www.townandcountrymag.com: You have seen Clint Ramos’s work. You may have even spotted yourself in it. Ramos, Tony winner, and this season a double Tony nominee, created the set for Jeremy O. Harris’s Slave Play, the much talked about and dissected mirrors, the Rihanna lyrics manifested on stage, all of it. He also designed the costumes for the revival of The Rose Tattoo starring Marisa Tomei, a wardrobe that allowed her character’s immigrant status to be highlighted in a way it never had before.
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Clint Ramos' work is so impressive. It is exciting to see someone succeed in more than one discipline on broadway. I've often worried about what I want to study, because I want to do more than one thing in my professional career. I know he said that his design process is similar for both costumes and scenic, but I wish he went in to more detail about the differences.
On a different note, the mirrors in Slave Play are really cool. I've been interested in the use of mirrors when it comes to lighting, but putting them into the set design is also interesting. Mirrors have a lot of symbolism, but also can create some really neat effects on the stage. They are tricky though, which is why I think a lot of designers don't use them. Ramos said that he got the idea of the mirrors from photo essays on people's bedrooms, which makes a lot of sense. When you think about it, mirrors are very personal, and thus have a strong imagery on stage, causing the audience to reflect within.
I love Clint Ramos work so much. I had the pleasure of speaking with him on instagram after a question of mine was answered by himself, Mimi Lien, Dede Aiyate and Ricardo Hernandez, all amazing BIPOC designers, during a masterclass by the American Theatre Wing. He is an incredible person, who not only is a Tony award winning costume and scenic designer, but also a New York City educator at Fordham university and Tisch. I find it amazing that he has had great success with designing costumes AND scenery for the theatre and he really provides an example that you can be multi and successful at the same time. I agree with Evas point that the mirrors in slave play were used exceptionally. They do provide quite the challenge when on stage but of course Clint finessed it. I really hope that he guest to come speak to us next year as a guest speaker, I requested him for the guest positions for next year!
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