Costume coordination

Costume coordination is a method of dressing actors, employees or a person or group for theatrical productions and any venue requiring a fully realized character. It consists of pulling or renting existing stock clothing and costumes, altering them as needed to be used as stage clothes in a theatrical production, oversee their use, cleaning and eventual return to storage or rental company.^[1] Just as with costume design, the costume coordinator creates the overall appearance of the characters, but with the use of on hand items, including accessories. Sometimes coordinators may have a small budget to augment the existing stock or alter it for production needs.^{[citation needed]}

Many theatres with smaller budgets regularly reuse existing stock, especially older companies with large costume warehouses. It is also a staple of community theatre positions because it entails less time and effort and is the usual manner for schools to costume student performers from stored costumes donated or previously purchased.^{[citation needed]}

Coordination of costumes is also required at theme parks and festivals which require performers and dancers to have a consistent appearance, or maintained as originally designed.^{[citation needed]}

^ Kenrick, John (2006). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amateur Theatricals. Penguin. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-59257-506-0.

[Amateur-1] Kenrick, John (2006). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amateur Theatricals. Penguin. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-59257-506-0.

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