This Thesis is an exploration of the costume design approach to the Red River High School production of Hamlet. presented February 8-11, 1996. Chapter one discusses the differences in production procedures experienced between the author\u27s prior involvement with college and community theatres and those encountered for this high school theatre production, the author\u27s understanding of the director\u27s concept, the author\u27s script analysis, and the development of the costume design concept. Chapter two examines the author\u27s costume design philosophy, theory behind costume choices as well as costume descriptions and their execution, and technical problems encountered. Chapter three is an evaluation of the effectiveness of the costu...