Costumes

= = Now is the time to start sharing your costuming ideas with Director Jen! If you (student or parent) have an idea for costuming, please e-mail my way, I love suggestions! (srmstheatre@gmail.com)

COSTUME/MEASUREMENT FORM (Measurements due Thurs Feb 12):


 * Base costume: (Must bring in by Monday February 23rd and show to Director Jen): **

SOLDIERS (including Shang, Yao, Qian-Po, Chi-Fu, Mulan and Ling):


 * § Black pants (can be calf-length, don’t need to go to the floor)
 * § White knee socks (will go over the pants)
 * § Black flats (preferably ballet flats/jazz shoes for both boys and girls, no dress shoes or sneakers)
 * § Black long sleeve shirt
 * § T-shirt without any logos or writing which we can cut the sleeves off of in colors such as blues, golds, and maroons

HUNS (Including Shan-Yu, Magyar, Subartu, and Hun #1):


 * Grey pants (can be calf-length, don’t need to go to the floor)
 * Black knee socks (will go over the pants)
 * Black flats (preferably ballet flats/jazz shoes for both boys and girls, no dress shoes or sneakers)
 * Grey or tan long sleeved shirt
 * Black t-shirt without any logos or writing which we can cut the sleeves off of

// EVERYONE BESIDES THE ANCESTORS AND MUSHU SHOULD FALL INTO ONE OF THE ABOVE CATEGORIES. IF YOU ARE UNSURE, PLEASE ASK DIRECTOR JEN. //

// THESE ARE THE BEGINNINGS OF COSTUMING, MORE TO COME FOR ADDITIONAL ROLES SUCH AS MOTHERS/FATHERS/SONS/DAUGHTERS/GRANDMOTHER FA/FA LI/FA ZHOU/EMPEROR, ETC. //

=Specific costuming for Mulan Jr. has yet to be determined. Once decisions are made an announcement will be made and information posted here!=

Some tips from previous years:

MAKE UP and HAIR Makeup – Make a kit in a shoebox that closes or plastic ziplock bag labeled with your child's name. no sharing lipstick. no sharing mascara, or other eye makeup. Urge your child not to share eye and mouth items. Can’t be policed back stage. The more you are willing to put in your child’s kit, the healthier your child will remain. Basic makeup **base** for most, which allows the rest to come off more easily. **Eye Shadow** for exotic eyes for girls, **eye liners** in colors, **mascara, lipstick** in a bright color for most. The show is brightly colored so your makeup can be as well, blues, greens, purples, etc. Glitter is fine on lids and in liners. No glittery lips please. Exotic eyes means a bit of extra liner, smoky eye style… Boys if you have a neutral color lipstick with no sheen or other type of shine. Boys matte lips in a neutral color. Boys can wear a bit of eye liner if they want. Do not need mascara. May need some neutral blush just to have color at their choice. Base is good then just to make removal of anything else a bit easier. Do not have to spend a lot-dollar store or less expensive items at drug stores. You know if your child has sensitivities or allergies, so purchase appropriately. Makeup can be removed at home. Makeup removers are available at most stores as a single use pad or you can use cold cream like Ponds, then wash with a mild soap. Eye makeup removers are a different thing or if you are oldschool you can use baby oil to get off the bulk and then soap and water is always the final piece for makeup removal. Do not go to bed with makeup on, it is not good for skin! Brush and comb. Hair ties or elastics, not scrunchies - ribbons to decorate are fine if they fit with the theme. Hair off of the faces of girls. Braids, French Braids, Ponytails, Buns, etc. Princes who are girls your hair must be up and hidden under your hats. Girls if you do your hair at home that saves time at school as you get ready. There is a lot of hair spray at school. No valuables back stage during dress rehearsals and show. Not valuable earrings for girls, no extra jewelry in little boxes, etc. Girls can wear jewelry of their own in the show as long as it is not something that is valuable if it comes off. Also, not something that easily catches on things as this is always a problem on stage, so clasps on wrists not good, bangles ok. Earrings are fine if they fit with the theme. Necklaces the same. no small electronics that may get lost, or more importantly stepped on. Urge your child to keep cell phone off of the floor, not in backpack on the floor. Don’t want anyone’s experience ruined from an expensive broken cell phone that has been stepped on or sat upon, etc. No electronics on stage. . . ever! Children should not wear costume pieces home. If it is left at home then everyone has an emergency that is unnecessary. Also things can get very easily lost in transportation transitions. If you are taking your costume home for repairs that is fine, but do not wear it home (or out to Denny's after the show. )