Costume Help for Main Summer Workshop
This is some guidance for parents of children on the main summer workshop this year as to what costuming is needed. I would wait until Tuesday evening to be certain what exact part your child will be playing, unless they have been told already.
YELLOW GROUP
All these students need to be dressed as mice so they need a top and trousers in either beige, grey or white. They need a tail sewn to their trousers and some ears. I think it will give the mice character if their costumes are all different.
GREEN GROUP
The basis of this group is that they are townsfolk in Cinderella`s time therefore they need to look 18th century in style - boys - waistcoats, trousers tucked in long socks, tin foil buckles on shoes, maybe even powdered hair, cloaks, shirts - dare I suggest tricorn hats (just in case you have any lying around of course - not essential) You could get away with top hats too. You could be a poor citizen and then rags would suffice - “Oliver” style caps could get a look in too. Girls - long skirts/dresses with aprons, shawls, mob caps. For richer citizens Little Miss Muffet type outfits and poke bonnets.
SOME OF THIS GROUP MAY HAVE A NAMED ROLE ALREADY TO ADJUST THEIR COSTUME TO.
BLUE GROUP
This group are paparrazzi and PR and management people for pop stars so need to look trendy and either be “power dressed” or eccentrically fashion conscious. PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO COSTUME THIS GROUP UNTIL AFTER TOMORROW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE BEEN EXACTLY CAST.
SOME OF THIS GROUP DO KNOW ALREADY WHAT THEY ARE PLAYING
RED GROUP
These students are living in care in a residential home in modern times. Their dress is what teenagers would wear casually today. Many of these students have been given named roles already and we have discussed what they may need to wear with them.
PLEASE NOTE:-
There are 2 aspects to this production. There is aa authentic Cinderella story going on alongside a modern day Cinderella (Cindy) story). Where children - green and yellow group students - are cast into the `real` Cinderella then costuming needs to be traditional like you would see in the panto version. Where they are cast into the modern day version they only need to dress in modern every day styles eg Cindy`s dress for going to the radio station in will be of now. She needs a high heeled pair of shoes though.
Please ask if you need any further help. Calling in after a workshop day is best.