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How to Make Your Theater Quick Changes Not a Rip-Off!

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        When you hear the words "quick change," what comes to mind? Perhaps Elsa's magical ice dress  or maybe Lea Kyle's act on "AGT."  Have you ever wondered how you could perform one of these spectacular feats yourself? In this post, I will be discussing some surefire ways to impress audiences everywhere with your fabulously fast costume changes. Offstage Quick Changes     In many shows, the costume changes occur offstage, typically to indicate either a different character or the passing of time. In most cases, these changes happen with only minutes to spare, so every little trick helps.              Trick 1: Velcro Sewing or sticking Velcro into button up shirts drastically reduces the time it takes to remove them. Instead of messing with all those finnicky buttons, you can simply rip the Velcro apart and you're good to go!              Trick 2: Layering   Perhaps the simplest idea on here is layering your garments. Have to change from one three-pie