Anastasia – Musical Costume Plot
ACT I
Prologue- 1906- bedroom in Royal Place
Grand Duchess Anastasia-nightgown
Dowager Empress (her grandmother)-well dressed and regal-travelling outfit
Tsar Nicholas-“old” Russian full dress regalia
Tsarina-“old” Russian style ala Peter the Great -for the ball
Transition to Ballroom: Now 1917
Ensemble men and women- elegantly dressed
Anastasia and her sisters-lovely gowns of the period
Tsar-military uniform
Tsarina-elegant with crown
Cadets-uniforms
Anastasia’s Little Brother-sailor suit
Servants-maids/butlers/etc-in palace garb
Photographer-nicely dressed but not in formal wear
Paris
Dowager-now in Paris-older-well dressed
Lady in waiting, Countess Lily-daytime indoor outfit
Act One Scene One-The Prospekt in St Petersburg-Post Revolution
Streetsweepers/Beggars/Merchants
Gleb-lower class uniform
Dmitry-rough street clothes-cap/scarf/jacket/shirt/trousers
Vlad-similarly dressed
Anya-rough skirt/blouse/skirt/belt
Transition to Black market
Marketeers-dark clothing
Dmitry and Vlad-no change
Ensemble-no change
Act One Scene Two-Private Theatre of Abandoned Palace
Dmitry and Vlad- no change
Auditioning Women (Marfa, Dunya, Paulina)-lower class working attire
Anya-no change
Children Silhouettes-ghostly child costumes in light grey/white tones
Act One Scene Three-Government Office
Men and women-drab office wear
Gleb- same uniform as before
Marfa, Dunya, Paulina-same as before
Act One Scene Four-Rooms in the palace
Anya. Dmitry. Vlad-no change
Act One Scene Five-Government Office
Gleb-better uniform
Assistant-uniform
Anya-no change
Act One Scene Six-Park Bench by River Neva at Night
Assorted low lifes and drinks-poor rough attire
Dmitry and Anya-no change
Act One Scene Seven-same park
Dmitry and Anya-no change
Chorus of Russians from 1906 and the Royal Family-in regal period ball attire
Vlad-no change
Act One Scene Eight-Train Station in St Petersburg
Ensemble various types in travelling clothes
Anya/Dmitry/ Vlad-no change
Count Ipolitov-dressed not as a count but to blend in with the crowd
Act One Scene Nine – Train Compartment
Anya/Dmitry/Vlad-no change
Travellers- as before
2 Police-uniforms
Act One Scene Ten-Gleb’s Office
Gleb-same uniform
Gorlinsky-higher rank uniform
Transition to Forest-
Anya/Dmitry/Vlad-same as before
Act One Scene Eleven-Wide Open Country Space
Anya/Dmitry/Vlad-no change
Act Two Scene One-Champs-Elysees
Ensemble-well dressed
Vlad/Dmitry/Vlad-same
Act Two-Scene Two -Alexander Bridge
No change
Act Two-Scene Three-Elegant Salon in Parisian Town Home
Lily-lovely day ensemble
Dowager-dark ensemble
Count Leopold-foppish attire
Act Two -Scene Four -Outside Neva Club
Sergei-Doorman uniform
Gleb-Civilian clothes-not stylish
Ensemble-evening wear
Lily-lovely evening dress
Count Gregory and wife- evening wear
Act Two Scene Four- Inside the Neva Club
Ensemble-no change
Lily-no change
Count and Countess Gregory-no change
Vlad-evening wear
Act Two-Scene Five- The Garden
Vlad, Lily, Gleb-no change
Act Two-Scene Six-Anya’s Hotel Room
Maria, Olga, Tatiana, Alexei, Tsar and Tsarina (in Anya’s dream)-dressed same as in 1917
Anya-nightgown
Dmitry-similar outfit as before
Act Two Scene Seven- The Ballet
Dowager-elegant black dress with tiara
Lily-gown
Vlad-formal tailsuit with some medals attached
Dmitry-formal tails
Anya-beautiful gown-blue
Act Two-Scene Eight-Boxes and Stage of Ballet
Anya, Dmitry, Vlad, Lily, Dowager-no change
Gleb-tail suit
Audience members- formal wear
Ballet dancer-Swan Lake costumes
Act Two Scene Nine-Anteroom of Empress Box
Lily-no change
Vlad-no change
Anya-no change
Dmitry-no change
Dowager-no change
Act Two-Scene Ten-Hotel Room
Vlad and Dmityr-back in their lower class clothes
Anya-skirt and blouse
Lily-day wear
Dowager-day time ensemble
Act Two Scene Eleven-Private Reception Room
French, Russian, and other reporters-suits with hats-middle class/women in tailored skirts and blouses or suits
Lily-daywear
Vlad-dressed better -as the Count Popov
Act Two Scene Twelve-An Anteroom
Dowager Empress-regal daytime ensemble with fur piece
Anya-royal gown with tiara
Leopold-foppish attire
Vlad-no change
Lily-no change
Gleb-uniform as before
Russian Soldiers- uniforms ala 1917
Romanovs-dressed as 1917
Act Two Scene Thirteen-Grand Ballroom
Dowager/Lily/Vlad-no change
Act Two Scene Fourteen Alexander Bridge
Anya-Still in gown
Dimitry-same as his first look
Act Two Scene Fifteen Hotel Ballroom/Government Office
Dowager-no change
Gleb-Full uniform
Press-same as before
Romanov family- as in 1917
Young Anya-same as in Prologue