Costume World Theatrical

“PIRATES OF PENZANCE”

By Gilbert and Sullivan

IMPORTANT:  PLEASE NOTE – THE ATTACHED COSTUME PLOT IS A “SUGGESTED” DESIGN INTERPRETATION OF YOUR PRODUCTION AND MAY DIFFER GREATLY FROM THE COSTUME WORLD STOCK.  TO GUARANTEE A COSTUME SELECTION THAT IS IN CLOSEST POSSIBLE ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR SPECIFICATIONS, OUR DESIGNER/COSTUMER WILL ADVISE YOU OF THE COSTUME OPTIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

Period 1820 – Cornwall, England

Richard:

1. Pirate King.  Square cut coat, short full trunks, wide belt, striped shirt, hat with skull and crossbones.

Samuel:

1. His lieutenant.  Similar to Richard, little simpler in style

Frederick:  (Pirate Apprentice)

1. Full short trunks, sash, wide belt, short Pirate coat or stockings and shoes.
2. Sailor Uniform

Major General Stanley:

1. Major General coat with gold trimmings, dark trousers, belt, sash and hat with plumes.
2. Dressing gown
3. Old fashioned full dress suit

Edward:

1. Sergeant of Police (English Bobby).  Dark blue helmet, uniform trousers

Mabel: (General Stanley’s youngest daughter)

1. Act I – Handsome period dress, light colored, hat and parasol 
2. Act II – Handsome dressing gown or negligee trimmed with ribbons.

Kate, Edith, Isabel: (General Stanley’s other daughters)

1. Same as Mabel

Ruth:

1. Nanny dress apron and mob cap
2. Red doublet with breeches and hat

Chorus Women:

1. Act I – Set of assorted period dresses, hats and parasols (parasols not provided)
2. Act II – Nightgowns

Chorus Men:

1. Act I – Pirates, assorted rough looking costumes
2. Act II – English Bobbies, regulation uniforms and helmets

Note: footwear and parasols are not provided by Costume World.

“THE MAN OF LA MANCHA”

By:  Wasserman, Darion & Leigh

Period:  Late 16^th Century

IMPORTANT:  Please Note – The attached costume plot is a “suggested” design interpretation of your production and may differ greatly from the Costume World stock.  To guarantee a costume selection that is in closest possible accordance with your specifications, our Designer/Costumer will advise you of the costume options currently available.

Don Quixotes (Cervantes):

Sleeveless doublet, shirt with flowing sleeves, breeches, black cape, black brimmed beret

as Quixote:

Add Breastplate, helmet with bedraggled feathers, right gauntlet, left greave, second helmet with extra feather.   Add nightshirt for “Death Scene”.

Sancho:

Homespun shirt, vest, belt, breeches, hose and Beefeater hat

Aldonza (Dulcinea):

Combination blouse-leotard (nude fabric and fishnet), brown corselette, Orange homespun skirt, rape skirt (nude sheer), draped apron.  Green homespun skirt (after: Rape skirt), monkscloth jacket (dark), large shawl, small shawl

Innkeeper as Governor:

Tunic, shirt with flowing sleeves, breeches, tights.  Remove tunic, add apron and hanging cap as Innkeeper.  Night shirt and cap in “Night” Scene.

Padre as Prisoner:

Ragged character shirt and breeches.  Add brown monk’s gown and skull cap as Padre, Crucifix.

Dr. Carrasco as Prisoner (The Duke):

Black doublet, breeches, tights, cape.

As Dr. Carrasco:  Add doctor’s black gown and hat

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As Knight of the Mirrors:  Add very shiny breastplate and helmet with large ornaments, Gauntlets, shield, all with Mirrors and sword

Antonia as Prisoner:

Bodice, skirt (all one piece), ragged Prisoner overskirt, Rag shawl.

