Sorority In King Lear

King Lear is a story about a king who slowly descends into madness while his daughters fight amongst each other and him for ultimate power. My group, which includes Victoria Oser, Dominique Gibson, and Dominique Geraci, decided to reimagine a scene of this play into a sorority. Geraci played the part of Pledge Mistress Leah who mandates that the pledges, played by Oser, Gibson, and I, announce our love to the sorority to become official members. A lot of thought when in to the decision of the sorority theme, as well as the costumes and setting.
The idea of setting the scene in a sorority house and making King Lear the Pledge Mistress and his daughters the pledges were made by Dominique Geraci. I readily agreed to her idea and thought it was …show more content…
We also placed pearls around collars of our shirts to show the elegance of our characters. This decision showed our relation with each other and unified us, but that's where our similarities end really. I decided to dress up in many prints to differentiate myself from my co-stars. To further my character from the others even more, I had a gold pin on my cardigan. The pin signified Delia's status as a legacy in the sorority and the favoritism Leah had for her. In the part where Leah forces me to give her my t-shirt, my white undershirt is revealed. Leah forced me to give up my shirt because she felt that I was not a decent human for me not wanting to kiss up to her, but the white tank signifies my innocence and gentle nature. On the other hand, Geraci wore wedges to show that Leah reigned and towered over everybody else. Furthermore, her hair was loose and wild to show her character's descent into insanity. Gibson, who played Gabby, wore khakis to show that she was the oldest one out of all the pledges and her hair was pulled back for the audience to know that she is regal. Reilly, who is played by Victoria Oser, wore clothes similar to Gabby's clothes to show how she emulates