Designer Spotlight: Camp Omigosh (Pt1)

6/15/2021

Meet Scenic Designer Tramaine Berryhill!

What is your design specialty? Why did you decide to become a theatrical designer?

No specialty. I decided to be a designer because of the experience I had going on a high school trip to NYC. We saw 3 shows: The Lion King, Ragtime, and Art. Each set was so different and dynamic. It spawned my curiosity about who made those design choices and why.

What kind of education prepared you for this career?

I have a BFA in Theatre Design from UCF ‘05 and an MFA in Theatre Production from UT Austin ‘11.

What are three words you would use to describe this production?

Light-hearted, fun, adventure

Do you have a favorite ghost story?

The story of “Slag,” a brutal foreman of the Sloss Iron Furnace in Birmingham, Alabama. The workers were said to push him into one of the furnaces for poor treatment.

This play takes place at a haunted campground. What is another scary location that would be a good setting for a ghost story? Why?

An abandoned industrial building. All of the old weathered machinery creates spooky silhouettes, shadows and opportunities for events to take place in the storyline.

Meet Costume Designer Annie Trombo!

What is your design speciality? Why did you decide to become a theatrical designer?

I am a Costume Designer. I’ve always been interested in the way clothing tells a story and how the progression of fashion is a direct indicator of the society it clothes. To me, the costume brings the character to life. It tells us who they are before they even say a word. I love the collaborative setting of theatrical design and the challenges that live entertainment brings to the sewing table.

What kind of education prepared you for this career?

I attended Rollins College and obtained my Bachelors in Technical Theatre with a Costume Design Emphasis. I became the first student to design three main stage shows within my college career and completed my work-study in the costume shop. The most influential education has come in the last couple years as I’ve worked to start my own costume design and creation firm, teaching myself along the way how to balance being an artist and a small business owner.

What is your favorite part about designing for Camp Omigosh?

Besides working with the amazing costuming team at this theatre, designing some of the more fantastical characters! It’s always fun when you get to really flex your creativity and design some costumes that are “out of this world”.

What are three words you would use to describe this production?

Unexpected, wild, playful

Do you like ghost stories? Why or why not?

I love ghost stories! Ghost stories keep the past alive and our imaginations open to the fact that there may be parts of this world we’re simply not ready to understand.

This play takes place at a haunted campground. What is another scary location that would be a good setting for a ghost story? Why?

I recently found out that my wedding venue, a historic home, is haunted (and I couldn’t be more excited!). Apparently the ghost is a disgruntled wife who has been very resentful toward her husband in her afterlife, likely due to being put on house arrest in the top floor of their home until her death. They say that her ghost would stomp across the floor of her room and knock her husband’s portrait off the wall. Any historic home, but especially one from the 1800s is a perfect setting for a ghost story!