Wearable Art Fashion Show Theatre UAF Tara Maginnis

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All clothes in a section are not listed in any order. Directors will choose the order of the lineup in their section. Numbers are solely for organizational purposes.

Beginning: Alaskan Dress Section A	Section CANCELLED due to many of the needed costumes being missing from storage		Suggestions for casting
Strange Suits SECTION B	Odd amalgamation from lots of different shows. Could be Gender-bending, or absurdly stiff like a parody of a fashion show with dweebs in suits. DIALOGUE NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN FOR THIS SECTION	It might go well to jump straight into the Deltone’s Miserlou (Beginning of Pulp Fiction) or Fashion Victim
B-1	NORMAL MAN'S SUIT FOR THE NARRATOR		Joe Harris FITTED
B-2	NORMAL MEN'S SUITS FOR CONFUSING THE NARRATOR		Wade Taylor FITTED
B-3	NORMAL MEN'S SUITS FOR CONFUSING THE NARRATOR		?
B-4	NORMAL MEN'S SUITS FOR CONFUSING THE NARRATOR		?
The Bacchae B-5	Pentheus Suit	Blue two piece suit, White Shirt, Red vinyl tie, Black Shoes,	Ryan Skaw FITTED Easy Movement
Yahoo Nation B-6	Japanese Businessman	Painted jacket, blue pants, kabuki mask, White shirt, Painted tie, socks, black shoes,	Skinny man Easy Movement
The Bacchae/Water Stealers B-7	Cadmus/leafman	Leaf suit, White Shirt, Fish tie, Wheelchair Shoes	Charles Heron FITTED Wheelchair if possible
The Bacchae/Water Stealers B-8	Tiresias/leafman	Leaf suit, White Shirt, Butterfly tie, Staff, Shoes,	Brian Smart FITTED Easy Movement
Comedy of Errors B-9	Antipholi 1 or 2 Click here	Yellow shirt/blue shirt, Hard collars, Yellow tie/blue tie, Striped jackets, Striped vests, Checked pants, Spectator shoes, Yellow socks/blue socks.	Small guy Easy Movement
Comedy of Errors B-10 B-11	Merchants	Red ties, Striped shirts, Black hats, Outlined jackets, Checkered pants, Spectator shoes, socks	Alexei Antohin FITTED Anatoly Antohin? Easy Movement
Comedy of Errors B-12	The Duke	White Shirt, Black tie, Spectator shoes, Tiger stripe tux,	Brandon Murphy FITTED Easy Movement
Yahoo Nation B-13	Papa (Dutch)	Check jacket, Red tie, Blue pants, White shirt	Medium man Easy Movement
Alice in Wonderland B-14	Mad hatter	Green foam hat, Yellow shirt, Green floppy tie, green pants, Green painted jacket, flower in buttonhole, Shoes, Socks, Spats,	Joe Alloway FITTED Easy Movement
Kartasi B-15	Nasty Suit	Elvis hair, Undershirt, Spike suit (2 piece), Spike hands, Sharp shoes	Tom Creek FITTED Difficult Movement
Biomechanical Cartoon Insanity SECTION C	The last bit of the suits section should contain the most cartoonish suits, then shift into Benny Goodman’s “Sing Sing Sing” or another similar piece with fast tempo clownish movement –blending without pause into this cartoon costume section	Benny Goodman’s “Sing Sing Sing” or Prokofiev’s Lt. Kiji Troika
Kartasi C-1	Purification Garcia	Cone Hat, Rubber gloves, Hoopskirt, Black robe Bloomers? Stripe socks, Black shoes Weird scythe thing	Craig Brookes FITTED Difficult Movement
12^th Night C-2	Malvolio/Maid	Maid’s dress Bloomers Yellow stockings Yellow hat Garter belt Black shoes	Ryan Staska FITTED Easy Movement
Comedy of Errors C-3	Dr. Pinch	Red check pants, Outlined tailcoat, Patterned b&w vest, Bow tie, White shirt, Mortarboard, Spectators, Socks, Academic gown	Harry (ANS Guy)? Easy Movement
Comedy of Errors C-4	Amelia	Nun’s headpiece, White gorget, Black robe, Constructivist tabard, Large cross, Black shoes, Black tights	Amy Taylor FITTED Easy Movement
The Successful Life of 3 C-7	She	Red wig, Red top, Red Pants, Yellow lips jacket, Yellow heels	Christi Burgess Easy Movement
The Successful Life of 3 C-8	3 –Armed to the teeth	“3” shirt, Orange pants, Checked shoes Gun coat	Charlie Pierce FITTED Easy Movement
Yahoo Nation C-9	Statue of Liberty	Green gown, Sunburst mask, Sandals Cutout torch	Rob Jordan FITTED Slightly awkward Movement
Yahoo Nation C-10	Uncle Sam	US hat mask, US jacket, US pants, US Vest, Shoes	Levi Ben Israel FITTED Difficult Movement
Yahoo Nation C-11	Mamma	Rubber wig with bow, Yellow shirt, Banana skirt, Yellow petticoat, Blue shoes, mask	Thin woman Easy Movement
Alice in Wonderland C-12	Queen of hearts	Red crown/hat Red bodice, Ruff, Hoopskirt, Foam skirt,	Extra large woman Difficult Movement
