris Rynne - lighting design Matt Lescault-Wood - sound designer Peter Herman - wig & makeup design
