Funny Thing...Costume Plot Photos
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This costume plot is a “suggested” design interpretation of your production and may differ greatly from the Costume World stock. To guarantee a costume selection that is in closest possible accordance with your specifications, our Designer/Costumer will advise you of the costume options currently available.
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Music by Steven Sondheim
Time: 200 years before the Christian Era. A Day in Spring
Place: A street in Rome, in front of the houses of Erronius. Senex and Lycus.
(As designed by Costume World/Paul Favini for Ogunquit/Cape Playhouses productions)
Senex: An Elderly Man
1. A long sleeved tunic with leggings. Drape/robe and wreath
Domina: Senex’s Wife
2. Dress and toga suitable for a Roman matron, with palla for traveling in Act One.
3. Act Two: During the chase, costume identical to the one Philia wears throughout.
Hero, Senex and Dominia’s son: - He’s is in love with Philia
4. Short, light colored tunic with small shoulder drape.
Hysterium, slave to Senex and Dominia:
5. Long sleeved tunic of nubby fabric, suitable for slave with leggings (right rear pocket)
6. Act Two: Before the chase, costume identical to Philia’s.
Psuedolus, slave to Hero:
7. Tunic of nubby fabric, similar to Hysterium with leggings and small coin pouch.
(Borrows a Eunuch hooded cape for chase)
Philia, a virgin courtesan:
8. Dress of loose white chiffon or other filmy material with gold tie belt.
Lycus: A buyer and seller of courtesans:
9. Rich colored toga and drape. Molded laurel wreath
Tintinabula: A Courtesan
10. Vibrant green tab, hip hugger skirt with matching bra top.
11. Sheer pastel mourners robe.
Panacea: A Courtesan
12. Grape decorated bra and bikini, draped sheer overskirt
13. Sheer pastel mourners robe.
Vibrata: A Courtesan
14. Animal print bra and bikini with fringed arm and wrist bands, bone hair ornament.
15. Sheer pastel full length mourners robe.
Gymnasia: A Courtesan
16. White leather bra with panties, metal bra and chastity belt.
17. Sheer pastel mourners robe.
The Geminae: Twin Courtesans
18, 19. Beaded bras and bikinis.
20, 21. Sheer pastel mourners robe.
Miles Gloriosus: A Warrior
22. Short tunic under Roman breast plate, crested helmet, greaves
23. Large red and cream cape with gold scroll decoration.
Erronius: A very elderly man
24. Toga as befits an elderly man with flat “padre-style” hat
3 Proteans:
25, 26, 27: Basic nubby tunic with leggings. (plus additions of Proud Roman, Patrician Roman, Pretty Roman)
28. Eunuch costume - add long, dark hoods, (times 3) (Pseudolos borrows one in “the chase”)
29. Sailor collar and beret (times 3)
30. Soldier drape and helmet (times 3)
31. Pseudolus as Prologus: Large robe/drape with stenciled border