Alice in Wonderland C-13	Caterpillar	Caterpillar headdress, Body, Green gloves, Mushroom top, Mushroom sheet bottom	Brian Wooster FITTED Very Difficult Movement
Alice in Wonderland C-14	Card	Heart head, Card, Red shirt, Red pants Shoes, socks,	Any Easy Movement
Alice in Wonderland C-15	Alice	Hairbow, Blue dress, White apron, White hose, Blue shoes	Brianna Doring FITTED Easy Movement
Alice in Wonderland C-16	March hare	Rabbit hat, Twinkle coat, White shirt, Brown & orange vest, Plaid pants, Floppy bow tie, Shoes, Socks, spats	Small person Easy Movement
Tara's Dress C-17	Mme.Exxxcedrin breakaway dress and Bo's Amazing artificial chest	Fake Breasts Naughty lingerie Striped Dress shoes Darth Vader Bonnet	Bo Anderson
The Omnigarment Optional section if we have a willing dance group & choreographer SECTION D	Slower music for contrast, perhaps Rimsky-Korsakov either dancing about in the costumes, or doing the insto-transformer thing. Should be fairly short, because the costumes are all pretty much the same.	Rimsky-Korsakov The Young Prince and The Princess or the New Age-y Across the View
Much Ado D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5	Ensemble	Omnigarments, Body suits, Masks and hats Repair with flowers, etc. Flat shoes & socks	Carrie Seward Maya Salganek Christine Burgess Easy Movement
Period Passions SECTION E	What can I say? It’s all about sex and costumes, mostly from Liaisons. You guys figure it out.	Handel’s Sarabande if you want it to go Dramatic a la an 18^th Century Tango, Chevalier’s Louise might be good for a light funny bit or the Der Rosencavalier Waltz if you want sexy classical stuff, or Dress to Sexy if you want fashion show music
Don Juan E-1	Don Juan	Big hat, White shirt, Red vest, Black pants, Stockings, Black shoes, Purple lined cape,	Wade Taylor? Easy Movement
Les Liaisons Dangereuses E-2	Merteuil	Brown wig, Red feather comb, Heart necklace, Red dress, Violet underskirt, Petticoat, Violet corset, Chemise, Bustle, Red stockings, Violet garters, Red shoes, fan	Aria Shilansk FITTED Difficult Movement
Les Liaisons Dangereuses E-3	Valmont 1	Brown wig, Violet shirt, White cravat, Blue silk vest, violet coat, Black breeches, Red hose, Black shoes, Chatelaine,	Jon Ward FITTED Moderately Easy Movement
Les Liaisons Dangereuses E-4	Tourvel	Extended hair, Blue silk dress, quilted petticoat, Muslin petticoat, Blue corset, Violet gloves, White fichu, Chemise, Bustle, blue stockings, Garters, Blue shoes, Flowers, rosary	Carrie Seward FITTED Difficult Movement
Les Liaisons Dangereuses	Valmont 2	Brown wig, Violet shirt, White cravat, White floral vest, Black coat, Black breeches, Red hose, Black shoes, sword	Joe Alloway FITTED Moderately Easy Movement
Les Liaisons Dangereuses E-5	Emelie	Yellow hat, Yellow dress, red underskirt, Muslin petticoat, Corset, Chemise, Stockings, garters, Lewd fan, Handbag, Shoes, Brown wig, Neck ribbon bustle	Abrah Fawvor Difficult Movement
Les Liaisons Dangereuses E-6	Danceny	Blonde wig, Green knightly order, White shirt, White floral vest, Green coat, White breeches, Blue stockings, Black shoes, Sword, Tricorne hat, white gloves, cross, white cravat	Tom Creek FITTED Moderately Easy Movement
Miss Julie E-7	Miss Julie	2 piece bustle dress, Petticoat, Boots, Hair bow, Bustle, Corset,	Short woman Difficult Movement
Les Liaisons Dangereuses E-8	Rosamonde	Gray wig, Gold mob cap, Gold-white fichu, Gold mesh gloves, Face fan, Purple gold dress, Purple gold underskirt, Muslin petticoat, Bustle, Chemise, Corset, Stockings, garters, Shoes, Cane.	Medium/large woman Difficult Movement
The Glass Menagerie E-9	Amanda	Yellow dress, shoes, stockings	Large, tall woman Easy Movement
Tuma Shows E-10	The Tourist	White Dresses, Hats, Parasol & camera, Hand Bags, Stockings, Shoes, Belts? White gloves beads	Breann Stoutenberg? Easy Movement unless we add props
Threepenny Opera E-12	Polly Blue Dress	Lace Dress Visible underwear Stockings Hat Boa and/or jewelry Shoes with leg laces	Rachel Blackwell FITTED
Threepenny Opera E-13	Hooker Dress	Black Beaded Dress Lace mits Stockings Hat Boa and/or jewelry Shoes with leg laces	Name? FITTED
Threepenny Opera E-14	Hooker dress	Lace Dress Visible underwear Stockings Hat Boa and/or jewelry Shoes with leg laces	Medium-small female Sarah Phillips?
