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Concept on Costume design For The Trotsky Play by Gordon Lucas The short skit of the Death of Trotsky play deals with alternating scenarios involving Trotsky's death from an axe smashed, not buried, in his head. The skit plays on different outcomes and possibilities on what is said and on what could happen with Trotsky's death. The three characters in this play are Trotsky, Mrs. Trotsky, and the communist, Ramon. For the costume design concept of this play I would first research Trotsky to see what he actually wore. He is an important Russian figure from the late 19th and early 20th century so I would find clothing that would represent both that time period and of the geographical region from where he was from. There are also actually pictures of Trotsky that I could use to accurately represent him with an actor. I would also take into account the fact that in the play he has a climbers axe smashed in his head. This is obviously an important aspect to his costume so I would need to find a way for the actor playing Trotsky to display this axe in his head without it falling off during the action. For the costume of Mrs. Trotsky, I would research the typical clothing of late 19th and early 20th century Russian women. And for Ramon's costume I can research the clothing of early 20th century Spaniards. There are also actually pictures of what Ramon Mercader looked like in person and of the outfits he wore. I could easily figure out a good costume that would represent him in the skit.