Rumors

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