Hey everyone!
So this summer I'm running wardrobe at the Des Moines Playhouse for their show Legally Blonde the Musical. We started at five Sunday night with our first run through with everything minus the orchestra. My job for this show is to mainly dress Elle since she has about 8 costume changes, most of which happen in Act 1. The first run through hit a couple snags, including the hardest ones of Elle changing into and out of her bunny costume. This requires the other dresser and I to help her completely strip down and fasten a corset on her, thank God its just a zipper and a hook, and throw bunny ears over her wig. Taking it off is just as much of a hassle. Since, to the audience, she is changing in her closet, the change has to be made on stage yet hidden from the audience since she does go topless for a millisecond while we take the corset off and bra back on. The first night didn't go so well since there was no scenery for her to hide behind and lots of people would be able to see her and us dressers very visibly which just ruins the theatre magic. The second night we rotated one of the scenery pieces so that we wouldn't be seen and it went a lot smoother than the night before.
I think that's all I've got to say for now. Toodles!
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