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The Wardrobe Supervisor's Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Wardrobe is a complete resource for organizing and streamlining the wardrobe process for any live production, with tips and tricks to quickly and seamlessly dress performers for their next scene.
List of contents
1. The Wardrobe Supervisor 2. Pre-Production 3. Paperwork 4. Being a Team Leader 5. Tools and Safety 6. Tech Week 7. Performances and Costume Maintenance 8. Next Steps 9. Teaching Wardrobe 10. Working in Wardrobe
About the author
Elizabeth Polley is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Albright College and the Wardrobe Manager for The Glimmerglass Festival's 2024 season. Recently, she worked as the Costume Shop Manager and Adjunct Professor for the Kean University Theatre Conservatory and Premiere Stages Theatre Company. Prior to this, she worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Costume Technology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Highlights from Polley's professional wardrobe career include dressing for the concerts of Taylor Swift, Pink, Justin Bieber, Paula Abdul, and Ariana Grande. Her national tour wardrobe work includes
Kinky Boots, Dirty Dancing, Jersey Boys, Spamalot!, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, Cats, and
Ragtime.
Summary
The Wardrobe Supervisor’s Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Wardrobe is a complete resource for organizing and streamlining the wardrobe process for any live production, with tips and tricks to quickly and seamlessly dress performers for their next scene.
