Have you discovered what creative activity is happening in the basement of Sullivan Building? Peer through the door across from the Callan Studio Theatre and you'll be looking into Jane Hillier-Walkowiak's wonderland, the costume shop. A theatre faculty member for twenty years, she's currently the costume designer for Red Noses by Peter Barnes. While her costumes are masterpieces in themselves, Jane is often remembered for those essential extras-- puppets, props, masks and the like. In this picture, she sculpts a baby for Dracula, performed in 2006. In Red Noses, she creates a key character, Frapper Jr, a puppet. Her gargoyle had a leading role in last year's Imagineration, and let's just say BatBoy wouldn't have been much of a BatBoy without a set of ears and fangs created by Jane. She's a key piece of the creative team that makes up Salem State University Theatre. Want to see Frapper Jr. in action? Four performances left: December 3-6, Mainstage Theatre. Want to study and work with Jane? Sign up for Stage Tech, Stage Makeup, and Theatre WorkshopA graduate of Trent University in Nottingham, England, Jane has been designing in the Boston area since 1983 for theatres and businesses including the Publick Theatre, Lyric Stage, VDA Productions and The Costume Works.
