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Costume Design Challenge


Use this challenge to give your characters detail through their costumes!
There is a printable version of this activity that you can download.
costume_design_challenge_2020.pdf
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You will need…
  • A writing utensil (pen/pencil and paper)
  • Colored pencils, crayons or markers if you have them 
  • Blank Figure (Printable with our guide, or draw your own!)
In Love is a Cliché - In a Café, 8th Grade playwright Claire Sun takes us to a bustling outdoor café where countless pairings of people find, lose, and sometimes even fabricate love. 

Ready to be a costume designer? Using blank figures (or your own drawings), design clothes to show the differences AND similarities between each character and cliché. For example:
  • Is there a color that shows up in everyone’s outfit?
  • Are there any characters who would NOT wear that color? Why?

After you have designed these costumes….design YOUR perfect outfit! Express yourself! These characters may (or may not be) clichés, but YOU certainly aren’t. You are unique. 
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Don’t forget to share photos of your designs by tagging @PYPlaywrights on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.

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  • Programs
    • In School Programs
    • 2025 Annual Playwriting Festival
    • Community-Based Programs
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • People
    • Alumni
    • Supporters
    • Podcast
    • Press
    • Careers
    • Donate
  • Classes
    • Current Offerings
    • Summer Camp 2025
  • On Stage
    • SaturPLAY 2025
    • Play Development Series at Rutgers Camden
    • Play Development Series at Drexel
    • Play Development Series at CCP 2024
    • New Voices 2024
  • Resources
    • PYP at Home
    • Quarantine Challenge
    • For Students
    • For Educators
    • For Parents
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