Where Art & History Meet
About Theatrics Unlimited, Inc.
Founded in 1979 by Dr. Sharon V. Willis, an accomplished costumer and make-up artist, director, and playwright, Theatrics Unlimited Inc., is a professional costume house providing rentals and sales, custom design and construction, an on location wardrobe and make-up staff, retail accessories and hair goods for special events, production and performance. Script writing service and entertainment performers are also offered for corporate hire. In addition to our brick and mortar rental & retail division, we are launching an online division called The Vibrant Phoenix offering for sale used clothing, costumes, jewelry, accessories, & art.
Our spacious 5200 square foot showroom built in 1915 and located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, stocks over 30,000 rental costumes and a full division of retail accessories, hair goods and make-up to serve your immediate needs. A complete design and construction department is available to create special costume designs, mascot or costume characters. Our rental department will coordinate your production and performance wardrobe requirements.
We are proud to include the following corporations and foundations as our clients: Army Wives; Joseph Seagram and Sons (NY and International), the Folgers Shakespeare Foundation (Washington, D. C.), Cosgrove Maurer Productions (Los Angeles), The Principal Film Company (London), Reading Rainbow (New York), SCETV (Colombia), Thalhimers, USN, USAF, M & M Mars, The Smithsonian, Carolina Opry, Dixie Stampede, Alabama Theatre, and Ashland Highland Theatres, among others. We have worked with Die Hard 111, Ace Ventura: Back to nature and the television series, as well as Unsolved Mysteries
Our reproduction and creation of Josephine Bonaparte’s coronation robe and gown won the Warren Hendricks Award for Authenticity. The Smithsonian features both the robe and gown in its Educational Film Series on "Gems".
TUI is dedicated to providing fine quality costume, entertainment, and a make-up service to meet the customers’ needs.
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Services
Costumes-Theatrical
Theatrics Unlimited has over 30,000costumes in stock. When you rent a show (at least 12 costumes), you are granted the following benefits:
Our lowest possible in-house rate.
Accessories and oftentimes wigs are at no extra charge.
1 free week’s use plus dress rehearsal or10 days of run for one rental rate.
Clean and altered costumes.
Free costume plot.
Free measurement sheets.
Information often requested is:
Yes, we accept purchase orders.
Yes, we rent pieces.
Yes, you may request certain period style or color based on the director’s instructions.
Yes, we work with student customers.
Yes, we do allow you to alter as long as you do not cut the seam as long as the fabric is not velvet.
Yes, we give your wardrobe mistress a master of inventory and costume care instructions.
What to expect from Theatrics Unlimited Convention Rentals
Clean, altered and complete costumes
All support paper forms for ordering
Different design and fabrics for each dress
A professional, courteous costuming staff
A fair price for a professional product and service
A memory, not just a product.
On location services available for additional fees
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