Adventures with Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice

My freshman year at Houghton College I joined the Shakepeare Players as an actress and seamstress. The production that Fall was The Merchant of Venice, and I was assigned the outfit for Nerissa, one of the female leads. This involved sewing a blouse and underskirt and a boned, laced, overdress. This costume is now in the club's collection, and has been used in numerous productions.

Nerissa in costume.

Nerissa and Portia

A full-length shot.