| Theatre is something that many people are passionate | | | | often times when you mention that they are for a |
| about whether they are the people on the stage or | | | | school production or a community theatre, they will |
| the ones going to the shows as an audience member. | | | | offer you a larger discount on the items. |
| Many local community theatres as well as theatre | | | | Make-up and hair is a large part of a theatre group |
| departments at schools typically do not have much | | | | and how often they need to use it. Because, larger |
| funding or big budgets to help them with the things | | | | quantities of makeup is usually needed to put on all of |
| they need to put on a show. This article will discuss | | | | the actors and actresses in the show, it would be a |
| things these theatre groups can do to stretch their | | | | great idea to buy the makeup in bulk or from a |
| dollars such as having a clothing donation drive as well | | | | wholesale type of shop or website. This will save |
| as buying wholesale brand name cosmetics and | | | | significant money for the theatre group and would also |
| wholesale brand name makeup that is so necessary | | | | offer using separate eye makeup for all of the |
| for these departments. | | | | individuals to avoid spreading eye infections from one |
| The first suggestion is to have a used clothing drive | | | | person to another. |
| with specific types of clothing items to be donated in | | | | Many talented artists can be found either at the local |
| your community. For example, an ad put into the local | | | | high schools or at different community centers that |
| paper requesting business suits, formal dresses, or | | | | offer art classes. These artists may be able to donate |
| costumes to be donated to the theatre would be a | | | | their talents to help out the theatre department. Many |
| great way to get needed costumes for future | | | | high school students today must have community |
| productions and a way for the community to not only | | | | service hours in order to graduate and their help in |
| get rid of unwanted items but a way for them to help | | | | building or painting parts of the set would be a great |
| the local arts program. Because donations would be | | | | way to get free help and they get a benefit from it as |
| going to a non-profit art group, they should be able to | | | | well. Another place to maybe get a seamstress to |
| get a tax refund on what they donated. | | | | help with the costumes would be at the local |
| Another suggestion to help get things for less money | | | | community college for a student who wants to do |
| for your theatre company would be to go to flea | | | | fashion design later on. Helping a theatre group would |
| markets or consignment shops to pick up some | | | | be great experience for them and very useful for the |
| vintage pieces that may be useful for your costumes. | | | | theatre as well. |
| Many great items can be found at these shops and | | | | |