Fashion for the Theatre - DVD

Fashion for the Theatre

$69         ©2002 EVN, 20 minutes

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What kinds of costumes would be most appropriate for your play? By knowing when the play is set, you can research the fashions of that era and determine what upper-class, middle-class, and lower-class people wore at a particular moment in history. This information is important, because costumes that accurately reflect a period help actors to more authentically portray the characters. Costuming is one of the elements of a production that can either draw the audience into the play or make them feel removed from what is happening on-stage.

Learning Objectives: 

1) Students will learn how to analyze a play for the purpose of designing costumes.
2) Students will learn about fashion features of key historical eras.
3) Students will learn how to conduct fashion research.