It may seem intimidating to find a theme for a group that everyone can agree on.  After reading these ideas, maybe you will find a winner or come up with some new ideas.  Let us know if you have a great idea we should add to our list.

There are a lot of books with huge fan bases and you may find a great theme tucked away in the pages of one of your favorites.

Harry Potter, Moby Dick, Tom Sawyer, Pride and Predujice, The Great Gatsby, Tarzan, Little Women
 

FAIRY TALES

You don't have to go to a Disney video for this one.  You can refer to the original storybooks too! 

Cinderella, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland


GOTHIC

Not for the squeamish!  How about Vampires and Victims, The undead zombies, or ghostly apparitions?


TELEVISION SHOWS

OK, everyone loves TV.  Why not pull from an office favorite?  You must talk about something around the watercooler!  Sitcoms or Sci Fi, you can pull off most casts with the right costume.

Saturday Night Live, Star Trek, Farscape, That 70's Show, Brady Bunch,  Gilligan's Island, Lost, Heroes


MOVIES

What more can be said, this is where most people get their inspiration.

Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Wizard of Oz, Harry Potter, Gone With the Wind, Disney Movies


HISTORICAL FIGURES

What's old is new again, and History is full of great costumes.

Cavepeople, Romans, Vikings, Renaissance , Napoleonic, Colonial, Edwardian, Victorian, Early American, 20th Century 20's, 30's, 40's, Fifties, GoGo, Hippies, 70's, 80's.  Well, you get the idea.


MUSICAL FIGURES/GROUPS

Crank up the tunes and rock out, or relax with your favorite bands.  If you need more ideas, don't forget the groupies!

YMCA, Beatles, Sha-na-na, Elvis, 80's Hair Bands, KISS, Dolly Parton


BROADWAY

The show MUST go on!  If you haven't seen a play lately, you are missing out on a great evening. 

Cats, Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, Sound of Music, Hairspray, Little Shop of Horrors,  Annie Get Your Gun, Spamalot, Young Frakenstien


WHAT ELSE?