Horn in the west

In the Summer of 2016, I was the Costume Designer for Horn in the West Outdoor Drama. My first foray into nonprofit work, the dedication by the Southern Appalachian Historical Association allowed us to revive many pieces and add finishing touches to the costumes used. In addition to being the designer, I was also the Costume Shop Manager as well as the Wardrobe Head for the duration of the run. As such, my duties went from designing, building, and wig styling, to deligating the costume shop and wardrobe crews.

Horn in the West Outdoor Drama brings to life the famous frontiersman Daniel Boone and the hardy settlers of the Blue Ridge Mountains in their struggle to preserve their freedom during the years before and during the War for Independence.

The drama highlights the settlers who came to the region seeking freedom and escape from British tyranny. Dr. Geoffrey Stuart, a prominent British physician, comes to the Colony of Carolina to study the dreaded disease smallpox, bringing his wife and son.

Through hardship and danger, house-raising, and romance, the ties that bind the Stuart family and the small pioneer community grow. Dr. Stuart finds himself a respected leader in this hidden mountain community but has to resolve his conflicted feelings of loyalty to the Crown and his family's sympathy for the Regulators and their fight for American independence.