Costuming

Well, Here's a place for me to write something later about actual costuming. I think this page would also need to be moved to some other category besides under Theatre Manager's Handbook because actual costuming has nothing to do with the Theatre Manager. Not really.

So what is costuming?

At Bedlam Theatre, costuming mostly consists of a Stage Manager rummaging through the Costume Cupboard, hoping they can find the one object of clothing that the actor doesn't have in his or her personal wardrobe. Often, this cannot be found as the usual state of the costume cupboard is "complete disarray".

When a costume cannot be found in the cupboard or in someone's wardrobe, a Stage Manager may next look to spend part of their budget at a charity shop or costume shop. Seemingly as a last resort, costumes are sewn. EUTC has a new sewing machine hidden somewhere within Bedlam's walls that can be used for such but how much action it has seen is anyone's guess (it's certainly not much as it's still a new machine.