Recently we costumed for the play "A Little Princess." One of the characters
is a young girl with a bit of a weight problem. She was superbly portrayed by
a rather thin young girl. We stuffed a bodystocking with fiberfill at first
during rehearsals but it was so hot she nearly passed out and became very
flushed. So we tried having her wear three cotton teeshirts but that didn't
work too well either. We finally just used the fiberfill & stuffed her blouse,
a fitted Victorian high-collared style, after she put it on to fill out the
necessary areas. That didn't work really either, because after every scene we
had to readjust the fiberfill because it kept shifting & even falling out below
the skirt. She left puff-bunnies all over backstage but fortunately none fell
out on stage --although in one of the final scenes she suddenly developed a
"hernia" on her left side.
Please --we may do this play again for the lower schools. Can anyone give us
any ideas on making a Mrs. Doubtfire-type removable bodyshape suit on a low
budget that won't cause the young actress to expire with heat?
Thanks for any & all suggestions.
Blessings,
Susannah
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