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Costuming. Theatre Arts. Vocabulary. Costume Crew – the people responsible for making/borrowing/buying the costumes, assisting with costume changes and emergencies backstage, and cleaning the costumes Dresser – responsible for helping with costume changes and emergencies backstage
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Costuming Theatre Arts
Vocabulary • Costume Crew – the people responsible for making/borrowing/buying the costumes, assisting with costume changes and emergencies backstage, and cleaning the costumes • Dresser – responsible for helping with costume changes and emergencies backstage • Wardrobe Mistress – responsible for the care of all costumes (cleaning, fixing, etc.) • Costume Plot – a chart listing each character, the acts or scenes in which they appear, and all undergarments, garments and accessories needed • Accessories – anything carried or worn on top of the basic costume for decorative purposes (hats, purses, jewelry, etc.)
Costume Plot Example Play: Calling Dr. Curemee Date: November 12-13 Act 3, Scene 2 Taken from Glencoe’s Exploring Theatre, Nancy Prince & Jeanie Jackson, (c) 2005
You may already have experience in Costume Design! • Did you dress up last Halloween? Or any other Halloween? Think of your favorite costume. • What did it look like? • What materials did you use? • What design did you use? • How did you gather it? Make/buy/borrow/rent?
Why are Costumes Important? • Help the audience“see” the characters. They show them the: • Setting: • Time period • Location • Character: • Age • Personality • Social standing/wealth • Occupation/job • Help the actors feel and move as characters rather than as themselves
Research! • Costumes must reflect the setting (time and place) of the play. Costume Designers must research what costumes of that place/time looked like! • Study the period of when the story takes place • Research in: • costume books • encyclopedias • old magazines • paintings/artwork/photography
1. Consider the silouette There are 3 different types: • The draped line, like in a toga • The fitted line, like men’s tights in Shakespearean times. • Combination, like fitted bodice and draped skirt.
2. Consider the choice of fabric. • Fabric helps to suggest social status: • Luxurious texture suggests wealth • Rough textures suggest poverty • The weight of the fabric is also important • Regal robes require bulky material • Fairies from Midsummer Night’s Dream need light-weight material that will flow easily.
3. Consider the color. • Proper choice of color will help establish the play’s mood and the personality of the character. • Blues and greens are restful • Red coveys danger or anger • Black denotes tragedy • Purple suggest royalty • White is associated with purity and innocence
4. Consider decoration. • Decoration (accessories) includes trim and accessories attached to the costume. • Buttons • Lace • Hats • Shoes • Fans • Canes • Jewelry
How do we get costumes? • Buy • Rent • Make • Borrow • Refurbish (change/alter old costumes to make them look different)
Mary Poppins Costume Design • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY_yM38fJYI
Elizabethan Era • Color played a huge role in what the people of the Elizabethan era wore. • Some colors were more expensive because the things used to make the dyes were rare, etc. Only the wealthy could afford those colors. Examples: • Purple • Royal Blue • Crimson (dark red)
Elizabethan Era • Sumptuary Laws dictated what people were allowed to wear based on their position in society. • People of lower class were not allowed to wear certain colors or fabrics. These colors were reserved for royalty only: • Gold • Purple • Royal Blue • Crimson (dark red) • It was against the law to wear a color or fabric you were not allowed to wear, and you could be sentenced to death if you wore it!
Your Assignment • Design a costume’s color and fabric. You will be begin with a basic black and white Elizabethan era costume rendering. • Add the color and find/attach at least 3 pieces of fabric that you would use for the costume. 1 of those fabric pieces can be a trim (ribbon, etc.). • Fabrics and the colors on your drawing must match! • You will create an original character based on your choices. • Make sure you look at the Sumptuary laws to make sure your character is allowed to wear those colors! • Look at the meanings of the colors to show your character’s personality. • Describe your character’s personality and what you did with your color/fabric choices to show their personality.