Costume Designers:

Raven Shamoo and Zainab Zaman

“Mr. Burns posed a challenge to the costuming department as the story takes place in three different time periods, each with its own design and style. We start in a post apocalyptic society and meet individuals that have found each other in hopes of survival. These people have fled their homes with the clothes on their back in the middle of winter. We used a combination of textures, patterns, and fabrics to bundle up our actors while still keeping true to their characters.

As we transition into Act II, the worn-down and personal pieces are exchanged for vibrant, found costumes meant to replicate The Simpsons. Their progression as well as their determination is shown through the care they have put into their own costumes despite limited resources. These costumes symbolize development while still clearly being part of the world that our characters inhabit—one without lavish materials.

The final act of Mr. Burns posed the greatest challenge. Society, after progressing 75 years, had entered a renaissance that showed the fruit of its labor through opulence and opera. All of the costumes were designed and made in house, the majority of them hand-stitched. The use of silks, satins, organza, tulle, and other delicate fabrics  captured the simpsons silhouettes in a speculation on what humanity might enjoy after so long without abundance.”

—Raven Shamoo and Zainab Zaman, Costume Designers