Need a structured, creative theatre lesson that requires zero prep and runs smoothly with a substitute?

This print-and-go Fill-In-Script & Costume Design Activity guides students through creating a short scripted scene and then designing a costume based on character clues. Students move from script-building to character analysis to visual design — all in one class period.

No acting required. No slides required. No chaos.

How It Works

Students will:

1. Complete guided fill-in prompts to generate characters, setting, and costume details
2. Insert their words into a short scripted scene
3. Analyze Character A’s personality, emotion, and secret/goal
4. Design a fully labeled costume sketch
5. Write a short designer statement explaining their choices

This activity reinforces how costumes communicate character before a single line is spoken.

What’s Included

• Student fill-in section
• Script template
• Character analysis questions
• Costume design requirements page
• Body outline template for sketching
• Clear step-by-step student directions

Simply print and hand out.

Skills Reinforced

• Character development
• Costume as storytelling
• Objective and emotional clues
• Design vocabulary
• Visual communication

Perfect For

• Middle School Theatre / Drama (Grades 6–8)
• Sub plans
• Design units
• Intro to costume design
• Low-energy or highly structured days