Avery Reed

GODBIRD By Nurit Chinn Directed by Kedian Keohan At The Brick This play was a dreamy summertime glow in the middle of the coldest of winters. Nourishing. We all snuck it in during a busy January because we couldn’t resist. Thank you for having me Kedian. Your friendly but firm grasp on the room was a pleasure to experience. The room: By: #nuritchinn Dir: @justkedian Set: @raphaelmishleratwork Costumes: me :) Lights: @Vittoriaorlano Sound: @sound.by.ryan SM: @Deniz_demirkurt Producing: #paullevine @peterksimpsonjr @_pfmcnally_ @laylakhoshnoudi @andrewhardigg 📸 @wlodarczyk @godbirdplay @bricktheater

BLACKOUT SONGS By @joe_white_88 Directed by @rorydmcgregor Running now for one more week at @mcctheater ! This play stole my heart from the first. The story is achingly beautiful. The cast are as beautifully committed and focused today as they were on day one. The crew was small but mighty, and I was so happy to be working with some long time friends and collaborators through this bleak winter. Nothing beats that kind of shorthand. This a gorgeous show, somehow done with only two actors. But don’t take my word for it! The New York Times calls it an art house film in three dimensions. Eep! Thank you Rory for bringing us all together. Set design by @scottpaskstudio Costume design me 🌱 Lighting design by @stacemadeaface Sound design by @brianhinke Movement by @sfp9589 Assistant costume designer: @darlingmoonchild12 PSM @ricobfroehlich ASM @katie_cherven Starring @abbeylee & @realowenteague Thank you @reg_ppl & @barbarionmarion for continuing to believe in me. 📸 @emiliomadrid @blackoutsongsnyc

COR. PROCESS! So much of my love for this crazy ass show stems from the process. Much of that process is inappropriate to share on the internet but I want to give a taste. Like the time @sarinmonae explained to 200 second graders why we use guns in theater. Or the first time @mckinleybcubed put on the gown of humility. Testing the blood packs on myself over and over cus the scene just wasn’t bloody enough. Brushing off @amandajroberge when she asked if I always use neon green just before realizing all the neon green trim in the @theatreforanewa stock was from my last show there. Receiving finishing samples from @bethanyjoycostumes and managing not to cry. Ordering a beautiful golden carmel suit for @msroslynr which arrived lime green and she pulled it off anyway. Struggling to make my weird drape idea work on stage and everyone being game 🥹 learning quite a bit about weapons. Mounting body cams for live video feeds on motocross armor. An actor asking if she could have her costume made for her personal life. The months of drawing. I could go on and on. I always fall in love with the actors, and the fabrics and the crew and the shenanigans. We’re crazy for doing this and I’m so glad we do.

Happy Opening to the CORIOLANUS cast and crew @theatreforanewa Designing this show has been a privilege. I took some big swings and was creatively ambitious. Staring down the barrel of this script I knew it would be hard and that is why I wanted it. Some of my designs scared me to put on stage, but delighted me once they were there. That’s an emotional experience I had to feel to understand. I have so many feelings I don’t know what to say. This team and this cast are just so smart, talk about a big group of hot Shakespeare nerds. Tenacious is the only word. Ash, thank you for trusting me with your baby. Amanda, thank you for driving the train. Because the people are the city: Directed by Ash K. Tata Sets by @afsoon_pajoufar Costumes by me ✨ Lights by @mashald27 Video/Projections by @lisa_renkel Sound by @brandycandybulls Music by @davidtlittle Movement by @dansafer Fights by David Brimmer Props by @franklyimsean Hair & Makeup by @janerarose PSM @charlie.lovejoy Assoc. costume designer @amandajroberge Assist. costume designer @jackjack_wall Wardrobe supervisor @abpeaches Dressers @whoislaurenbretl @calla333 Stitchers @penelope_gerosa @clio.gordon @missindigoleigh @awilliams_costumes Head distressing artist @lindseyeifert Additional distressing @camille.charara @joshoberlander Fabulous orange capes by @bethanyjoycostumes Bethany and I met at my first real job in theater in 2013. These capes are my first fully custom build of my own design made in a NYC costume shop and it meant the world to me that it was at Bethany’s. @jflinter 💚 @clown_water 🧡 thanks for keeping me afloat. Cast: @mckinleybcubed @msroslynr @sumnermickey @jasono15 @meredithgarretson @barzinakhavan @zuzannawanda @merlin_thegentleman @sarinmonae @kevinalicea_ @iamemmaramos @pommekoch @jackberenholtz @demeritt 📸 @king.Hollis.mr & Gerry Goodstein There were a lot of us and we were all important

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Happy opening to my cast and crew fam at Oedipus! What a truly enriching experience being associate costume designer to @understandingconchita . It’s been a couple years since I’ve assisted anyone but I couldn’t pass up the chance to learn from this phenomenon of a designer. I am so grateful for every time he stopped and explained a decision he made, or showed me the European way of working. I got a masterclass in tailoring but also in how to lead a team. Thank you @kabelnyc for introducing us. None of it would be possible without the unbelievable team backstage. #abbeyrayburn is the wardrobe supervisor we all dream of working with, not to mention her crack team of dressers and stitchers who are perfectionists about the clothes but do it with an easy smile. Shout out to the artisans we got to work with at @ericwinterlinginc , @bethanyjoycostumes , @parsonsmeares and @jollycraftstudio . It’s always a privilege for me to get to work with such talented people. Getting to work at @studio54.nyc was a real trip. All theaters have ghosts, but these ones know how to party. The things those walls have seen! I’ll never forget it.

