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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Demonstrate the professional responsibilities of a costume and/or makeup/hair crew member associated with the preparation and performance of a theatrical production before a paying public audience.
2. Evaluate the evolution of costumes, makeup, and hair for a production from script to performance.
3. Define the various functions of costume, makeup, and hair as they pertain to theatrical interpretations of drama.
4. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of visual communication through the use of line, shape, color and texture.
5. Demonstrate basic costume construction skills through the use of suitable tools, equipment and techniques in the construction of a costume or costume piece. This may include millinery, mask making, fabric painting and dying, leather work, etc; as these subjects may apply to any given production.
6. Demonstrate efficient use of costume shop's tools and equipment and an understanding of safety requirements.
7. Inventory, maintain, and repair costumes efficiently, safely utilizing the tools and equipment of a costume shop.
8. Demonstrate advanced makeup application and removal techniques, hair styling techniques, and wig preparation, styling, and maintenance techniques. (These may include working with prosthetics, wig ventilation, cutting hair/wigs, coloring hair/wigs, and other specialized skills.)
9. Support the artistic intentions of the costume designer and director by assisting actors in costume changes and proper wearing of costumes.
10. Support the artistic intentions of the makeup/hair designer, costume designer, and director by assisting actors in the application and changing of specialized makeup, hair styles, and proper wearing of wigs.
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Students in this course will construct costumes and/or prepare makeup/hair elements for the SRT season and be assigned to the costume and/or makeup/hair crew of multiple productions.
I. About the productions
A. The script's historical context and style
B. Director's concept
C. Costume designs
D. Other design interpretations
II. Costume construction
A. Patterns
B. Cutting
C. Fitting and tailoring
D. Corsets and undergarments
E. Millinery
F. Haberdashery
G. Leather and fur
H. Dyes and paints for fabric
I. Pressing and ironing
J. Fastenings
K. Repair
L. Maintenance
M. The use of advanced costuming tools, equipment, and materials
III. Makeup, hair, and wig preparation - topics determined by needs of specific
productions; may include some or all of the following:
A. Advanced makeup techniques
1. Molding in clay and putty: classical and fantastic facial shapes
2. Mold make-up; materials and process
3. Prosthetics in latex and foam
4. Painting and texturing
5. Application in three dimensional techniques
B. Wig preparation
1. Selection
2. Washing
3. Cutting
4. Coloring
5. Styling
6. Ventilation
7. Maintenance
C. Hair styling
1. Cutting
2. Coloring
3. Styling
4. Working with hair pieces, extensions, etc.
5. Maintenance
IV. Costume crew responsibilities
A. Learning the job
1. Interpreting instructions
2. Dividing responsibilities
3. Wardrobe manager
4. Safety and emergency procedures
B. Costume inventory
C. Maintenance and laundry procedures
D. Costume props vs. hand props
E. Special production demands (masks, puppets, etc.)
V. Makeup/hair crew responsibilities
A. Learning the job
1. Interpreting instructions
2. Dividing responsibilities
3. Makeup/hair supervisor
4. Safety and emergency procedures
B. Makeup/wig inventory
C. Maintenance procedures
D. Special production demands (masks, prosthetics, facial hair, etc.)
VI. Working during a performance situation
A. Production attire: wearing blacks
B. Working back stage
1. Setting up change stations
2. Pre-setting costumes
3. Quick changes
4. Working in the dark
5. Following the show
C. Production safety
D. Working calmly under stress and handling others' nervousness
E. Prioritizing and adapting
F. Staying focused and alert
G. Handling the unexpected
1. Repairing costumes quickly
2. Damaged or lost costumes
3. Repairing makeup or hair styles quickly
4. Damaged or lost prosthetics, wigs, etc.
VII. The structure of production
A. Costuming
1. Costume design and its relation to other aspects of production
2. Scheduling and maintaining the dressing of a production
B. Makeup/hair
1. Makeup/hair design and its relation to other aspects of production
2. Scheduling and maintaining the makeup, hair, and wigs of a production
VIII. Theories of costume, makeup, and hair as they apply to:
A. Style
B. Production
C. Character
IX. Standards of professionalism for costume and makeup/hair staff
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Scripts of plays being performed
SRT Company Handbook
