TH 2399
Production Practicum II
Assistant Costume Designer

Caitlin Quinn

Office: MPAC 142
Phone: 218-726-8098
Email: ccquinn@d.umn.edu

Job Description:

Assist the costume designer in researching, sourcing, and fitting costumes for a production. Attend all production meetings and dress rehearsals. Train dressers how to perform quick changes as necessary.

Student will be given a set of due dates which you must adhere to. Each item is due to Caitlin on a Monday and presented at the production meeting on Tuesday. It is essential that the assistant designer adheres to these dates. 

• Read the script 

• Create a costume plot with the costume designer

• Attend AND contribute to all production meetings

• Meet weekly with the costume designer and Caitlin. Schedule more frequent meetings with the designer as needed

• Contribute to research 

• Attend and contribute to draper meeting

• Assist with pulling costumes

• Create Pull/Buy/Build List

• Contribute to Source list

• Attend all fittings as schedules permit

• The assistant costume designer is expected to help with finishing of the costumes (dye, craftwork, embellishments, etc) and may be given a construction project. 

• Create check in sheets

• Create quick change lists as needed

• Attend quick change rehearsal

• Assistant Costume Designer must attend all dress rehearsals and any Quick Change rehearsals scheduled during tech week. 

• The assistant costume designers will take notes on the costumes during the run, UNLESS the assistant costume designer is also serving as wardrobe head. 

• Attend strike and help with laundry and organization

Grading:

Final grade will be determined by the Faculty Supervisor after consulting necessary production team members with regards to how well the duties listed above were executed.  If areas for improvement are noted, you will receive a written explanation with what was observed and suggestions for improvement.