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Costumes & Fittings

 

COSTUMES NOTES:

  • CORPS & DIVERTISSEMENT DANCERS: provide pink mesh tights with seams, Pointe shoes, white, pink and nude dance trunks.
  • REINDEER: provide solid white underwear.
  • POLICHINELLES: provide white tights, white ballet slippers and a white or light color scoop neck leotard.
  • ANGELS: provide white tights and white ballet slippers.
  • PARTY SCENE BOYS: provide solid white undershirts and underpants.
  • PARTY SCENE GIRLS: provide white tights.
  • PARTY SCENE MEN: provide black dress shoes.
  • PARTY SCENE WOMEN: provide black character shoes.

PVB appreciates the donation of any outgrown ballet slippers of all colors and sizes.

 

COSTUME FITTINGS: dates & times will be given at rehearsals
 CAST MEMBERS, WHEN YOU ARRIVE FOR YOUR FITTING, PLEASE PROCEED DIRECTLY TO THE SECOND STUDIO. PARENTS, AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF OUR FACILITY, PLEASE ESCORT YOUR CHILD TO THE FRONT DOOR AND THEN WAIT FOR THEM OUTSIDE.  IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT MISS THE COSTUME FITTING FOR YOUR PERFORMANCE GROUP.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING!

 

HAIR NOTES:

  • Party Scene LADIES, MEN, GIRLS & BOYS should not cut their hair and are responsible for arriving with hair styled for dress rehearsals and performances in 1850’s styles with no bangs. (Please ask if you have questions.)
  • ANGELS must arrive with hair in a high 4” bun following the diagonal line of their jaw and no bangs
  • POLICHINELLES, PAGES, REINDEER, SOLDIERS, & MICE must arrive with hair pulled off face and flat to top of head and no bangs.

  How to Make a Proper Ballet Bun

 

MAKE-UP NOTES:

For hygienic purposed all cast member must provide their own make-up and false eyelashes.

NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE THEATRE WEARING STAGE MAKE-UP

  • Please pull hair back into ponytails or buns before make-up is applied  (Party Scene GIRLS & LADIES wear hair in net.)
  • Also, wear a button-down shirt or leotard (no turtlenecks) to make-up rehearsals and performances.
  • Lipstick Colors:
    • Party Scene GIRLS & LADIES, ANGELS, PAGES – any “wine” without purple tints
    • Party Scene MEN & BOYS—Loreal “Coffee Bean” or equivalent
    • SOLDIERS – Revlon “Red” or equivalent

Make-up bags are for sale during rehearsal and at the Theater Orientation on Sunday, December 7th through the PVB Parents Committee for $5 each. One bag has enough make-up for one day, both performances. All bags include eye liner, lipstick, foundation, blush, eye shadow and make-up applicators. Make-up is not based on role in the Nutcracker, rather the child's skin tone and will be customized when purchased.

All make-up colors were chosen by the PVB Artistic Directors. Questions regarding make-up bags should be directed to the PVB Parents Committee via email at pvbparents@gmail.com

 

**Above Nutcracker Photo by Jon Crispin