Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival Posters
Since 1997, Kingsmen Shakespeare Company, a nonprofit professional theatre organization, has presented Shakespeare’s works for the education and entertainment of audiences of all ages. Each year, it produces the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival featuring two plays by William Shakespeare. The festival is held on the California Lutheran University campus. I was asked to create original poster designs that enrich the storytelling of each play.
CLIENT
Kingsmen Shakespeare Company
ROLE
Graphic Design, Print Design
The challenge of this project was to create original poster designs that captured clients’ visions for the featured plays while preserving the essence of the well-known Shakespearean stories.
It was essential to study each play in depth, including its synopses, characters, and symbolic elements. Continuous communication and collaboration with the play directors helped ensure that the posters reflected the intended themes, settings, and other key details.
Jee’s work has maintained the very high quality of creativity and drama that our patrons have come to expect. Many attendees comment on the posters and how excited they are to receive our initial Spring mailing advertising the coming Festival.
Working closely with the show directors, Jee has captured the flavor and mood of each play and given our Company a brand awareness that is unmatched in our region. I am a member of a regional Arts Commission and have heard numerous comments from members about the quality and creativity of our show marketing materials, primarily the posters.
— Timothy Hengst, Executive Director, Kingsmen Shakespeare Company