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Joseph Vu
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The document provides guidance on costume design for the play "Bus Stop" set in 1955 rural Kansas. It describes the eight main characters and suggests appropriate costumes based on their attributes, including Cherie's revealing dress, Bo Decker's worn cowboy attire, Sheriff Will Master's winter jacket and hat, Grace and Elma's waitress uniforms, Carl the bus driver's professional clothes, Dr. Lyman's slovenly professor outfit, and Virgil Blessing's similar cowboy look to Bo as his mentor figure. The costumes aim to represent each character's gender, social status, occupation and personality to bring the 1950s small town setting to life.

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Background Information Costumes must be consistent with the time of the play. For Bus Stop, attire must correlate to a southern 1950s style. The play takes place in a Kansas diner, in 1955, during a snowstorm.
Character Attributes Costumes must also effectively represent the character. Some things to consider may include: Gender Social Position Occupation Personality
Additional Elements There is more to costume design than just clothing. Other aspects to consider include: Makeup Hairstyles/wigs Masks Personal items/accessories (jewelry, walking stick, purse, etc)
The Design Process Taking all the elements of costumes into consideration, lets begin with the design process for each character.
Character Introduction There are eight characters in Bus Stop, thus, eight costumes to consider. Among these characters are: Cherie Bo Decker Will Masters Elma Duckworth Grace Hoylard Carl Dr. Gerald Lyman Virgil Blessing
Cherie Cherie is described as a young, blonde girl of about twenty. She is pretty in a fragile, girlish way. Her clothes were absurd, a skimpy jacket of tarnished metal cloth a dress of sequins and net glided sandals that exposed brightly enameled toes. (Inge, 9) Also, her make-up has been applied under the influence of having seen too many movies lipstick creates a voluptuous pair of lips eyebrows also form a somewhat arbitrary line her prettiness still is apparent. (Inge, 9)
Cherie (cont.) Cherie is also a nightclub singer and has roots in the deep South. Taking Cheries profile into consideration, her costume can be pictured as revealing, mature, and flamboyant. Her costume should be a colorful, low-cut silk dress with embroidered sequins.
Bo Decker Bo Decker is a cowboy in his early twenties. He is tall, slim, and good looking in a rugged way. He wears faded jeans that cling to his legs his boots worn under his jeans Stretson on the back of his head is worn and tatteredOver a faded denim shirt he wears a shiny horsehide jacket. (Inge, 20-21) Bo also wears a bandanna around his neck. Like the description in the play, Bos costume consists of cowboy boots, faded and tattered jeans, a worn denim shirt, a dark brown leather vest, a red bandana and an old cowboy hat.
Bo Decker (cont.)
Will Masters Will Masters is the town sheriff. He is a huge, saturnine man, well over six feet, who has a thick black beard, and a scar on his forehead. He wears a battered black hat, clumsy overshoes, and a heavy mackinaw. He looks somewhat forbidding. (Inge, 8) Wills costume should include a beige sheriffs uniform, a thick winter jacket, and a black homburg hat.
Grace Hoylard Grace is the owner of the restaurant. She is in her thirties or early forties. She is somewhat attractive. Her costume should be a light blue 1950s style uniform dress with a white apron.
Elma Duckworth Elma Duckworth works for Grace Hoylard at the diner. She is described as a bigeyed girl in her late teens. She is still in high school. Her demeanor is intelligent, yet na誰ve. Her attire should reflect an innocent, working class girl. Elmas costume should be similar to Graces; a light pink uniform dress, a white apron, and a servers hat.
Carl Carl is a middle-aged bus driver. His costume should consist of a white button down shirt, red tie, brown dress pants, a brown jacket, and a drivers hat.
Dr. Gerald Lyman Dr. Gerald Lyman is a man in his fifties, of medium height, and has a boyish face. He boasts scholarly glasses and iron-gray hair. He wears an old tweed suit of good quality underneath a worn Burberry. His clothes are mussed (Inge, 11) Dr. Gerald Lyman is also a college philosophy professor who has a slight drinking problem. Lyman should be sloppily dressed in gray pants, a white button down shirt, a gray vest, a corduroy jacket with elbow pads, a bowtie, and circular glasses.
Dr. Gerald Lyman (cont.)
