The Costume Supervisor’s Toolkit

Appendix 2: The Costume Supervisor's Contract

This is an example of a typical costume supervisor’s contract when working within an established theatre. Please note that the content and terms will naturally change from institution to institution and from country to country. The example here assumes standard payment in thirds, with the handover of the Costume Bible and the finalization and approval of the finances with the Head of Costume or Production Manager, generally accepted as the end of the contract. Note the detail concerning liaison with the ‘costume administrator’ in the final paragraphs of the supervisor’s contract. This aspect describes specific financial processes applied by the theatre that provided this sample contract, relating ...