Costume Budget & Shopping Project
Rumors is a madcap, slamming door farce set in a large home located just outside of New York in the year 1988. The characters are arriving as guests at a 10th Anniversary Dinner. The first couple to arrive discovers that one of their hosts (Charley) has apparently attempted suicide…unsuccessfully. Charley’s wife, Myra, is nowhere to be found and neither are the servants. Through the course of the show, the audience never meets Charley or Myra. As more guests arrive, there are cover-ups, deceptions, mistaken identities, and a lot of huge laughs.
Character descriptions:
Chris Gorman: f, 32-38 — Ken’s elegant and attractive wife. A bit high strung.
Ken Gorman: m, 32-40 — A well-spoken, handsome attorney. A bit high strung.
Claire Ganz: f, 30-40 — Lenny’s gossip-monger, attractive wife. A Westchester, New York housewife type.
Lenny Ganz: m, 32-42 — An accountant who has just wrecked his brand new BMW. Irascible, sarcastic, and very likeable.
Ernie Cusack: m, 40-55 — A smug psychiatrist.
Cookie Cusack: f, 40-50 — Ernie’s wife and a cooking show host with a bad back. She has a very dramatic, physical personality.
Glenn Cooper: m, 32-50 — An ambitious, polished man preparing for a run for the state senate. A Kennedy-type.
Cassie Cooper: f, 25-35 — A jealous type who believes in the healing power of crystals. Glenn’s trophy wife. Insecure, sexy, shrewish.
Officer Welch: 35-50 — A vigorous, straight-talking, veteran police officer.
Officer Pudney: 23-31 — A rookie cop.
Downloads:
Concept Board (PowerPoint File)
Costume Breakdown (Excel File)
Actor Measurements (Word File)
Below is the full content of these files (Phone-Friendly)
Concept Board
Costume Component Breakdown (per character)
| Lenny | t-shirt |
| white tuxedo shirt | |
| black bowtie | |
| black cummerbund | |
| black shoes | |
| black socks | |
| monogrammed robe | |
| wedding ring – plain band | |
| cufflinks |
| Ken | t-shirt |
| white tuxedo shirt | |
| black bowtie | |
| black cummerbund | |
| black shoes | |
| black socks | |
| wedding ring – plain band | |
| cufflinks |
| Glenn | t-shirt |
| white tuxedo shirt | |
| white tuxedo shirt double | |
| black bowtie | |
| black cummerbund | |
| black shoes | |
| black socks | |
| wedding ring – plain band | |
| cufflinks |
| Ernie | t-shirt |
| white tuxedo shirt | |
| black bowtie | |
| black cummerbund | |
| black shoes | |
| black socks | |
| wedding ring – plain band | |
| cufflinks |
| Chris | red spaghetti strap gown |
| nude pantyhose | |
| gold heels | |
| gold choker necklace | |
| wedding ring – plain band | |
| gold hoop earrings |
| Claire | silver off-shoulder gown |
| nude pantyhose | |
| silver heels | |
| silver pendant necklace | |
| wedding ring – plain band | |
| silver chandelier earrings |
| Cookie | black/sheer swing dress |
| nude pantyhose | |
| red cateye glasses | |
| red heels w/bows | |
| red statement necklace | |
| “ruby” earrings | |
| wedding ring – plain band |
| Cassie | high-necked blue dress |
| nude pantyhose | |
| black velvet flats | |
| black velvet shrug | |
| black shrug ripped double | |
| long crystal pendant | |
| wedding ring – plain band |
| Officer Welch | police hat |
| long slv police shirt | |
| dk blue dress pants | |
| black socks | |
| black shoes | |
| badges for hat & shirt | |
| police belt | |
| t-shirt |
| Officer Pudney | police hat |
| long slv police shirt | |
| dk blue dress pants | |
| black socks | |
| black shoes | |
| badges for hat & shirt | |
| police belt | |
| t-shirt |
Actor Measurements
Rumors
Cast Measurements
Male Actor #1 – Lenny Ganz
Chest – 36.5”
Waist – 31.5”
Hip – 40.5”
Sleeve – 30”
Inseam – 26”
Shoe – 6
Male Actor #2 – Ken Gorman
Chest – 37.5”
Waist – 30.5”
Hip – 38”
Sleeve – 32”
Inseam – 30”
Shoe – 8
Male Actor #3 – Glenn Cooper
Chest – 46.5”
Waist – 43.5”
Hip – 42”
Sleeve – 30”
Inseam – 28”
Shoe – 8 Wide
Male Actor #4 – Ernie Cusack
Chest – 47”
Waist – 43”
Hip – 46”
Sleeve – 33”
Inseam – 30”
Shoe – 10.5
Male Actor #5 – Officer Welch
Chest – 38”
Waist – 31”
Hip – 37.5”
Sleeve – 31.5”
Inseam – 32”
Shoe – 9.5
Male Actor #6 – Officer Pudney
Chest – 34.5”
Waist – 28.5”
Hip – 35.5”
Sleeve – 30”
Inseam – 30”
Shoe – 7
Female Actor #1 – Chris Gorman
Height/Weight – 5’6”/125
Chest – 36”
Waist – 28”
Hip – 38.5”
Shoe – 7.5
Female Actor #2 – Cookie Cusack
Height/Weight – 5’4”/160
Chest – 41.5”
Waist – 34”
Hip – 41.5”
Shoe – 8.5
Female Actor #3 – Claire Ganz
Height/Weight – 5’5”/150
Chest – 39”
Waist – 32.5”
Hip – 41”
Shoe – 8
Female Actor #4 – Cassie Cooper
Height/Weight – 5’3”/120
Chest – 34”
Waist – 26”
Hip – 36”
Shoe – 6.5