A Rant for the Actors
When a costumer asks you what type of movement you do in your costume, if the costume is constricting, if you need pockets, if you have stage business involving the costume such as taking it off onstage, etc....
WE ARE NOT MAKING SMALL TALK.
These are questions that need to be taken seriously. Do not say in the fitting that you mostly stand there, or "flutter" and don't have excessive arm movement AND THEN complain to the director that you think your costume is too constricting. This is poor etiquette. You have just injured the reputation of the designer and those working on your costume by such careless comments. If fit is an issue, you should address the designer, stage manager or shop supervisor. We are trying to make you look the part while allowing you amble physical freedom to act the part. And please note such situations are eventually passed onto stage management and other powers that be. You'd be amazed at what is written into rehearsal reports and discussed in production meetings.
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posted by Unknown at
7:17 PM
2 Comments:
Please tell me I'm not one of those people...more importantly...tell me if I am...so I''l stop. I think you are doing an awsome job and I think the show is gowing to look awesome, thanks to you!
Wow. That's a hot rendering. I hope that's not a picture of the "character" with such bad form as to complain about his costume being contricting.
On a personal note, I would never know how to tell if it was an issue of fit versus design. I would just assume it's because I'm fat, but not everyone has that problem and besides that actors, are they grad students? You'd think they'd have learned by now.
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