Chicago!!!!! Did not go as planned. My paces were all over the place, my tech wasn’t working, @jflinter and @zaaajn were texting me my splits as they were published on the marathon app. The miles felt like they whizzed by but I was running so much slower than I had wanted to and was constantly pushing to catch up. That day, I learned to respect the distance. No matter my training, no matter the course, 26.2 miles is really fucking far. Shout out to my continued sponsorship by @brittboltonjewelry , @wy_guy & @liamgriffy lol And to my dad and cousin @ben.westhoff for supporting me the whole weekend. And to @alsunitedchi

WELL, I’LL LET YOU GO By @bubbaweiler Directed by @jackserio Possibly the best title in the history of theater. Happy opening to this cast and crew, the family it became. Working with this group of people is a special artistic experience. This cast! Can you believe it? And the research! Researching the rust belt was gorgeous. And the space! What a treat to spend so much time in Irondale. I put a couple bloopers at the end for kicks. Everyone in that building is struck by Bubba’s words in a way that feels true and real. Come ready to cry. Set: @frankjoliva Costumes: me :) Lighting: @stacemadeaface Sound: @brandycandybulls Music: @aviamon PSM: @zachbrecheen ASM: @dedgurlwalking Assist. Dir. @walkmanjacks PA: @jaredsix PA: #rose (tag if you know the handle!) Starring @quincytylerbernstine and @mchernus with @upsidedownwill @constancezaoschulman51053 @bkmeels @dannymccarthystlou @emilyemilydavis @cricketfrown Produced by @reg_ppl @letyougonyc

Business Ideas by @milo____hi Directed by @lduppz This hilarious and gutting show finishes out what has been a five month sprint for me. Lotsa shows, lotsa techs, LOTSA clothes. But this one sticks out as the cherry on top. A joyful little unexpected sweet bite. A cute full circle moment. My first job with @clubbedthumb was as @astabennie ‘s assistant on Men on Boats in 2015. Before grad school, before unionizing, before I knew what dramaturgy meant, before I had instagram. No photos of the process or her and I together there exist, and I’ll never forget it. That time, I barged the soles of some thrifted shoes back in and wedged them under a rock outside. This time, I distressed a backpack by hitting it against a wall in the rain. It’s wonderful to come back to an artistic community and find the best parts unchanged but the fees more than doubled. They do their best to take care of their people and it shows. I’m getting long in the tooth and this is becoming more about me than Milo’s play, so I’ll just say that Milo and Laura are a dynamite team that anyone would be lucky to work with so watch out for whatever they do next. Also Mary Wiseman. Long live our queen. Sets: @finckele Costumes: me :) Lights: #emilyclarkson Sound: @carloeng Stage managed: @andieleighburns Assistant costumes: @maia.lilyy Fan fuckingtastic wardrobe sup: @nswalk Featuring: @morywise , @anniemilesmac , @britbrad , @laurascottcary

Last week we opened GOOD PENNY by DN Bashir at the Fisher Center! So much stagecraft I’ve never experienced before: we wrapped the actors in Saran Wrap, we dropped money on them from the sky, human cattle and bovine people? You name it we did it. This powerful, corporate but make it overtly Greek and subtly queer ensemble piece was directed by my friend and perpetual smartest person in the room @kw.wilks Seriously, there is no joy quite like listening to Katherine nerd out about the classics. I gained so many new collaborators on this one! Set design by @ant_horsema Costume design by @averyereed Lighting design by @rhodamined Sound design by @carloeng Fight choreography by @chaofalltrades SM @nakiashaliceavila Photos by @queeniesi Thank you to Moe, Sawyer, Parker and all of the wardrobe crew backstage for your diligent work.

Happy opening to the cast and crew of DANGER & OPPORTUNITY! Written by @kenurbanplaywright Directed by @jackserio This play is a lot of things, and I really love it. Dressing the people felt like a small amount of effort when compared to emotional energy required to open my armor, expose my soft underbelly and examine my own scars. It’s rare and exciting and scary to be trusted and listened to the way Jack trusts and listens to me. These actors glow from within and illuminate our tiny space with a warmth and openness I admire so much. These are some unorganized stray thoughts about a process I’m still processing. So grateful to get to work with some of my favorite people. Set design: @frankjoliva Costume design: me :) Lighting design: @stacemadeaface Sound design: @aviamon Associate sound: @brandycandybulls Stage management: @zachbrecheen Photos by @emiliomadrid Featuring: @juliacchan @ryanspahn @juancastano Presented at @eastvillagebasement by @jacob_stuckelman @kyrotravels @matt__krauss at Watermark Productions.

Performances begin Thursday 🍒 #broadway #offbroadway #theatre