THTR 3450 - Costume Design

Goals: To introduce principles and practices in the design and execution of costumes for the stage. To prepare the beginning costume designer.

Content: Script and visual research and use of design principles to create costumes appropriate to both individual character and the production as a whole. Summary of development of western dress, figure drawing, rendering skills, and research methods together with the nature and decoration of materials, pattern development, draping, assembly, and finishing methods.

Taught: Alternate years.

Prerequisite: THTR 1420 or instructor permission.

Credits: 4