Liasons E-15	Cecile de Volonges	Pink skirt, Pink & Lilac dress, Chemise, bustle, petticoat, pink corset, stockings, garters, fan, lilac turban, Neck ribbon	Terin Walton-Rautz FITTED
Hippie Meditation Moment SECTION F	To the tunes of something mellow, low key and meditative like Jungly Bab, the Hippie outfits can filter on, in slow absurdities, or just pretty movement.	Jungly Bab
As You Like It F-1	Rosalind wizard dress	Silk painted dress, Violet slip, Sandals, Floral crown,	Kelly Hartman FITTED Easy Movement
As You Like It F-2	Celia Hippie dress	Blue silk dress, Blue macram� vest, Sandals, Blue slip, headband	Short woman Easy Movement
As You Like It F-3	Touchstone	Yellow shirt, Hippie pants, Vest, Tie, Headband, Grinner Sneakers, ‘Fro wig	Troy Robbins FITTED Easy Movement
As You Like It F-5	Hymen, God of Marriage	Seminole patchwork suit, Shirt, Platform Shoes, Twinkle collar (recreate).	Joe Harris FITTED Easy Movement
Alice in Wonderland F-6 F-7 F-8 F-9	Hippie ensembles	As found	Dan Gibson FITTED Alecia McCoy FITTED Danny (ANS Guy) Easy Movement
Heaven and Hell SECTION G	The big moment for pointless sound effects, weird lighting, fog machines, you know, all that self indulgent Kartasi/Yahoo shit we enjoyed playing with. Maybe we should even bring out the reflective spiral wheel. Scantily clad GOOD, fights shiny twinkly EVIL in a fashion battle of pulp comic book proportions.	Something Apocalyptic or strange, contrasting with the happy hippie love fest preceding it. If you want Rock and Roll, perhaps Big Black Mariah? Or the sung monologue What Keeps Mankind Alive? Or one can go all sci-fi and sound effect stuff or Midtown blending slowly into the Vangelis version of Jerusalem
The Grand Tarot G-1	The High Priestess	White Headpiece, Rhinestone Bra and drapery, Rhinestone panty-skirt, Gold Shoes, Nylons,	Christina Welch FITTED Difficult Movement
The Grand Tarot G-2	The Hierophant (Pope)	Cone head, Gold robe, Pregnancy pad, Gold sandals, Large cross,	Anita Ashbaugh FITTED Difficult Movement
Kartasi G-3	Lucy	Lucy dress, giant petticoat, White wig, Baby puppet, Shoes.	Extra Large woman Difficult Movement
Kartasi G-4	Baddius	Masks, Claws, Shoes, Swords, Body armor, ???	Darrin (ANS Guy) Difficult Movement
Kartasi G-5	Sorath?	Skateboard, Octobody, octopants	Alex Antohin FITTED VERY Difficult Movement
Kartasi G-6	Virgo	Fur bikini, White Wig, Arm wraps, White go-go boots	Abrah Fawvor FITTED
Kartasi G-7	Kali	Twinkle Bikini, Hair sticks, Honking great sword, Cape, Black go-go boots, Gloves?	Heather Maas? Easy Movement Needs to be OK with flesh showing
Magic Flute G-8 G-9	Angels	Gold wigs, Angel dresses, Gold sandals	Carey Fink FITTED Moderately Easy movement
Magic Flute G-11	Queen of the Night Ladies	Egyptian wigs, Black twinkle dresses, Shoes, nylons	Minerva Ryan FITTED
Kartasi G-14	Law Sayer	2-piece bush costume, pants, shoes	Simon (ANS Guy) Difficult Movement
