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Mr. Boy Junior, the son of the Boy Ant, appears in the
third act. By this time, the colony has "become recognizable
as a Madison Avenue complex. Mr. Boy Junior, then, should
be costumed in a conservative blue suit, complete with white
shirt, tie, and cuff links. He should also wear polished
black shoes.
Miss Girl Junior, the daughter of the Girl Ant, like-
wise enters in the third act. She is symbolic of the modern,
efficient working woman. She should, therefore, be dressed
in a business woman's tweed suit, complete with stockings,
low heeled shoes, and brown horn-rimmed glasses.
The Brown Ant, a citizen of an alien and hostile colony,
should be costumed in a conformist, uniform-like array.
Basically brown in color, he should wear a military-like
vest, military boots, and a brown skull cap. Later in the
play, he is appointed to the post of Ambassador. For this
new position, he should be clothed in a white tie tuxedo in-
cluding top hat and black shoes.
The Soldier's uniform should be similar to the Brown
Ant's first costume. Rather than brown, however, black
should be used as a basic color with a grey vest. The
soldiers carry various weapons. A giant safety pin and an
oversized straight pin should be used. The soldiers should
be costumed the same throughout the play, symbolizing man's
inability to abolish the need for military strength. In
this case, costuming will tend to point up the satire.
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Long, Jerry Lyndon. An Analysis and Production Book for a Staging of Samuel Spewack's Under the Sycamore Tree, thesis, August 1967; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc163912/m1/64/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .