The Basic Costumer

Costuming a theatrical production can be fun and rewarding with proper organization. This video highlights 3 major time periods used frequently in educational theatre and shows how to costume a production efficiently and cost effectively: organization & research Victorian era measurements Jazz era acquisitions patterns Elizabethan era costume maintenance Freelance costumer, Carma Shawger, illustrates the costuming process with demonstrations and helpful tips. (73 minutes) “They are very clear, precise and quite thorough. By placing them on reserve in our library, they serve as a ready reference for any student wishing to review or make-up a class missed. The series has and will continue to save faculty many hours of teaching all important but repetitive basics. We can now devote more of our instruction to more advanced and specific work.” Thomas P. Rahner, Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida