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Costume Plot

The costume design for 'The Little Mermaid Jr.' focuses on fish-inspired costumes for 34 actors, simplifying the process by utilizing items from the costume loft. The color palette includes bright and neon colors for sea creatures and pastels for humans, with important items like Ursula's tentacle belt and Ariel's fishtail skirts highlighted. Various costume groups are detailed, including sailors, mersisters, fish, and chefs, each with specific attire and accessories to enhance the overall theme.

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Costume Plot

The costume design for 'The Little Mermaid Jr.' focuses on fish-inspired costumes for 34 actors, simplifying the process by utilizing items from the costume loft. The color palette includes bright and neon colors for sea creatures and pastels for humans, with important items like Ursula's tentacle belt and Ariel's fishtail skirts highlighted. Various costume groups are detailed, including sailors, mersisters, fish, and chefs, each with specific attire and accessories to enhance the overall theme.

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COSTUME DESIGN

THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. (SPRING 2013)

COSTUME PLOT

CONCEPT
Rather than hardcore FISH costumes, my concept is fish-INSPIRED costumes. I’m hoping this will
make the process of costuming thirty-four actors much simpler! The majority of the items should be
able to be pulled from the costume loft and off-site.

COLOUR PALETTE
Sea creatures/fish/merpeople: brights and neons
Humans: pastels and muted colours

IMPORTANT ITEMS
• Ursula’s tentacle belt
○○ Black waistband or belt with EIGHT long boas, strips of fabric, or plastic chains for the
Poor Unfortunate Souls/Tentacles to hold on to. The Souls are extensions of Ursula,
former sea creatures/merpeople under her spell.
○○ Can be shared between the two Ursulas.
• Mersisters’ fishtail skirts
• Ariel’s removable fishtail skirt and fishtail miniskirt/shorts
• A simple fish costume for every single actor who isn’t already a fish or sea creature.

DOUBLE-CAST ROLES
• Ursula (Natalia M. & Rachel T.)
• Scuttle (Delaney F. & Grace J.)
• Flounder (Nicole B. & Payton S.)

CAST FACTS
• We have 34 actors: 9 boys and 25 girls.
• We have two Graces (Grace J. and Grace H.).
• We have two Edens (Eden H. and Eden R.).
• With the exceptions of Ariel and Sebastian, every single actor in the show plays more than
one part.

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ACADEMY
COSTUME GROUPS
SAILORS
• White T-shirt or button-up shirt (OR striped shirts from Carousel?)
• Pants: black or navy
• Black shoes or jazz shoes
• White sailor cap (I know we have a bunch of these in off-site)
○○ Pilot needs a captain’s hat instead of a sailor cap
• Navy blue bandana (worn around neck; we have a bunch in the loft)
• Hair: neatly combed. Long hair should be in a ponytail or bun.
• Clean fingernails

MERSISTERS
• Tank top (I’d like it if each sister has a different colour: red, orange, yellow, blue, green,
purple. Ariel’s colour is lavender.) No shell bikinis in this show!
• Mermaid “tails”: coloured leggings to match tank top with “disco ruffle” bottoms
• Nude or light-coloured ballet slippers
• Hair accessories: flowers or ribbons (like coral or seaweed?) colour-matched to their tank top
• Jewelry: shells or pearls
• Hairstyle: long, loose, and wavy. I suggest that the night before, the girls should wet their hair,
braid it, and sleep on it, so it’s wavy the next day.
• Makeup: lip gloss and body glitter if they’d like. Nail polish: only if it matches their tank top.

FISH & SEA CREATURES


• This is where we have some room to play! We have a variety of fish so you can be creative
when it comes to costumes. Please focus on bright and neon colours. All items need to be
easy to move/dance in and not overly complicated as many actors have quick changes.
If some actors are wearing skirts or dresses, the actor must wear booty or bike shorts
underneath.
• If the actor is doubling as a Sailor, Poor Unfortunate Soul, or Chef, it might be easier to start
with basics (black pants/leggings and black top) and add/layer colourful additions on top.
• Items can include:
○○ Bright-coloured, loose T-shirts or tank tops
○○ Board shorts or bathing suit trunks
○○ Shiny materials and sequins
○○ Hawaiian print items, such as button-downs and dresses
○○ Hair accessories and small hats that don’t obscure the eyes
○○ Shell jewelry
• Simple shoes such as jazz shoes that are easy to move and dance in
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ACADEMY
POOR UNFORTUNATE SOULS (TENTACLES)
• Either all dressed in the orphan rags from Oliver/Les Mis or black pants/black T-shirts.
Whatever is easier.
• Simple black shoes
• Hair: tied back in ponytail/bun

CHEFS
• White lab coats (from Willy Wonka) or white T-shirt
• Black pants
• Simple black shoes
• Red bandana (worn around neck; we have a bunch in the loft)
• Hair: neatly combed. Long hair should be in a ponytail or bun.

PRINCESSES (DOUBLED AS THE MERSISTERS)


• Fancy pastel dress (that can fit over their mersister tank top)
• Tiara
• Can wear their ballet slippers here as well
• Hair: long and loose

GROTTO STATUES
• A simple white, grey, or green toga or sheet draped/wrapped around their fish costume.

SEAGULLS
• Think beach bum!
• Loose-fitting white T-shirt
• Loose-fitting white or khaki shorts
• White cap or baseball cap
○○ Scuttle doubles as “Gull 3” when not playing Scuttle, so they need a cap as well.
○○ For Scuttle, a battered white or grey top hat would be amazing if it could be found!
○○ Also for Scuttle, a gray vest
• Simple black shoes

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ACADEMY

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