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10Stage Costumes
© Geraint Lewis
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Costumes
• Clothing is not limited to “costumes.”• The manner in which a person dresses can indicate multiple
things:– Position and status– Sex– Occupation– Relative flamboyance or modesty– Degree of independence or regimentation– Whether one is dressed for work or leisure, or for a routine event or a
special occasion
• Costumes and/or clothing holds symbolic importance—telling an audience much about a character before the performer even speaks.
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Objectives of Costume Design
1. Help establish the style of a production2. Indicate the historical period of a play and the locale in
which it occurs3. Indicate the nature of individual characters or groups in a
play—their stations in life, their occupations, their personalities
4. Show relationships among characters, separating major characters from minor ones, or contrasting one group with another
5. Where appropriate, symbolically convey the significance of individual characters or the theme of the play
6. Meet the needs of individual performers7. Be consistent with the production as a whole, especially
other visual elements
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The Process ofCostume Design
1. Read the script2. Meet with the director to discuss ideas and concept3. Develop rough sketches (thumbnails)4. More meetings with the director5. Complete sketch of the designs (costume renderings)6. Upon director approval, begin building the actual
costume pieces and meeting with the performers for fittings
• This is a mutable process that changes with every director/designer relationship as well as different production needs.
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The Process ofCostume Design
• Costumes must:– Setting the tone and style– Indicating time and place– Identifying status and
personality– Indicating relationships
Among characters– Creating symbolic and
nonhuman characters– Meeting performers’ needs– Maintaining consistency
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The Costume Designer’s Resources
• The elements that a costume designer works with:– Line, shape, silhouette– Color– Fabric– Accessories
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The Costume Designer’s Collaborators
The costume designer The costume designer does not work alone in the does not work alone in the
theatre process…theatre process…
And this is only a basic crew with no special effects…
Director
Scenic designer
Lightingdesigner
Sounddesigner
Costumedesigner
Propsdesigner Technical
director
Make-updesigner
Costume shop
manager
Stage manager
Mastercarpenter
Sceneshop
Runningcrew
Soundtechnician
Masterelectrician
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Related Elements
• Costume designers often are responsible for the overall look of the characters, but need extra support to finish the “illusion.”– Make-up– Hairstyles– Wigs– Masks– Special effects
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Coordination of the Whole
• Often, costumes are vital for performers to complete the creation of their characters.
• Beyond that dimension, the costume design often brings the stage to life, as a moving element that draws the focus and sets the presence of the characters.
• Costume designers must communicate with the rest of the design team, the director, and the performers to achieve a unified whole that brings the production to completion.