Annie

1930s New York

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Costume Plot

LITTLEST ORPHAN: (ACT ONE, SCENE 4)

Long underwear, scuffs, later changes to dress.

BUNDLES:

Wool jacket, worn work pants, cap

MISS HANNIGAN: (ACT 1, SCENE 4)

Printed period dress

POLICEMAN:

Period NYC uniform

HOOVERVILLE-ITES 

Women:- Assorted ragged coats, jackets and shawls over worn dresses and aprons, hats, scarves and gloves.Men: Worn and patched work pants: jackets or overcoats, old knit caps and beat up felt hats, scarves and mittens

 

GRACE: (ACT 1, SCENE 4-5)

Cape, suit jacket, solid tailored skirt, blouse, felt and satin hat. For Scene 5, remove cape, jacket and hat.

WARBUCKS: (ACT ONE, SCENE 5)

Expensive looking double-breasted wool

MRS. PUGH:

Tiny print dress with high lace collar 

DRAKE: (AND MALE SERVANTS)

Cutaway, striped pants, vest, wing collar, black bow tie

MAIDS:

Uniforms with white organdy aprons (Act two, Scene 5) add Christmas corsages.

WARBUCKS: (ACT ONE, SCENE 6)

Long overcoat with velvet collar, white silk scarf, felt hat

GRACE: (ACT ONE, SCENE 6)

Coat trimmed with fur, cloche hat with feather

STAR-TO-BE:

Coat, scarf, gloves, small felt hat

NEW YORKERS:

A parade of “typical” city types, among them:

LITTLE RICH GIRL:

Plaid coat, tam

SANTA

Traditional red suit

DEPRESSION VICTIM: WORN OVERCOAT, CAP, CORDUROY PANTS

HOOKER:

Plaid coat-dress, fur boa, flashy jewelry

ACTRESS:

Black evening gown

ALSO: A FIREMAN, SALVATION ARMY GIRL, YOUNG MIDDLE CLASS COUPLE, CHRISTMAS TREE SALESMAN, NEWSBOY, ETC.

Their costumes should make plain, clear statements of what they depict.

MISS HANNIGAN: (ACT ONE, SCENE 7)

Dress trimmed with lace

LILLY:

Floral dress with wrap skirt, fur boa, flower and feather trimmed hat

ROOSTER:

Loud pinstripe suit, mismatched vest, tie with stud, bowler

GRACE: (ACT ONE, SCENE 8)

Blouse with organdy trim, skirt

ANNIE: (ACT TWO, SCENE 1)

Dress with lace trimmed collar

WARBUCKS: (ACT TWO SCENE 1)

Single breasted suit with vest

BERT HEALY:

Plaid suit and straw boater

NBC PAGE:

Shirt, pleated pants, hat, tie

MASKED ANNOUNCER (JIMMY JOHNSON):

Tailcoat with satin lapels, white pants and vest, black mask

BOYLAN SISTERS:

Matching dresses with lace cape collars, gloves, hats.

VENTRILOQUIST (FRED MCCRACKEN):

Dark single-breasted suit, long tie.

SOUND EFFECTS MAN:

Argyle sweater vest, pleated pants, bow tie

GRACE: (ACT TWO, SCENE 1)

Repeat Act One, Scene 6

LILY:

In disguise as Annie’s mother – old print dress, wool coat, scarf, knit hat, mittens. She should look convincing.

ROOSTER:

In disguise as Annie’s father. Cloth overcoat, baggy dark pants, felt hat, scarf, gloves. He should look convincing.

ANNIE: (ACT TWO, SCENE 3)\

White sailor dress with pleated skirt, pale blue bow tie.

FDR: (ACT TWO, SCENE 3)

Pinstripe double breasted suit

WARBUCKS: (ACT TWO, SCENE 3)

Double-breasted suit with vest

GENTLEMEN OF FDR’S CABINET: (ICKES, HULL, MORGANTHAU, HOWE):

Suits in various styles

PERKINS:

Suit, jacket, hat

GRACE: (ACT TWO, SCENE 4)

Dress and jacket

ANNIE AND SANDY: (ACT TWO, SCENE 5)

Red dress with white trim. Sandy has red bow.

ORPHANS:

Wear matching (Act Two, Scene 5) dresses in orange, yellow, green, blue, lavender and pink.

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 



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