Preparation
Costume Construction
People and Places
Colors
Extras
100
Using costume colors to show characters' allegiances
What is Color coding
100
Fabric sample used to test the costume under the lights
What is Swatch
100
A test in which actors wear their costumes under the lights before the final fitting
What is Costume parade
100
Colors redheaded performers should wear to look their best
What is Yellow, orange, green, golden brown
100
Accessories meant to be worn over regular shoes
What is Boot covers
200
The process by which the color of a fabric is changed before the costume is cut and sewn
What is Dyeing
200
These help costume designers visualize a costume before it is actually built
What is Preliminary sketches
200
The person who keeps the costume plot and chooses assistants for the dressing rooms
What is Wardrobe manager
200
Costumes normally found in comedies, farces, children's plays and fantasies
What is Light material in bright or pastel colors
200
Extra items, such as canes and parasols that add detail to a costume
What is Accessories
300
An example of this is a period production in which the actors wear modern dress, not historically accurate costumes
What is Stylized play
300
A worksheet that describes the colors, fabrics, and accessories for each costume
What is Costume plot
300
The place in the theater where costumes and accessories are stored
What is Wardrobe room
300
Colors light-haired performers should wear to look their best
What is Cool colors
300
Accessories that can be worn with more than one outfit, sometimes after being reversed
What is Interchangeable
400
The details in a costume that indicate its time period or geographical region
What is Identifying
400
Theater jargon for creating a costume
What is Building
400
A business that rents costumes and accessories
What is Costume house
400
Costume colors normally used in tragedies
What is Muted, dark colors
400
The quality of a fabric that determines the way the costume will catch light
What is Texture
500
The distinctive line and form of a costume
What is Costume silhouette
500
Changing the size of a costume to fit an actor
What is Altering
500
Assistants who hang clothes, keep accessories nearby, and help actors change costumes
What is Dressers
500
Colors dark-haired performers should wear to look their best
What is Warm colors
500
A material used instead of zippers and buttons
What is Velcro
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