I am directing Guys and Dolls Jr. at my middle school. But I'm not just the director, I'm the director, musical director, choreographer, lighting/sound designer, technical director, costumer, all in one! ::headdesk:: I'm in the process of finding costumes for the girls for Bushel and a Peck - I have 12 Hot Box Girls who need to be dressed identically, and I found this costume:
I love it. It's adorable, it's not too short, and in various sizes, it fit all the girls. So I placed the orders and now I've run into problems. They ran out of stock (it's one warehouse that ships to all of these costuming companies) and I currently am in possession of 3 larges and 4 mediums. Ideally, I'd have 5 larges and 7 mediums, but I can make it work with 4 smalls, 4 mediums, and 4 larges based on the sizes of my girls, or with 3/4 larges, 5/6 mediums, and 3 smalls.
I need help finding more of this costume. I'm in contact with an e-bay distributor to see what sizes he has (he says he has 10 costumes but if they're 10 smalls it's no good to me), but I either need to find this costume or find an alternative. The biggest problem I'm running into is that this is middle school, and the costumes I'm finding are RIDICULOUSLY short/slutty. The problem is that the costumes HAVE to match (gee, sound familiar anyone?) because they're backup dancer to Adelaide, who I have dressed in a Dorothy costume. I *could* reverse the dresses, but I can't find Dorothy for under $30 that still appropriate, and it needs to be at the $30 mark because the girls are paying for their own dresses. I had found the red riding hood ones for $23, and that included shipping!
I could really use some help, and I'd appreciate anything I can get. Do you know someone with the costume, gently used? I'll consider anything at this point. Please help! And thanks.
RIP Dr. Irving Fishman - 10/1/19-7/25/10 - thank you for holding on for me.
You made my wedding day complete.