2025 Summer Costume Symposium: The Caged Wig 

Symposium Dates:

July 21-24, 2025

Travel Dates:

Arrive: July 20
Depart: July 25

Symposium Location:

The Caged Wig Studio
3230 E Charleston Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89104

Registration Includes:

  • Lunch
  • Necessary materials
  • One ticket to a Cirque du Soleil show. Stay tuned for the show announcement!

Transportation:

Once you arrive in Las Vegas please utilize rideshare services to get to and from The Caged Wig and The Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino, USITT’s negotiated housing for this event. If you are local to Las Vegas and would like to act as a shuttle, free parking is available in a lot attached to The Caged Wig.

Students must bring:

• Canvas Wig Block (Size 22”-24” recommended)

• Wig Stand (Table clamp or floor stand)

• Brushes & Combs (Paddle brush, teasing brush, tail comb)

• Craft Scissors

• Water Spray Bottle 

Class Description

Day 1: Wig Fundamentals & Preparation

  • Wig prep for various hair types
  • Making and padding a head bubble
  • Blocking and rolling wigs for styling

Day 2: Rococo-Inspired Wig Cage Construction & Styling

  • Building a Rococo-inspired wig cage
  • Attaching cages to wigs
  • Start learning styling techniques and how to create structure to the hair

Day 3: Fosshape Sculptural Hairpieces

  • Introduction to the different types of Fosshape (sculptable thermoplastic)
  • Creating intricate sculptural hairpieces
  • Attaching hair to Fosshape structures

Day 4: Finishing Touches & Integration

  • Finishing touches on our caged wigs and Fosshape hairpieces
  • Demonstration on incorporating our hairpieces into wigs or directly onto performers' heads

Housing:

The deadline for housing is June 20. It is highly encouraged to book your housing as soon as possible as housing may not be available after the housing deadline passes. 

Click here to secure your housing.

USITT has negotiated a room block at:

The Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino
206 N 3rd St
Las Vegas, NV 89101

Negotiated Hotel Pricing Through June 6:

Gallery Deluxe King - Single (non-smoking)
$80 per night + 13% tax and $29.95 Grand Experience Fee

Gallery Deluxe Double Queen - Shared Double (non-smoking)
$84 per night + 13% tax and $29.95 Grand Experience Fee

Hotel stay includes:

  • Complimentary self-parking
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bottled water at check-in

Click here to secure your housing.

Housing Deadline: The deadline for reserving rooms in the Room Block is 5:00 p.m. local time on June 20, 2025. After the deadline, it is at the Hotel’s discretion whether to accept additional reservations, which will be subject to prevailing rates and availability. Rate cannot be adjusted at check-in for guests that fail to identify themselves as part of the group upon making their reservations. Hotel reserves the right to monitor the Group's room pick-up and make adjustments to the block at any time.
 
Check-in/ Check-out: Check-in is 3:00 p.m. and check-out is 11:00 a.m. Guests must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age to check-in and must present their valid I.D.. Please note that reservations that do not have correct guest names will not be able to check-in until the guest whose name appears on the reservation arrives at the Hotel.