Director’s Guide to Costume Design
Contributing Educator: Karen Kidd
Staging a production for a paying audience is intimidating. We want our students to have a “real” theatre experience, to build our program, and to make the audience feel like the experience was worth their time and money. Costuming is vital to the visual experience of the show. This PD is designed to walk teachers through the basics of costuming for a high school production.
Lesson Plans Included: 5
Materials: Templates for building a costuming binder, costume plots, and organizing your production team.
Grade Levels: K-12
Lesson Plan Topics
- Organizing Your Costuming Binder - Approaching a script and formulating a costume plot (NCAS: TH:Cr1.1.I.c)
- Developing a Costume Concept - Understanding basic costuming principles (NCAS: TH:Cr2.1.I.a)
- Developing a Costume Plot - Perspectives to consider when creating a costume plot (NCAS: TH:Pr5.1.I.b)
- Creating Costume Sheets - Culmination of preparatory work (NCAS: TH:Cr2.1.I.b)
- Building Your Production Team - Getting the support needed (NCAS: TH:Cr2.1.I.b)