Kartasi G-15	Kartasi	Long witch wig, Silver shirt & tights, Silver armor, Gloves, Lightening sword, Silver leg guards, Shoes,	Jon Ward FITTED Difficult Movement
Kartasi G-16	Slime	Monster head, Shreddy shirt, Shreddy pants, Monster feet, Claw gloves, Honking great sword, Tail	Shannon Luster FITTED VERY Difficult Movement
Don Juan G-17	The Statue	Helmet Mask, Shirt Body Armor, Gloves, Trousers, Boots, Cape, Socks	Ryan Staska FITTED Difficult Movement
Don Juan G-19	Donna Elvira (Nun)	Sexy lingerie Stockings Sexy shoes Black lace robe Black wimple, Magenta leopard nightgown Giant rosary	Amy Taylor FITTED Moderately Easy Movement
The Bear G-20	The Widow Popova	Black Veil, Black Dress Black shoes Sexy stockings Corset & Petticoat bloomers jewelry	medium woman
The Mikado SECTION H	It won’t fit in another category, so it has to go on it’s own. The best music for it is probably the Mikado Overture, since it begins with the stately entrance of the Mikado music, and then quickly riffs into the upbeat “Derry down Derry” song and dance music. If we don’t have the Tuma costumes, this piece could get moved to the beginning.	Mikado Overture
The Mikado H-1 H-2 H-3	The Mikado	Headdress Undershirt, White Tunic Red Kimono, Waist Wrap, Black Fan, Hakima 2 Attendants in Black with Masks	Brandon Seifert FITTED INCREDIBLY Difficult Movement
The Mikado H-4	Katisha	Wig, Purple kimono, Gold Obi and cord, Red Fan, Red underskirt, Red sandals, White tabi	Marecia Guthrie FITTED Difficult Movement
The Mikado H-5	Yum Yum	Wig, Bridal Headdress, White Kimono, Red Underskirt, Red obi Blue/white fan, White tabi, Red geta,	Melissa Smith FITTED Difficult Movement
The Mikado H-6	Pish Tush	Gold fan, Black Hat, Pink under kimono, Blue Choken, Violet Hakima, Black tabi, Belt with flap, Wood geta,	Charlie Pierce FITTED Difficult Movement
The Mikado H-7	Nanki-Poo	Red over kimono, White wedding kimono, Black tabi, Fan?, Wooden geta Belt?	Skinny man Difficult Movement
The Mikado H-8 H-9 H-10	Female Chorus	Wigs, Fans, Kimono, Red Geta, White Tabi, Red Skirts, Black Obi with center stripes,	Brianna Dorring Annie Yvette Janee ALL FITTED
Sheer Fucking Pointless Spectacle SECTION J *THERE IS NO SECTION I* SO IT WON'T GET CONFUSED WITH THE NUMBER 1	(OK so we’ll leave the “Sheer Fucking Pointless” part out of the Program). This is full of costumes that are very large, very brightly colored, or very twinkly, often all three. Quite a few were made for an opera, and so possibly opera music would fit. However, the biggest problem in this section is that it needs to have several people in it who are either very comfortable moving in their costumes, or moving pretty slowly. The two just below, both have big weird headdresses, the Sphinx actually has back wheels and wings, The Queen of the Night has a 8 foot train and wings, And the Gypsy and Mrs. X both have huge skirts.	Handel’s “Let the Bright Seraphim” or other upbeat Opera Music?
