My mom lost all of her hair due to chemo and wore a wig. Her biggest complaints were the facts that it was so warm, and that her scalp got really dried out...
This is not really costume, but a set designer friend is looking for trophy heads, i.e. lion, tiger, bear, elephant, cape buffalo, etc, for a set. Does anyone...
Betty Blyholder
bblyhol@...
Dec 2, 2006 2:20 am
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As part of a class i am taking on Industrial Health and Safety for the Theatre, I am researching the costs of reflooring a dye shop from a solid floor with...
I need to make an actor look more muscular under a long sleeved shirt (shoulders, biceps, upper chest). Does anyone have an "simple" way to do this or...
Hello all! I need to rig a regular men's button up dress shirt to break away quickly and easily on stage. Right now it has snaps down the front, but the...
... I would think metal grating would be awfully slippery when wet. We recently bought a rubber mat grid system from Costco (I think), for the dyeroom. We...
RE: Dye shop floors Rachel - The nicest floor in a dye room I ever worked on was a wooden "grate" made of 1" wide x 2" tall boards with approx. 2" square...
Nanalee Raphael
nler12@...
Dec 4, 2006 2:59 am
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When I was at the Santa Fe Opera, we made a whole chorus of muscle men 20 or so years ago (dating myself). The craft shop layered foam (could also be quilt...
Cheryldee@...
Dec 4, 2006 2:59 am
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Try mini magnets. You can get some pretty small strong mags from Hobby Lobby or Micheals or other such craft store. Make sure you get the little silver ones as...
Dear Jeanette, The old fashion method would be to baste the shirt shut and pull it off vigorously at the right moment, however, it sounds to me like you need a...
Rebecca Cunningham
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Dec 4, 2006 8:42 pm
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ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF COSTUME DESIGN Brooklyn College Department of Theater is accepting resumes for eligible candidates available for the spring 2007 semester...
Hello USITT-Costume Commission, Well the Hot Topics List is now on our web site(Thanks Kristina)! For those of you who do not know what Hot Topics are they are...
A compnay that I will be working with this spring for some film footage and then again this next Oct for a multimedia outdoor presentation is doing the 2nd...
The headless horseman typically has a pumpkin where his head should be. Does your director want this or does he want it to appear as having no head at all? A...
First Stage Children's Theater in Milwaukee, WI seeks a Costume shop Manager to fill a temporary vacancy due to maternity leave. Contract begins January 8th,...
We will soon be starting the production of Urinetown. We are looking for ideas and suggestions on how to do the ghost. Please reply to Brigid Jenkins ...
Hi I am looking for silver chainette fringe 22" or longer for a production of Cabaret. Any ideas would be great. Tried M & J , no silver. Thanks Kim Instenes...
I would like to list this again if I may.... ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF COSTUME DESIGN Brooklyn College Department of Theater is accepting resumes for eligible...
Costume Design & Technology Poster Deadline Approaching The Phoenix USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo will soon be upon us! There are still a few poster...
The Costume Design & Technology Commission has three exciting ways to stay in touch and involved with Commission members and Commission activities online. Our...
`New Dialogues in Costume Research' Conference in the week beginning July 9th 2007 Following on from last year's Costume Symposium at The Arts Institute,...
Hello All-- I got an inquiry from a woman who has dozens of costumes which were used at the community theatre (no longer in business) she used to run. She ...
Susan Davis
Susan.Davis@...
Dec 18, 2006 2:12 pm
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I remember seeing in a mailer somewhere flat silver pendants hung on a black cord that had different carved images on them. One of the images was a tree....
Local high schools, junior colleges, and even universities are always on the lookout for bargains! Susan Susan I. Davis Costume Shop Manager Seattle Opera ph:...
Janet Swenson
janet_swenson@...
Dec 18, 2006 5:28 pm
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Costume Commission Offers Something New Kerri Packard Costume Design & Technology Commission "Something old, something newŠ" In the November issue of...
Hey everyone, I have had a highschool student ask me where she should go to study make-up. I told her I did not know for sure, but that I would ask all of you...
She needs to check out North Carolina School of the Arts. We have a grad and undergrad program in Wigs and Make-up. NCSA is one of the top art schools in the...
I am working on a new course on exclusively non-western costume and cultures. It is going to be an overview class which will be offered for the entire...
I am completely prejudiced on this issue, but here at the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University (home of many a Black Hills alum) we have an...