Evita Plot
ACT ONE, SCENE ONE – OPENING: CINEMA/REQUIEM FOR EVITA
ENSEMBLE:
Medium shades of poor house dresses, shawls, sweaters, hats, babushkas
EVA:
Poor gray work dress, babushka, this dress must cover next costume Male Ensemble: Beige, gray, brown pants, coats, print shirts – all poor – remove coats for requiem revealing print shirts, black ties and sweaters in same colors
PERON :
Poor jacket, shirt, pants to blend with chorus
MAGALDI :
Poor costume to match chorus
CHE :
Fatigue coat, pants, OD T Shirt, black beret with star
ACT ONE, SCENE TWO – NIGHT CLUB, NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STARS
FEMALE PATRONS:
Repeat Act One, Scene One
THREE SISTERS:
Brighter print dresses than opening. Flowers in hair
MALE PATRONS:
Repeat Act One, Scene One
WAITER :
Repeat shirt and pants from Act One, Scene One – adds apron
MAGALDI :
Black tux pants, red cummerbund, red low cut vest, romantic Spanish shirt
BROTHER :
Sleazy pin striped suit, shirt, tie
ACT ONE, SCENE THREE – SAME AS I-II, MOVES TO BUENOS AIRES
EVA :
Black and red flower print dance dress, flower in hair
FEMALE DANCERS:
Bright colored dance dresses, prints and solids, similar to sisters dresses
FEMALE ARISTOCRATS:
Evening gowns, gloves, hats
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CHILD ARISTOCRATS:
White dress, hat
MALE DANCERS:
White, off white pants, coats, suits, bright shirts and ties, straw hats
CHE :
Repeat
MALE ARISTOCRATS:
Tuxes, tails
LEAD ARISTOCRAT:
White DB dinner jacket, black tux pants, black fedora
NOTE:
All aristocrat clothes must be breakaway to be taken off from the rear. Men need old underwear shirts and the ladies need poor slip dresses to be worn underneath.
ACT ONE, SCENE FOUR – GOODNIGHT AND THANK YOU
EVA :
Chenille robe, kimono, long white robe with maribou trim, extra sleeve needed for last robe
CHE :
Repeat
MAGALDI :
Repeat
LOVER 1 :
Suit
LOVER 2 :
Cutaway
LOVER 3 :
Sergeant’s uniform
LOVER 4 :
Navy
LOVER 5 :
General
ACT ONE, SCENE FIVE – THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE
EVA :
Beaded afternoon dress, flower for hair, needs fur coat (not supplied by Costume World)
PERON :
Complete General costume
FOUR GENERAL COSTUMES:
All slightly different
FIVE ATTENDANTS:
Repeat Act One, Scene One with sweaters
ACT ONE, SCENE SIX – CHARITY CONCERT
FEMALE ENSEMBLE:
Repeat Act One, Scene One, white hats
1 FEMALE TANGO DANCER (1):
Red spanish dress, hair flower
MALE ENSEMBLE:
Repeats Act One, Scene One with hats
FOUR POLICEMEN:
Black uniforms
1 MALE TANGO DANCER:
Spanish costume
PERON :
Repeat
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MAGALDI :
Black tux, camel hair coat and hat
CHE :
Repeat
ACT ONE, SCENE SEVEN – SUITCASE
EVA :
Repeat
MISTRESS :
Slip
PERON :
Repeat
CHE :
Repeat
ACT ONE, SCENE EIGHT – FLAME
MISTRESS :
Repeat with Eva’s fur coat
CHE :
Repeat
ACT ONE, SCENE NINE – NEW ARGENTINA
FEMALE ENSEMBLE:
Repeats Act One, Scene One – add some aprons and bandannas
EVA :
Pink satin robe
MALE ENSEMBLE:
Repeats Act One, Scene One – but add some work clothes, overalls, coveralls, helmets, caps
POLICEMEN :
Repeat + two extras
PERON :
Pajamas, adds silk robe
CHE :
Repeat
ACT TWO, SCENE ONE – CASA ROSADA
FEMALE ENSEMBLE:
Repeat Act One, Scene One
EVA :
White sequinned evening gown – needs slip and bra asdress is removed at end of scene
MALE ENSEMBLE:
Repeat Act One, Scene One
POLICE :
Repeat
FOUR SECRET POLICE:
Trench coats or leather trench coats with dark hats
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UNION LADY :
Dark suit and hat ( very manly)
DIPLOMAT :
Cutaway
NAVY OFFICER :
Repeat
3 GENERALS :
Repeat
UNION MAN :
Suit
PERON :
Tails with bow tie that can be untied
CHE :
Adds trench coat and hat
ACT TWO, SCENE TWO – ADORED/RAINBOW HIGH
EVA :
Dior tan suit, hat fox stole
DRESSER :
Dark uniform
6 MALE DRESSES:
Repeat Act One, Scene One + sweaters
ACT TWO, SCENE THREE – RAINBOW TOUR
EVA :
Repeat
PERON :
White uniform
WITH PERON:
UNION LADY :
Repeat
2 LITTLE GIRLS :
Jumpers, blouses, hair bows
GENERAL :
Repeat
ADMIRAL :
Repeat
BROTHER :
Repeat
CARDINAL :
Black cassock with red piping, red cape
WITH EVA:
AMBASSADOR:
Repeat cutaway
GENERAL :
Repeat
ITALIAN ADMIRAL:
See program
ACT TWO, SCENE FOUR – ACTRESS, MONEY
EVA :
Black suit, hat, gloves
ARISTOCRATS :
Repeat
MALE ARISTOCRATS:
Repeat
9 PARA MILITARY:
Blue military coats, white pants, white cape
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ACT TWO, SCENE FIVE – No Change
ACT TWO, SCENE SIX – WALTZ
EVA :
Sequinned waltz gown, black
CHE :
repeat
ACT TWO, SCENE SEVEN
9 PARA MILITARY:
Repeat
PERON :
Suit pants, shirt
CHE :
Repeat
ARISTOCRATS :
Repeat
ACT TWO, SCENE EIGHT – BROADCAST/MONTAGE
EVA :
Green robe, white hospital gown
MONTAGE :
Duplicate white evening dress, duplicate black/red dance dress
FEMALE ENSEMBLE:
Repeats clothes from earlier scene
PERON :
Complete suit
CHE :
Repeats
MAGALDI :
Repeats opening costume
2 EVA AIDES :
Cutaways
6 EMBALMERS:
Brown suits
ENSEMBLE :
Repeats clothes from earlier scenes
Surplus and cassock
Boy Scouts and Girls
Poor clothes