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COSTUME DESIGNER: A DOLL’S HOUSEChien vu
SETTING
• Time: December 2004
• Location: A condo in West Lincoln Park, Chicago
SEASONAL CLOTHING (OUTSIDE)
• The play took place in Chicago during the middle of Winter. As a result, most characters have to put on winter clothing before exiting the house. Winter clothing in this play includes:• Mittens• Scarfs• Hats• Coats• Turtle necks/ sweaters• Boots
SEASONAL CLOTHING (INSIDE)
• With the advance in central heating, characters were allow to put on normal clothing inside the house with an addition of a sweater.• Christmas sweaters• Pajamas • Slippers
ACT 1: SATURDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS
• Nora (32): Wears a fancy long coat, boots, a hat, scarfs, and a purse as she enters. As the act proceeds, she’ll be wearing a pair of khakis, slippers, sweatshirt, cream color hoodie, along with a fancy necklace.
• Iris (30): wears house maid uniform and a pair of slippers.
• Terry (33) : wears a turtle neck, a pair of jeans, glasses, and white socks.
• Pete (33): Enters wearing long coat, scarf, suit, pair of gray slacks, and some fancy dress shoes. Inside, he wears long sleeves shirt and a fancy watch.
• Kristine (34): wears an old jacket, some poor boots, and a scarf as she enters. Inside, she wears a sweat shirt, gray hoodie, jeans and glasses.
• Raj (34): wears an old leather jacket, gloves, torn tennis shoes, hat, and a scarf.
• Marta (30): Enters wearing a thick coat, slacks, boots, mittens, and scarf.
• Kids ( Max, Macey, and Skyler): Enters wearing layers of winter clothes, jackets, mittens, boots, beanies, and earmuffs.
ACT 2: DECEMBER 30 AFTER CHRISTMAS
• Nora: Wears a pair of long pants a long with some short sleeves shirt in her cream hoodie. She later tried on a new uniform she bought for the news year party.
• Marta: wears jeans and a sweater.
• Kristine: enters wearing a brown long coat, cream slacks, and some old boots.
• Terry: Enters after work wearing his long coat, suit, black tie, white long sleeve under a cream sweater. He also have on gray slacks with brown dress shoes. He later shows up in some jeans and his gamer Tee-shirts.
• Pete: Enters wearing long coat, sweater, and a pair of brown khakis with some tennis shoes.
• Raj: enters wearing a black pull-over hoodie, black gloves, black leather jacket, sunglasses, and a pair of old tennis shoes.
ACT 3: NEW YEARS EVE
• Kristine: Wearing a brown coat, scarf, and a pair of khakis.
• Raj: Wearing a pair of slacks, long coat, black hat, and a blue scarf.
• Nora: Dressed up as Jennifer Beals in flashdance wearing tight leggings, a wig, and off-the-shoulder sweatshirt.
• Terry: Dressed as Ronald Reagan wearing a Tuxedo and his Ronald Reagan mask.
• Pete: Dressed like pee-wee Hermann, with a scarf, and his long coat.