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Help students dress the story.

Costumes reveal character before a word is spoken. Use these resources to support creative choices, practical planning, and thoughtful design on a school theatre budget.

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Technical Theatre Costumes

Costume Organization & Storage Tips

If you have been blessed with a huge costume inventory, ample storage space, and a head of wardrobe to keep tabs on everything, feel free to skip this article. For the rest of us, keeping our...
Technical Theatre Costumes

Costume Challenge: Creative Creation

This costume challenge builds on the costume design skills that students practiced in two recent blog posts: Rehearsal Blacks, Elevated and One Item, Three Ways. Students will work in pairs to...
Technical Theatre Costumes

Costume Challenge: One Item, Three Ways

In our last post, we challenged students to create elevated costume looks using only black clothing and accessories. This time, we’ll have one costume item and challenge students to style it...
Technical Theatre Costumes

Costume Challenge: Rehearsal Blacks, Elevated

If you’re working on a show with a tiny budget, one way many drama teachers have saved funds is by having student actors wear “rehearsal blacks” onstage — plain black pants and long-sleeve shirts....
Technical Theatre Costumes

Measuring Up: Costume Measurements

Many modern teen plays can be easily costumed from the closets of the cast or (even more simply than that) jeans and show t-shirts. But if you’re moving into the realm of period pieces, musicals...
Technical Theatre Costumes

Create a Costume Vision Board

A vision board is a visual representative of the look of the show. Directors can use a vision board to illustrate their concept of the show to their design team. It can also be used to illustrate...
Podcast

Theatrefolk Podcast: Costuming with a Vision

Episode 125: Costuming with a Vision Does the thought of costuming a show fill you with dread? Are you always resorting to colourful t-shirts and jeans because that’s all you have time for? Holly...