WEST SIDE STORY
Costume Plot
Place : The West Side of New York City
Time : Late 1950’s
IMPORTANT: Please note – The attached costume plot is a “suggested” design interpretation of your production and may differ greatly from the Costume World stock. To guarantee a costume selection that is in closest possible accordance with your specifications, our Designer/Costumer will advise you of the costume options currently available.
THE JETS : Riff, Tony, Action, Arab, Baby John,
Snowboy, Big Deal, Diesel, Gee, Tar,
Mouthpiece, Tigar
THEIR GIRLS : Graziella, Velma, Minnie, Clarice, Pauline,
Anybody’s. (Note: Anybody’s dresses in boy’s clothing except in Act Two, Scene 1 Dream Sequence)
THE SHARKS : Bernardo, Chino, Pepe, Indio, Lurs,
Anxious, Nibbles, Juano, Toro, Moose
THEIR GIRLS : Maria, Anita, Rosalia, Consuelo, Teresita,
Francisca, Estella, Marguerita
Note: Each group should be represented by different colors
THE ADULTS:
DOC : A Storekeeper
- SCHRANK : A plain clothes man
OFFICER KRUPKE : A Policeman
GLAD HAND : A social worker
ACT ONE, SCENE 1: THE STREET, 5:00 PM:
- JETS (All but Tony) : Assorted rough jackets, sweaters, pants,
shirts
- SHARKS : Assorted rough jackets, sweaters, pants,
shirts
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- KRUPKE : Policeman’s uniform, summer NYC
- SCHRANK : Business suit and hat, shirt and tie
- ANYBODY’S : Sweat shirt, jeans and sneakers
ACT ONE, SCENE 2: A BACKYARD 5:30 PM:
- TONY : T shirt, windbreaker, Chino pants, sneakers
- RIFF : Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 1
ACT ONE, SCENE 3 – A BEDROOM 6:00 PM:
- ANITA : Bright print smock (under dress ACT ONE,
SCENE 4)
- MARIA : White slip, white dress (A communion
dress that has been made over)
- BERNARDO & CHINO: Shirt and pants of ACT ONE, SCENE 4)
ACT ONE, SCENE 4 – THE GYM 10:00 PM:
- GLAD HAND : Business suit, shirt, tie
- JETS : Sport jackets, slacks, shirt, ties, some vests
- SHARKS : Sport jackets, slacks, shirts, ties
- BERNARDO & CHINO : Add jacket to ACT ONE, SCENE 3
- MARIA : Repeat white dress
- ANITA : Bright sexy dress, possibly with fringe on
skirt
- TONY : Sport jacket, slacks, shirt and tie
- JET GIRLS & SHARK GIRLS: Sexy bright dresses (EXCEPT
ANYBODY’S)
ACT ONE, SCENE 5 – A BACK ALLEY, 11:00 PM:
- MARIA : Short wrapper
- TONY, ANITA, SHARK GIRLS, CHINO, BERNARDO: All repeat
ACT ONE, SCENE 6 – THE DRUGSTORE, MIDNIGHT:
- JETS : Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 4 – Some remove
jackets
- SHARKS : Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 4 – Some remove
jackets
- DOC : Gray work coat and pants, shirt and tie
- JET GIRL : Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 4
- SCHRANK : Repeat
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ACT ONE, SCENE 7 – THE BRIDAL SHOP, 5:30 PM THE NEXT DAY:
- MARIA : Smock, soft white dress
- ANITA : Smock, dress underneath
- TONY : Windbreaker, T shirt, Chino pants
ACT ONE, SCENE 8 – THE NEIGHBORHOOD – 6:00 TO 9:00 PM:
- ALL BOYS : Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 1
- ANITA & MARIA : Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 7
ACT ONE, SCENE 9 – UNDER THE HIGHWAY 9:00 PM:
- ALL BOYS & ANYBODY’S: Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 1
ACT TWO, SCENE 1 – THE BEDROOM 9:15 PM:
- SHARK GIRLS : Assorted sweaters, blouses and skirts
- MARIA : Very pretty dress, roses at waist, bathrobe,
shawl
- CHINO : Duplicate of ACT ONE, SCENE 2 – Torn and
dirty
- TONY : Duplicate of ACT ONE, SCENE 2 – Torn
- DREAM SEQUENCE : ALL JETS and SHARKS BOYS and GIRL
wear pastel versions of their clothing.
BOYS: Sweaters, shirts, pants; GIRLS:
Sweaters, blouses, skirts
ACT TWO, SCENE 2 – ANOTHER ALLEY – 10:00 PM:
- JET BOYS and ANYBODY’S: Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 1
ACT TWO, SCENE 3 – THE BEDROOM – 11:30 PM:
- ANITA : Bright dress with fringed skirt
- MARIA : Repeat white slip and bathrobe
- TONY : Repeat ACT TWO, SCENE 1
ACT TWO, SCENE 4 – THE DRUGSTORE – 11:40 PM:
- JETS : Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 1
- ANITA : Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 8
ACT TWO, SCENE 5 – THE CELLAR 11:50 PM:
- TONY & DOC : Repeat
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ACT TWO, SCENE 6 – THE STREET, MIDNIGHT:
- MARIA : Repeat, Add shawl
- TONY & JETS, SHARKS, DOC, SCHRANK, KRUPKE, GLAD HAND: All repeat