The Actor's Checklist
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Rehearsal Tools
• Script (and score, if applicable)
• Two pencils, eraser, pencil sharpener
• Two highlighters (two different colours)
• Notebook and/or paper
• A bottle of water
• Extra snacks
• Towel
• Recording device (iPod)
Essential Clothing
• “Rehearsal blacks”: black dress pants or leggings and black long-sleeved t-shirt
• Black dress shoes or jazz shoes
• White, long-sleeved button-down shirt
• A plain leather belt, in brown or black
• Appropriate undergarments:
• For girls: a skin-coloured or nude bandeau bra, camisole, or leotard, to go under your
costume for quick changes
• For boys: a plain white t-shirt, again to go under your costume for quick changes
• Comfortable clothing for dance rehearsal (leggings, sweat pants, loose-fitting tops)
• Dance shoes, if needed (character shoes, tap shoes, ballet slippers, etc)
Makeup/Grooming Items for Showtime
Put these items in a bag with your name clearly labelled on it, and don’t share these items!
• Brush or comb
• Travel-sized hair spray or gel
• Black eye liner pencil
• Foundation or base makeup, one shade darker than your usual skin tone
• Hair ties/elastics that match your hair colour, as well as clips or bobby pins to pull your hair out of your face
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