We are a part of a local theater group called CCT, Christian Community Theater, and we performed Beauty and the Beast over the summer of 2023. MelRae was the lead Costume Designer and she and the director, Bobby Tschoepe, worked hand-in-hand to design and create the costumes. One of the…
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Fox Costume
This is the fox costume I made from scratch. I take classes at a theater group called CYT, and at the end of each session, we present a showcase of what we learned in class. Recently, our class presented Peter Pan and I was the fox. We are not required…
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Newsies! Medda Larkin’s Dressing Gown
When Medda Larkin wears a dressing gown, it must be as lavishly over-the-top as she is! In our costume stock, I found a sequin dance dress to be the base layer of this costume, and ordered a feather lingerie robe from Amazon. But… our Medda needed more. 😉 To enhance…
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Newsies! Medda Larkin Work Dress
Even the most famous people have stay-home-and-work days, and Newsies! Medda Larkin is no exception. Director Bobby Tschoepe and I decided Medda’s work that day was at her desk, paying bills and working on paperwork, and that she still dressed for success, knowing her important customers could drop by. I…
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Newsies! Medda Larkin’s Vaudeville Dress
The first time we meet Medda Larkin, is Act 1, Scene 5 at Medda’s Bowery in New York. The scene is full of colorful characters and Medda’s vaudeville outfit needs to shine brightly. We made her look by sewing a skirt based on Butterick B5969 and embellishing an Amazon corset…
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Newsies! Medda Larkin’s Suit
Our theater asked us to create costumes for Newsies’ Medda Larkin, a 19th Century Vaudeville actress who worked in New York and also provided haven to the “newsies” or news boys who had no place to stay. (1) Medda is a dynamic, high-spirited character and needed to bring a jolt…