Beginning Costume Design and Construction
MIT OpenCourseWare presents this intermediate theater workshop on costume design and construction. Students build designs through character analysis grounded in a script and directorial concept, then move through period research, rendering, and basic construction techniques including drafting and draping. Practical exercises lead to final costume projects that combine design thinking with hands-on sewing and pattern skills. The course assumes a basic grounding in theatrical design principles and pushes further into the psychology of clothing choices for character. Materials include assignments and project briefs as published by MIT's Music and Theater Arts department. No enrollment or certificate fee applies since this is an OpenCourseWare offering, though there is no formal credential attached.