At first it was daunting being in charge of getting all these clothes together in two weeks. I was told I had two assistants, but after trying several times to get hold of them and getting no reply I set about planning what I needed to get sorted and contacting the cast. Thankfully I've now been told I have another assistant, who's ready to help me!! Thank Goodness!
I have spent this week trawling around charity shops, as many as I could find, and with the help of my mum we really got into our stride today where I picked up 2 old dresses, a white nightgown and a waistcoat. The massive task of all these clothes to find is becoming more managable, and the old dears in the charity shops were happy to help. One such lady found me a white shirt but when I umm'd and ahhh'rd about it she went on to shout through to her friend 'we'll put it on the rack, it'll go really fast'. This only ended in my mum and I in stitches and having to leave the shop with the lady still yelling it behind us. I think she wanted us to buy it.
Onto the style, Spring Awakening is a story set in the 1890's in Germany, it's about girls and boys maturing and growing up. If you want to read more about it this is the site to read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Awakening . Oh yea and did I mention its a rock musical! So with a live band on stage and amazing music it's going to be pretty good!
The dresses are dark and drab, quite heavy and with a dropped waist, the lads are in schoolboy uniforms, shorts and long socks, blazers and waistcoats.
Below are some previous Spring Awakening productions, so you can see the style.
I need to have them all collected by the 16th of November, so fingers crossed. I'll keep you updated and get some photos of the production.
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