Building the ‘Who Pod’ bodies for ‘Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas’

A step-by-step photo story of how CTC’s Costume Department builds the rotund Seussian body-shaped costumes by Costume Designer David Kay Mickelsen.

The Cast of the 2012–2013 Season ‘Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ | Photo by Dan Norman

Building each Who costume is an involved process that requires many steps — and pieces of foam — due to the authentic Seussian body shape of each character. Costume Director Deb Shippee shares a step-by-step photo story demonstrating how each Who costume designed by David Kay Mickelsen comes together.

A close up look at the type of material used for the pod body.

Photos courtesy of Deb Shippee

Want to see these beautiful costumes on stage? Be sure to get your tickets to ‘Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ now!