Virgil Blessing Virgil Blessing is also a cowboy, who is in his forties. Dresses similar to Bo (acts as Bos parental figure). A big man, corpulent and slow moving perhaps a trifle more tidy carries a guitar in a case and keeps a bag of Bull Durham in his shirt pocket. (Inge, 21) His costume consists of cowboy boots, blue jeans, a brown button down shirt, a brown leather vest, a brown coat, and a cowboy hat.

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  • 2. Background Information Costumes must be consistent with the time of the play. For Bus Stop, attire must correlate to a southern 1950s style. The play takes place in a Kansas diner, in 1955, during a snowstorm.
  • 3. Character Attributes Costumes must also effectively represent the character. Some things to consider may include: Gender Social Position Occupation Personality
  • 4. Additional Elements There is more to costume design than just clothing. Other aspects to consider include: Makeup Hairstyles/wigs Masks Personal items/accessories (jewelry, walking stick, purse, etc)
  • 5. The Design Process Taking all the elements of costumes into consideration, lets begin with the design process for each character.
  • 6. Character Introduction There are eight characters in Bus Stop, thus, eight costumes to consider. Among these characters are: Cherie Bo Decker Will Masters Elma Duckworth Grace Hoylard Carl Dr. Gerald Lyman Virgil Blessing
  • 7. Cherie Cherie is described as a young, blonde girl of about twenty. She is pretty in a fragile, girlish way. Her clothes were absurd, a skimpy jacket of tarnished metal cloth a dress of sequins and net glided sandals that exposed brightly enameled toes. (Inge, 9) Also, her make-up has been applied under the influence of having seen too many movies lipstick creates a voluptuous pair of lips eyebrows also form a somewhat arbitrary line her prettiness still is apparent. (Inge, 9)
  • 8. Cherie (cont.) Cherie is also a nightclub singer and has roots in the deep South. Taking Cheries profile into consideration, her costume can be pictured as revealing, mature, and flamboyant. Her costume should be a colorful, low-cut silk dress with embroidered sequins.
  • 9. Bo Decker Bo Decker is a cowboy in his early twenties. He is tall, slim, and good looking in a rugged way. He wears faded jeans that cling to his legs his boots worn under his jeans Stretson on the back of his head is worn and tatteredOver a faded denim shirt he wears a shiny horsehide jacket. (Inge, 20-21) Bo also wears a bandanna around his neck. Like the description in the play, Bos costume consists of cowboy boots, faded and tattered jeans, a worn denim shirt, a dark brown leather vest, a red bandana and an old cowboy hat.
  • 11. Will Masters Will Masters is the town sheriff. He is a huge, saturnine man, well over six feet, who has a thick black beard, and a scar on his forehead. He wears a battered black hat, clumsy overshoes, and a heavy mackinaw. He looks somewhat forbidding. (Inge, 8) Wills costume should include a beige sheriffs uniform, a thick winter jacket, and a black homburg hat.
  • 12. Grace Hoylard Grace is the owner of the restaurant. She is in her thirties or early forties. She is somewhat attractive. Her costume should be a light blue 1950s style uniform dress with a white apron.
  • 13. Elma Duckworth Elma Duckworth works for Grace Hoylard at the diner. She is described as a bigeyed girl in her late teens. She is still in high school. Her demeanor is intelligent, yet na誰ve. Her attire should reflect an innocent, working class girl. Elmas costume should be similar to Graces; a light pink uniform dress, a white apron, and a servers hat.
  • 14. Carl Carl is a middle-aged bus driver. His costume should consist of a white button down shirt, red tie, brown dress pants, a brown jacket, and a drivers hat.
  • 15. Dr. Gerald Lyman Dr. Gerald Lyman is a man in his fifties, of medium height, and has a boyish face. He boasts scholarly glasses and iron-gray hair. He wears an old tweed suit of good quality underneath a worn Burberry. His clothes are mussed (Inge, 11) Dr. Gerald Lyman is also a college philosophy professor who has a slight drinking problem. Lyman should be sloppily dressed in gray pants, a white button down shirt, a gray vest, a corduroy jacket with elbow pads, a bowtie, and circular glasses.
  • 16. Dr. Gerald Lyman (cont.)
  • 17. Virgil Blessing Virgil Blessing is also a cowboy, who is in his forties. Dresses similar to Bo (acts as Bos parental figure). A big man, corpulent and slow moving perhaps a trifle more tidy carries a guitar in a case and keeps a bag of Bull Durham in his shirt pocket. (Inge, 21) His costume consists of cowboy boots, blue jeans, a brown button down shirt, a brown leather vest, a brown coat, and a cowboy hat.