Top Girls

Directed by Susan Kerner

Montclair State University 2021

Production photos courtesy of Montclair State University Department of Theater and Dance

The costume design for Top Girls revolves around main character Marlene. Her structured blue skirt suit recalls British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose presence looms over this play about powerful working women and the people they leave behind on their way to the top. The women of history and myth in the opening dinner party inhabit Marlene’s world, with tailored lines, bold colors, and shiny, hard textures. Her working-class sister Joyce’s home is drawn in sharp contrast, with warm, muted colors, softer lines, and worn-in textures.