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Annie
1930s New York

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. The Today Show Comes to Costume World https://youtu.be/9FTPJB_W_cEA Preview of Costume World Theatrical https://youtu.be/O61VdoYULdw
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