Hi All, If an actress doesn't raise the issue it is wise to ask if there are possible limitations. Years ago, costuming "Don Juan in Hell' I did the actress playing Dona Ana in a quick change when she chooses the age she wants to appear. The dress had four skirts - a fine cotton underskirt, two skirts of a rough brown coarse weave with a yellow apron between the skirts, and an outer skirt of lightweight peach taffeta. The entire dress, including a large wooden rosary with cross weighed eight pounds. The actress was no amateur. The bodice was boned, there was shoulder support for the skirt weight but no corset. At final dress the actress fainted. I was told she fainted the night before in the dressing room. When asked what she thought the problem might be she fessed up that her floating ribs had been removed to make a smaller waist. When asked why she had neither complained or volunteered that info she thought she could overcome it. The fix was simple- change the heavier fabric for rayon liner which brought the dress weight down to three pounds and loosen the bodice slightly. Real actress will suffer anything. The others are inexperienced and complain about anything. Audy
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