Kaliardos was meeting with Costanzo before the show’s September opening in order to “set the look” for the Galas character. He cast a diagnostic eye at his subject and said, “It’s very ‘Are we doing Callas? Are we doing beauty? Or are we doing Ridiculous?’ ” The production’s director, Eric Ting, who stood nearby with various assistants, suggested that Costanzo’s look be naturalistic, whereas the play’s other characters be exaggerated. “There’s also a whole conversation about embodiment,” Ting said. “And what it means to embody the character without performing gender.”journey-inline-newsletterinline-newsletter