INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
Student’s will design costumes for the 3 characters in Pass Over (Moses, Kitch, and
Mister) using either an image collage or hand-drawn (bad drawing acceptable!) and
write a paragraph about each costume noting what part of the play the costume is
worn, and why specific pieces, fabrics, materials, colors, accessories, etc. were chosen
STEPS
1. Read through any costume notes in the beginning of the play or within the script
and make notes about what the character HAS to be wearing (for example:)
a. MOSES Costume Requirements:
b. KITCH Costume Requirements:
c. MISTER Costume Requirements
2. Think about what this character might wear in the different parts of the play, here
are some questions to ask
a. What is this person’s age (physical age and emotional age)? What’s their
gender expression (does it matter?) What type of weather are they
dressing for? What fashion era does this person dress in?
b. Are they dressing for a particular ceremony or moment (example:
wedding?) Are they trying to impress someone or a group of people by the
way they dress? Are they dressing for a specific activity level (swimming,
exercising?) Are they more interested in being comfortable or showing off
through clothing or both?
c. What colors match this character’s personality? Are they being forced to
dress a certain way for any reason (example: school uniform, firefighter)?
d. What has happened to them in this moment of the play (example: they’ve
been fighting in a war so their clothes may be tattered & torn, or they just
got married and are wearing a wedding dress)
3. Create your three costume designs using either hand-drawing, make collages on
a word-doc with photos from the internet, or even make the ‘looks’ yourself from
your wardrobe (Like the TikTok what I would wear as a character videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14vl1uF34H8) You could even create a
Pinterest page (or similar site) with photo-collages of different costume design
ideas for the three characters like this one:
4. Turn in these TWO things to the Costume Project Assignment Folder on
Blackboard.
a. .Jpeg Photos of your drawings, or pdf/doc files of your collages or a doc
with links to Pinterest/similar page, or a mp4/mov file if you create the
costumes yourself
i. Be sure to label each costume with the Character Name
b. A document with a paragraph description & explanation for each costume
(3-4 sentences each)—answer the questions above, talk about why you
chose that costume
Example: I chose this outfit for MISTER because he speaks like
he’s from the South and is wealthy, I imagined he came from a boat party
so he is dressed in boating clothes, very pastel and clean as if this person
never worked a day in their life. I would also include accessories like an
ascot or hankerchief and hat so that the actor could use them to show how
nervous he is in this environment. I think the color yellow in the polo would
signal a kind of happiness and sunshine that is not usually present where
this play takes place.
GRADING RUBRIC
A: Costume designs are cohesive and relate to the character/situation of the play.
Designs are creative and explanation paragraphs give more insight into why the design
was chosen. Project shows student exploring use of color/style/pattern/fit to show
character intentions.
B: Costume designs are somewhat cohesive and are based on the character/situation
of the play. Some elements of the design are creative and explanation paragraphs give
basic insights into why the design was chosen. Design lacks connection between
elements.
C: Costume design meet the very basic requirements of the project. Explanation
paragraphs do not give much insight into why the design was chosen. The design
comes off rushed and not thought through.
D-F: The design meets none of the above requirements
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