Rental Costumes for Kiss Me, Kate
Authors: Book by Bella and Samuel Spewack, music and lyrics by Cole Porter
Time Period:
- Real-world setting period: June 1948 (set in the late 1940s)
- Play-within-a-play period: The Italian Renaissance
- Backstage: A theater (traditionally Ford's Theatre) in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Onstage (The Play within the Play): Padua, Italy
Summary: Kiss Me, Kate follows a divorced theatre couple feuding onstage and off while trying to produce a musical version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
About the Show
What To Expect When Renting
Show/Character Appropriate
Show/Character Appropriate
Tell us your vision for the production and our professional, responsive theatre and production teams will ensure your actors have costumes that are appropriate to the show and character and to the time period/era.
Need trick, quick-change, or custom costumes, ASK US!
Fit to Your Measurements
Fit to Your Measurements
The measurements you send us are critical to ensuring we can alter and customize costumes to fit your actors. NOTE: Historical clothing will fit differently than modern casual clothing. Please follow measuring instructions.
On-Time Delivery
On-Time Delivery
We ensure your costumes are delivered by your performance date--and, if possible, by your rehearsal/tech date.
We offer deep discounts on multi-week rentals. And, if you need to make last-minute additions or require replacements, we have a well-worn process to ensure that we can support your needs.*
*Shipping fees may apply
Durable Costumes
Durable Costumes
Our costumes are not brand-new. In fact, they've appeared in thousands of productions (much like the costumes worn on Broadway). We employ a proprietary process of building costumes that will last many years, can be altered easily to fit virtually any body type, and can be laundered without chemical/industrial procesing.
