At USITT 2018, renowned costume designer William Ivey Long and professor/author Bobbi Owen were on hand to unveil, and sign, the monograph The Designs of William Ivey Long. The USITT American Designers Monograph Series is devoted to documenting the work of America’s best theatrical designers and is published by United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT). Stage Directions had the great good fortune to sit down and speak with both Long and Owen right after their book signing.
Long, a distinguished costume designer, has won six Tony Awards and has been nominated for nine more, along with a wealth of other honors throughout his long and illustrious career. This gorgeously illustrated, and well written monograph covers the scope of his remarkable body of work and his career, thus far. He is in fact, currently busy working on designs for multiple shows.