If I were to
stage, “My Love, My Love,” I would make the Gods stand out from all the other people.
In order to do this, I would make the costumes more whimsical and different.
They would be out of the ordinary, and you would be able to tell a clear
difference between the peasents and the rich from the Gods.
Asaka, the God of
Earth, would have all earthy tones in her costuming. I would put a green silk
dress on her. The dress will be the color of grass green, so it would have a
more earthy tone to it. She would be barefoot, because she is one with the
earth. Her feet would be a little dirty to show this “one with the earth”
concept. To make her look like a God, I would put a giant headdress on her with
her hair up in a bun. The headdress would be made out of moss. It would be one
the reachs highs, and flowers would be woven into it. I would take a wire and
paint it green and stick them from the headdress. At the end of the wires would
be butterflies. This would create the affect the butterflies are flying around
her head. Lastly, I would make her look pale in the face with extremely rosy
cheeks, her eyes would be bright green (Not human looking) and her lips would
be painted a soft pink. This would create a soft feature that reflects nature.
Agwe, the God of
Water, would wear mostly blues. I would put him in an all blue suit. The suit
would have waves painted on it. In order to look like waves there would be
different shades of blues painted on it. I want it to look like the waves are
absorbing him. A blue cap that would constantly being moving up and down would help
create this effect. Also, he would be painted all blue and so would his hair,
like a light sea blue. I would want tiny fish painted on his blue arms. This would
look like he is really in the ocean, and would separate him from the other
people in the play.
Erzulie, the God
of Love, will be wearing all pinks and reds to represent love. She would wear a
long red dress that flows. This red would be a soft red, to show a peaceful
love. On top of her head would also be a headdress. The headdress would have
hearts all over it springing from the top of her head. Her hair would be left
down in long curls, in her hair would be little red hearts to represent love. I
would want her to carry a bow in arrows, like cupid. At the end of an arrow
would be heart, like if she shot someone with it they would fall in love. This
would be her accessory that separates her from everyone else.
Papa Ge, the God
of Death, would wear all blacks. He would also be wearing a suit like Agwe, but
his suit would be all black and pin straight. His face would be able to be
seen. He would be wearing a black mask that has little devil-like horns
sticking out from it. The only thing you would be able to see from his face
would be his eyes. They would be bright red. This is what would make his
costume stand out from the others. He would look, classy but in a mysterious
way. He would definitely have a dark essence to him.
All these
characters were assigned certain colors to separate them from one another.
Also, they would look different then the other characters, because there
costumes would be bigger.
Citations:
https://www.google.com/search?q=The+god+of+water,+death,+war,+and+love&espv=2&biw=1093&bih=534&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjb0OXqi8HJAhUI7B4KHd6VC_MQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=gods+in+the+sky&imgrc=EpCEs06FvUlk7M%3A
God of Earth: 
http://www.serpentfeathers.com/wingwands/
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