Antonia (Doctor’s fiancee):

Overdresses.  Prison dress with fine dress and hat

The Barber:

Smock over breeches, homespun shirt and tights, gold Barber’s basis, belt with pouch.  Straw hat or stocking cap

As Prisoner:

Prison Poncho

Muleteers:

Each Muleteer gets character shirt, pants, tights, belt, hat vest or jerkin.  Add prison poncho as prisoners

TWO OF THE ABOVE PLAY THE HORSE AND DONKEY BY ADDING HEADS TO THEIR REGULAR GARB WITH PRISON PONCHOS

Housekeeper:

As Prisoner:  Ragged dress and shawl

As Housekeeper:  Good simple dress and hat

As Innkeeper’s Wife:  Wears worn countrywoman’s dress and apron

Nightgown and Night Cap for “Night” Scene

Ferminia:

As Prisoner:  Ragged robe or dress with shawl

As Kitchen Maid:  Very ragged dress, apron, head shawl

Guards and Captain:

Doublets, breastplates, Morion helmets, breeches and swords.  Captain has a cape.  As Squires to the Knight of the Mirrors:  Add Black hoods, tabbards with Silver trim, gauntlets and shields.

Men of Inquisition:

Long black monk’s robes with hoods, to ankle.

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Moorish Gypsies:

Long Moroccan ponchos and turbans

Moorish Dancers:

Choli top, bloomers and overrobe

Guitarist (If used):

Shirt or poncho character top and pants.  Tights

The Wizard Of Oz
Adapted By Frank Gabrielson

(A farm in Kansas in the 1940’s and the Land of Oz, once upon a time) This outline is based on what we feel is necessary to the script. You may select only those costumes you feel you need, request additional changes or suggest completely different ensembles. Actor size and inventory fluctuation may cause us to vary slightly from the descriptions below.

DOROTHY CALE: A YOUNG GIRL

A dress that appears to be a gingham pinafore over a white blouse. It is youthful, knee length and usually in blue and white (1940). White tights

THE SCARECROW:

Jacket, belt, pants, soft pointed felt hat, headpiece of flesh color fabric that drawstrings at the neck but leaves face open. Garments are colorful, patched and have drawstring wrists and ankles.

THE TIN WOODMAN:

Silver gray jacket, pants. Tin sleeveless tunic and funnel hat (note: this costume is relatively plain and nowhere near as intricate as the suit used in the movie version)

THE COWARDLY LION:

Beige furry body with long tail, headpiece with generous curly haired main and open face.

SORCERESS OF THE NORTH:

A Good Witch Very spangled floor length dress, petticoat, crown. Usually in pink.

WITCH OF THE EAST:

A Baddie Black floor length dress with dark shimmery spots, very large black witch’s hat with trailing veil, petticoat.

SHRINKING WITCH OF THE WEST:

A child’s size close duplicate of the above garments.

VISITING WITCHES ONE AND TWO:

Also baddies (Each) Very similar to Witch of the West

TIBIA: 

A Skeleton Black leotard and tights with white bone motif, a rubber pull over head painted as a skull.

THE WIZARD OF OZ: A SIDESHOW MAGICIAN:

Frock or tail coat, pants, brightly patterned vest, boiled collar shirt, cravat, old battered top hat

OZ PEOPLE: 

(Including a private, some generals, an old lady, Lord Growlie a courtier, Gloria – his 20 year old daughter, Gloria’s friends, Ozmas, a servant, another servant, other Oz people):

(Each) Various costumes suitable to their stations in life – all in shades of green. The women will have floor length skirts.

MUNCHKINS: (INCLUDING MAYOR, FARMER AND OTHERS):

(Each) Various costumes suitable to their stations in life – all in bright vivid color combinations with ruffles and scallops to suggest a picture book quality. The males will usually have knee pants – the women will have floor length skirts.

JITTERBUGS:

(Each) Green leotard, green tights, a short jerkin with attached hood that has a branch and leaf motif. In motion their soft “branches”will whip around randomly; at rest they appear to be strange weeping willows.

AUNT EM: 

Dorothy’s Aunt A housedress and apron (1940’s)

UNCLE HENRY: 

Dorothy’s Uncle: Work shirt, overalls (1940)

Jose’ A farmhand (and other farmhands) (Each) Shirts and overalls (1940’s)