糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Student Selected to Dress Performers at Macy鈥檚 Day Thanksgiving Parade
Sophomore theatre major and Donaghey Scholar, Gage Pipkin, rehearses a reading of his play with four student actors. Photo by Ben Krain.
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student is looking forward to spending his Thanksgiving break having an exciting and unforgettable experience.
Gage Pipkin, a senior theatre arts major from Jonesboro, is working as a dresser at this year鈥檚 Macy鈥檚 Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Pipkin will be working the parade with a group of his friends and colleagues. He will be assigned 20 people to dress who will be accompanying the Louisiana state float.
鈥淚 did get a good laugh when I read my description of the float costumes and it said, 鈥榡azzy suits,鈥� so I am immediately picturing jazz hands,鈥� Pipkin said. 鈥淚鈥檝e never been a dresser before, but I am ready to learn new skills. I鈥檝e never been to the parade in person, and I鈥檓 glad that I can do it.鈥�
Pipkin鈥檚 Thanksgiving will begin with breakfast at 4 a.m. followed by getting the performers ready in their costumes. The parade goes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Afterwards, the group will take a nap and meet at a diner later on for Thanksgiving dinner.
鈥淚t will be my first holiday not being at home,鈥� he said.
Pipkin came across the opportunity to work as a dresser at the Macy鈥檚 Thanksgiving Day Parade from his friend, Shirlee Idzakovich, a costumer/stylist who lives in New York City. Pipkin met Idzakovich at a workshop she put on for students at the International Thespian Festival.
鈥淚dzakovich pays it forward by going to Thespian festivals across the country, meeting students, and holding workshops,鈥� Pipkin said.
Pipkin is looking forward to experiencing the Macy鈥檚 Thanksgiving Day Parade in person as he and his family are major fans who watch the parade every year.
鈥淢ost of the time, I wake up on Thanksgiving morning to my mom telling me the parade has started,鈥� Pipkin said. 鈥淢y grandmother, who passed when I was in high school, also loved the parade. It鈥檚 crazy that we watch this every year, and now I鈥檓 going to help with the parade in person.鈥�
