At Maine State Music Theatre: Building a world out of 'lace and shiny buttons' | The Times Record

At Maine State Music Theatre: Building a world out of 'lace and shiny buttons' | The Times Record: BRUNSWICK -- When Belle walked out on stage for the first time, draped in the swaths of golden fabric and intricate, glittering embroidery that made up her signature gown from Beauty and the Beast, there were gasps and whispers from the audience as they took in the hand made gown that was every little girl's princess fantasy. This moment is one of costume designer Ryan Moller's crowning achievements. Moller is a designer working with Maine State Music Theatre, designing the costumes for this summer's productions of "Treasure Island" and "Hello, Dolly!" Costume Rentals Coordinator Travis Grant is designing the costumes for "The Wizard of Oz." While the actors generally start working three or four months before a show, Grant and Moller are busy up to a year in advance, researching, sketching, designing, buying and building the costumes that, once they go on stage for Maine State Music Theatre, can then be rented out to theaters all over the country. A single show can have hundreds of