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Wardrobe Manager
Manages all costumes for film, TV, or theater productions — from organization to quick changes.
Did you know?
In 2024 a pair of Dorothy's ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz sold for $32.5 million, the most ever paid at auction for film memorabilia.
How subjects help
- Art & Design: Repair, alter and restyle costumes so they still match the designer's look.
- Business Studies: Track the costume budget and organise hundreds of outfits, sizes and fittings.
- History: Care for delicate period costumes and dress actors in the right order of layers.
- Communication: Plan quick changes with actors and dressers so costumes swap in seconds backstage.
A famous name
Alyce Gilbert: Broadway wardrobe supervisor for shows like A Chorus Line and Wicked; given a special Tony Honor in 2007.
Try it yourself: Run a one-minute show with a cue sheet
- Plan a one-minute scene with three moments: a sunny start, a spooky middle and a happy ending.
- Write numbered cues: Cue 1, lights on; Cue 2, curtains closed and torch on; Cue 3, hat on.
- Run the show, calling "Standby cue 1… GO!" at the right moments while your friend performs.
- What went wrong the first time? Fix the cue sheet and run it again.
Stage managers, lighting designers and wardrobe teams plan every change on a cue sheet, so the show runs the same way every night.
Also try: Write a museum label for an old object.
Known for it in
USA, UK, India, France, Australia