Another industry friend, Janet Melody, helped secure donations from the "Bolden " film set in Wilmington. The film's wardrobe ager-dyer, Melody said in a telephone interview that she has helped Curnutte in the past in "The Lost Colony" wardrobe department. Melody said the "Bolden " production is donating about 40 yards of silk and woolen fabric, textile paint and dye, wig heads and "a big huge box" of fabric pieces.
Replacing the more than 1,000 costume "looks" - some are not complete costume changes - is going to be a daunting task, said Lance Culpepper, Curnutte's administrative assistant. A temporary costume shop, he said, will be open soon at Morrison Grove, the cast quarters on Roanoke Island. The Elizabethan courtier costumes spared from the flames because they were at the cleaners will be returned to the show, Tucker said.
Other costumes, including the latest Elizabeth I gown, survived because they had been temporarily shipped to museums. The National Park Service, the owner of the buildings at Waterside Theatre, is working with the historical association to rebuild the shop, said Mike Murray, Outer Banks Group superintendent. When the 4,100-square-foot shop was built in 1997, it cost about $150,000, he said.
Using the same plans that Manteo architect John Wilson designed for the original, with changes to meet modern building codes - including sprinklers - the new shop will cost just under $500,000.
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