Changes of Heart reflects the irony and surprises of love in an entertaining story about broken hearts and new interests. The period of the play is set in the early eighteen hundreds and deals with the temptations of love compared to the temptations of money and material wealth. The costume design, although not as extravagant as many larger plays, was able to convey the theme of the production, as well as different feelings and dimensions of the characters.

When the first scene begins, a young girl, later known as Silvia, sits in the middle of the floor picking daisies and smiling attentively. She is wearing a modest white dress and apron, signifying that she is a peasant or commoner. This attire, especially the color, becomes a symbol of innocence and naiveté throughout the production.

The innocence that Silvia exudes is quickly ripped away when the Princes servant Trivelin takes her from her familiar village and transports her to t

The last scene of the production ends with Sylvia dressed in an extravagant dress, shiny shoes, sparkling jewelry. Her ringlet hair is pinned with flowers, and her face, like in the beginning, is exuding with happiness. Although this time it is not love that she beams over, but riches and a new self-perception that has won her heart.

The play ends with Harlequin unmasked and vulnerable in the same common clothes with which he had worn throughout, and Silvia in an elegant gown strewn with riches and at the hand of the handsome prince. The costumes could not be anymore correct as the shallow need for wealth overshadows the power of true love.

Trivelin’s boss, the Prince, who appears more sophisticated than any, wears a silver wig, buckled shoes, and a painted face with rouge cheeks. He is accompanied most everywhere he goes with a score of valets done up in most the same way, like little porcelain dolls. His attire of velvet and rouge is a stark contrast from that of the rags t

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