Calling all young aspiring student designers! The Dallas Children’s Theater (DCT) invites students in kindergarten through twelfth grade to design costumes for bees, butterflies and birds to appear in its upcoming new season production, PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL. Help DCT bring the most sparkling book ever to life by submitting your costume design ideas on paper by Monday, July 23, 2012.PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL opens DCT’s 29th season on September 21, directed by veteran DCT resident artist and Education Director, Nancy Schaeffer. Designing costumes for the show is acclaimed DFW and frequent DCT costume designer Lyle Huchton. Schaeffer is expanding the cast to include youth actors who will play the bees, butterflies and birds, and Huchton will use the winning entry to design these ensemble roles complementing the overall design of the show.
One grand prize winner will see their design idea come to life on stage, have a bio in the show program, receive four tickets to opening night and be recognized on the stage. Three additional youth will receive Special Recognition in three different age categories: kindergarten through third grade, fourth through eighth grade, and ninth through twelfth grade. The three Special Recognition winners will receive their names listed in the show program, two tickets to opening night, and recognition on the stage. Best of all, EVERY entry will be prominently displayed in DCT’s lobby for the entire run of PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL.
Submitting is simple:
1. Put your costume design ideas for bees, butterflies and birds on paper.
2. Download, print and fill out DCT’s registration form which can be found at DCT.org/funtodo/pinkalicious
3. Mail or deliver your paper design and registration form to: Dallas Children’s Theater, Costume Design Contest, 5938 Skillman Street, Dallas, Texas 75231.
4.All entries must be received by Monday, July 23 and/or postmarked by Friday, July 20.
