Costume World Theatrical

EVITA

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

NO FURS OR DARK GLASSES FOR PARA MILITARY SUPPLIED BY COSTUME WORLD.