Props and Costumes: Fake Fur Ponchos
See how these costumes and props worked in our theater production of Ptime Flies Like A Pterodactyl.
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The actors all wore fake fur ponchos belted at the waist:
Our Fake Fur Tiger Poncho from the Original Production:
Our Fake Fur Cheetah Poncho from the Original Production:
Our Fake Fur Bear Poncho from the Original Production:
The above ponchos are basically a rectangular piece of material with a hole cut out in the center for the head to come through. The ponchos were kept in place on the actors by using their own belts over the front part. The fake fur was purchased at a Jo-Ann’s Fabric which had a good selection.
The students were measured for ponchos the following way:
• Measure the distance from their shoulders to wherever you want the poncho to reach on their torso or legs and then double that number for length.
• Poncho width depends on how wide the actor is at the shoulders.
Fake Fur Tiger Poncho from the Original Production (close-up detail):
The fake fur material was slashed at the bottom and then big wooden beads were slipped on some of the resulting fingers of fabric — and — some of the fingers were wrapped with leather laces. The students especially liked this because it gave them that oh-so-hard-to-define prehistoric primitive posh.
Fake Fur Cheetah Poncho from the Original Production (close-up detail):
More dramatic angled fingers were cut at the bottom of the cheetah poncho.