Superheroes Who Are Super: Duel of the Superheroes!
Posted by Jared | Posted in Real Life, Costumes and Props | Posted on 12-11-2009
Local theater group Plays & Players have started a series called Super Heroes Who Are Super, staged readings of comics with costumes, props, and the appropriate combination of respect and silliness. Their first performance was the infamous “Boner Crimes” Batman story, which gives you an idea of the kind of comics they seek out for this series. I’ve seen two–they also did the first appearance of the Punisher, which proved that played straight, Frank Castle is far more funny than Spider-Man, quips and all–and loved them both. After talking with the organizer, I agreed to help out with the superhero suits for the rest of the series.
This month is the comic of choice is GREEN LANTERN #13 (June 1962): “The Duel of the Super Heroes!” the first meeting of Flash and Green Lantern, and after seeing my GL jacket, they asked if I could make a Flash one to match. So, I did.
There’s lots of charges from secret identity to superhero for both characters, so the director wanted something easily removable. I also made a Flash cowl and giant head extension (to mimic the cover). Dress rehearsal was Tuesday, so JR got some fabulous pics of the actors in costume.
Feel the power of the head extension:
I feel I should point out that is not the set they are going to use, but it makes a wonderfully surreal backdrop. More pics here.
It was so great to see the actors in the costumes. Doug Thomas, the actor playing Green Lantern, guy put his on an immediately struck a hero pose The director asked him how he felt in the costume. He said “I feel awesome!” He’s apparently been a Green Lantern fan since childhood. And Brian R. Caine, the actor playing Flash, was running all around the stage. The costumes really brought a physicality to their performance that they apparently didn’t have in the other rehearsals. Oh, the power of costuming.
Performance is this Saturday, the 14th at 10:30 on the 3rd Floor of Plays & Players Theater. Hope to see you there!
Nice costumes!!
It looks like it will be fantastic, and I’m very sad we can’t attend.
This is awesome! I have never wanted to visit Philadelphia more than I do at this moment. Unfortunately I am in what can only be described as North Carolina and haven’t the coinage for such an epic journey. This looks like it will be a thing of beauty!
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