Going Shopping

June 26, 2014

The costume shop is up and running.  I am fortunate enough to have three wonderful assistants helping with costumes.  Mic Evans, our assistant costume designer, is a UNI theatre student working on his first Sturgis Youth Theatre summer production.  Emma Meier, a student at Cedar Falls High School, is a veteran of the Sturgis Youth Theatre, appearing in several past productions.  Another first timer, Heather Wolf, is a student at Holmes Junior High.  We also have a delightful young woman, Kendra, joining us as a volunteer a couple of times a week.

While I worked on marketing the show, the staff spent the first two days of rehearsals unpacking boxes and sorting through costumes to determine what we already have.  With Kendra's help, Mic created a mock-up of Cinderella's glass slipper that Gretta approved yesterday.  We were then fortunate enough to discover that the mock-up actually fits one of the actors playing Cinderella!

Yesterday was spent talking through each character's costume needs and pulling some items for fittings.  Emma sketched out a design for Cinderella's ball gown based on a dress that we already have and fit it to the actor.  Completing it and creating a second one is the next step.

This afternoon's agenda is a shopping trip for costumes.  After spending yesterday afternoon talking through each character's costumes needs, we have a full day ahead of us today.  We began shopping last evening with a quick trip to Goodwill on University Avenue for dresses and skirts for the ball.  I also brought in some clothes from my closet that I'm donating to the cause.

Before the staff arrives though, I spent some time this morning creating a poster for the actors to color prior to distributing them around town.  Our scenic designer, Mark Parrott, provided the artwork.  He always does such a wonderful job coming up with a design that reflects the show, appeals to young people and provides the actors the opportunity to help sell tickets by coloring the posters.

Tickets go on sale to the general public next Tuesday, July 1, and are only $5.00.

Performances are:

Thursday, July 17, @ 7:00 p.m.

Friday, July 18, @ 10:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 19, @ 2:00 & 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, July 20, @ 2:00 p.m.