The Bacchae/Water Stealers J-1	Dionysus/Twig man	Twig Headpiece, Twig suit Shoes?	Spencer Yee FITTED VERY Difficult Movement
The Grand Tarot J-2	The Hermit	Blue Houppelande, Green leaf tunic, Tree hat, Draperies, Shoes,	Jeff Aldrich? Difficult Movement
The Grand Tarot J-3	The Sphinx	Egyptian wig, Gold breastplate, Fur trousers, Fur leg cart, Gold wings,	Short Female w. narrow hips VERY Difficult Movement
The Grand Tarot J-4	The Gypsy	Feathered Turban, Hoopskirt, Patchwork Skirt, Patchwork top, Rainbow bloomers, Colored stockings, Mary Jane Shoes,	Lorraine Pettit FITTED Difficult Movement
The Grand Tarot J-5	The Fool	Blue/purple hat, Purple Tunic, Purple/blue tights, Shoes,	Joe Alloway FITTED Easy Movement
Magic Flute J-7	Tamino	Lion hat, Armor, Blue twinkle tunic, Gold sandal boots,	Moderately Difficult Movement
Magic Flute J-8	Queen of the Night	Red wig, Isis headdress, Lame cape, Ice crystal dress, Nylons, Silver wings, shoes	Carey Fink FITTED Difficult Movement
Magic Flute J-9	Monastatos	Turban hat, Gold harem pants, Twinkle tunic, Red pointy shoes, Socks	Clayton (ANS Guy) Difficult Movement
Magic Flute J-10	Pappagena	Bird girl hat, Corset dress, Striped pants, Bird shoes, socks	Kate Billington FITTED Difficult Movement
Magic Flute J-11 J-12 J-13	3 Slave Girls	Turban, Lampshade tunics, Jewelry, Harem pants, sandals	Large Female Kalesha Pearson (small) FITTED Must be OK with bare midriff and cleavage
The Stronger J-14	Miss Y	Flower hat, Purple jacket, Purple pants, Purple shoes	Skinny woman Easy Movement
The Stronger J-15	Mrs X	Red petal dress, Red wig, Red gloves, Jeweled shoes, Bridesmaid petticoat	Alecia McCoy FITTED Difficult Movement
Magic Flute J-16	Pappageno	Bird Suit, Bird Feet, Bird Hat	Rob Jordan FITTED
Wedding SECTION K	The last dress in a traditional fashion show is a wedding dress. I thought we could jerk our audience around a bit by doing the LOTR quadruple ending bit: Start with something obvious like Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, then pop out Lady B, get them all to think: “Oh how Theatre UAF, the Bride is a guy…” Then add in Jack’s black suit, so there is a couple “Oh, I get it, it’s a SF Wedding cake…” Then pop out The white Jack and Gwendolyn “No, it’s a weird Wedding Party…” Then either Cecily or Prism (Whoever we have bodies for) and Algy “A triple wedding?” then all three couples throw confetti, as if they are bridesmaids and groomsmen, for the REAL bride and groom: Dick and Jane. After we milk that for all it’s worth, then, anyone who is still in one of the previous costumes can come out on stage en masse to the song “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood and do a curtain call, which would be properly UAF, plus being an in joke for anyone who has seen Zoolander.	Mendelssohn’s Wedding March or the one from Wagner’s Lohengrin followed by Relax
Earnest K-1	Lady Bracknell	Buckram wig, Valkirie hat, Plastic Cape, Big white dress, Silver petticoat, Bustle, corset, parasol, stockings, bloomers, white shoes, white gloves. White stockings, Handbag, bouquet	Large guy Difficult Movement Cannot overheat easily
Earnest K-2	Jack 2	White shirt w, plastic collar, violet-black tie, Black check vest, Black pants, Black shoes, Black socks, Violet gloves, Sheer black tailcoat, Black lace top hat	Medium-Big guy Difficult Movement
Earnest K-3	Gwendolyn 2	Plastic hat, buckram wig, Plastic overlay, White dress, Petticoat, Bustle, Corset, Bloomers, White stockings, Parasol, Boa, White shoes, White gloves, Handbag, bouquet	Jessica Sullivan FITTED Difficult Movement Cannot overheat easily
Earnest K-4	Jack 1	White shirt w, plastic collar, White lace vest, violet tie, Watch, White trousers, White shoes, White gloves, Clear plastic tailcoat, Clear plastic top hat	Medium-Big guy Difficult Movement Cannot overheat easily
Earnest K-5	Cecily	Lace hat, White wig, Ecru dress, White gloves, Ecru parasol, Petticoat, Bloomers, Stockings, Shoes, bouquet	Small girl Difficult Movement Cannot overheat easily
Earnest K-6	Algy 2	White shirt w, plastic collar, White lace vest, Pearl jacket, Pink tie, Watch, Clear boater, White pants, White shoes, White socks, white gloves	Medium guy w. shaved head Easy Movement Cannot overheat easily
Threepenny Opera K-9	Polly Wedding Dress	Lace Dress Visible underwear Stockings Hat Boa and/or jewelry Shoes with leg laces	Medium-short Guy or woman
K-10	Body Painted Tux on Christina Welsh	Painted by Bo Anderson	Christina Welch

Lysistrata K-7	Dick	Penis costume, Foreskin headdress, Pink shoes, Pink socks, Top hat?	Bo Anderson FITTED
Lysistrata K-8	Jane	Vagina costume, Clitoris hat, Pink hose, Pink tap shoes, bridal veil, bouquet	Margaret Bonnell FITTED

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