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Production Requirements: A Costume Plot Database
Play Title: Biloxi Blues

Title:  Biloxi Blues
Playwright:  Simon, Neil  Publisher:  Samuel French
Year  1986  Genre:  Comedy
Period:  20thC1940s  Number of Acts/Scenes  0
Passage of time:  Several weeks
Basic Plot:  Young boys journey to adulthood while training to fight in WWII
Contributor's Name:  Markisha Cobourne
Contributor's Email:  
Budget:  
Producing Organization:  
Cast Size As Written
  Male Actors:  7
  Male Chorus Actors:  0
Total Male Actors:  7
Number of Characters as Written
  Male Characters:  7
  Male Chorus Characters:  1
Total Male Characters:  8
Costume Numbers as Written
  Male Costumes:  31
  Male Chorus Costumes:  1
Total Male Costumes:  32
Actual Cast Size (if produced)
  Male Actors:  0
  Male Chorus Actors:  0
Total Male Actors:  0
Costume Numbers (if produced)
  Male Costumes:  0
  Male Chorus Costumes:  0
Total Male Costumes:  0
  Female Actors:  2
  Female Chorus Actors:  0
Total Female Actors:  2
 
  Female Characters:  2
  Female Chorus Characters:  0
Total Female Characters:  2
 
  Female Costumes:  3
  Female Chorus Costumes:  0
Total Female Costumes:  3

  Female Actors:  0
  Female Chorus Actors:  0
Total Female Actors:  0
 
  Female Costumes:  0
  Female Chorus Costumes:  0
Total Female Costumes:  0
Notes on possible reduction/expansion of characters/costumes:  several add ons on/off stage
Quick Changes:   Eugene- two
Specialty/Special effects costumes required:  WWII uniforms, Epstein- uniform double for "swirlie"
Other important notes:  all soldiers uniforms can be repeated several times

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