Costuming Toolkit

This Toolkit provides a variety of resource articles, tips, slide decks, videos, and handouts for you, the do-it-all drama teacher, who has to both direct and put together the costumes for a show. Further to that, perhaps you don’t have a lot of costuming experience and don’t have an extensive costume budget, but want to add this skill to your productions. Where do you start? Right here! You don’t have to know how to sew. You don’t have to know how to draw. You don’t have to create your costumes from scratch. This resource takes you from pre-rehearsal analysis right through to post-production strike. Enjoy!

This section introduces key concepts for costuming through a series of handouts, slide decks, and videos.

This section covers costume, equipment, storage, volunteer needs as well as budget tips.

This section includes handouts and slide decks to help you understand a script and director's concept, to inform the costumes.

This section includes practical application tools, such as costume measurements, three stitches, and additional tips.

This section covers production elements such as a costume plot, dress rehearsal, and how to run a show as a costumer.

This section covers strike procedure.

Two sets of posters - one for students and one for teachers, to provide visual cues and reminders.