Norcostco traces its costuming back to 1884 and now works out of five locations: the Minneapolis headquarters plus Atlanta, Dallas, Denver and a New Jersey sales office. Costumes are designed, built and cleaned in house, plots are on file for more than 500 shows, and sizing runs 30 to 68 chest in suits and 24 to 60 bust in dresses. The same company supplies Ben Nye makeup, drapery, rigging and stage lighting, so one purchase order can cover most of a production.
Best fit is a school or community theater that wants a costumer to hand pick a plot, ship it, and take the grease paint and gaffer tape order in the same call. Garments are cut to allow alterations and cleaned in a water based process, which matters when a cast shifts in February. Anyone hoping to browse a full catalog online will be disappointed: rentals begin with a conversation, quotes arrive by email, and the New Jersey address is an office rather than a show floor.
Address: 825 Rhode Island Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55426
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