{"id":110,"date":"2012-04-06T19:21:57","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T19:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2020-06-29T14:14:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T19:14:30","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/","title":{"rendered":"WELCOME!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">To our wonderful customers,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are closing our business temporarily for this summer as the country battles COVID-19.\u00a0 If you wish to communicate with our company, you may email our owner at <a href=\"mailto:jan@heartlandcostumes.com\">jan@heartlandcostumes.com<\/a> or return to your Message Board.\u00a0 For the time being, we will not be available on our phone systems.\u00a0 <strong>Please do not leave voicemails because those calls will not be returned.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We hope that we will be seeing you back on stage this fall!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Be well,<\/p>\n<p>The Gang at Heartland<\/p>\n<p>Heartland Costumes is a customer-focused and friendly supplier of beautiful rental costumes, props, and fundraisers.<\/p>\n<p>We are located in the &#8220;heart&#8221; of Illinois.\u00a0 Our centralized location and volume shipping discounts allow us to ship our products very reasonably throughout the USA.<\/p>\n<p>We pride ourselves in offering a fabulous product and friendly service at a fair price.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"font-weight: 300;\" title=\"Belle Costume\" src=\"\/images\/Belle Daywear.png\" alt=\"Belle Costume\" width=\"116\" height=\"238\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">COSTUMES<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We specialize in only two shows:\u00a0 &#8220;Beauty and the Beast&#8221; and &#8220;The Little Mermaid&#8221;.\u00a0 We have costume packages for High School\/Adult actors and costume packages for Middle Schools who are doing the Jr. Versions.\u00a0 We recognize and incorporate\u00a0 costume requirements that are important to you&#8211; a great look, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Flounder-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-876 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Flounder-Copy-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Thquick changes, and affordability.<\/p>\n<p>We have costume rental packages\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">for all budgets and all ages and have a variety of sizes for most characters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When you rent our costumes, you and your creative team will be free to put your human and financial resources into other aspects of your production, still knowing that when the curtain rises, your stage will positively shine!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Beauty and the Beast&#8221; Costumes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/?page_id=34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;The Little Mermaid&#8221; Costumes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 18pt;\">PROPS<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/beast_rose.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-839 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/beast_rose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a>All of our props were custom-designed and built just for our clients!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Beauty and the Beast&#8221; must have the Enchanted Rose that drops its petals!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ariel-with-Shell-prop-unlit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-755 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ariel-with-Shell-prop-unlit-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a>And how would Ariel get her voice back without a magical shell?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/?page_id=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Beauty and the Beast&#8221; Props<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/?page_id=382\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;The Little Mermaid&#8221; Props<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TridentCropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-733 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TridentCropped-116x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"116\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TridentCropped-116x300.jpg 116w, http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TridentCropped.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>FUNDRAISERS \/ CONCESSIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Each year hundreds of organizations like yours earn money for their programs with our risk-free fundraiser\/concession program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Single-light-up-rose.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-833 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Single-light-up-rose-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a>Our items coordinate perfectly with many musical theater titles and can be sold in the weeks before a show and at the theater before the show and during intermission.<\/p>\n<p>However, these items are perfect as a general fundraiser or in conjunction with non-theater events.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our fundraiser program <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/listofshows.php\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>CUSTOMER SERVICE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I would be remiss if I did not mention our customer service. \u00a0Our Client Manager, Kathy, does a ridiculously good job of communicating with clients, and our Shipping Manager, Kevin, never misses a beat.\u00a0 We receive the highest compliments on our customer service. \u00a0You won&#8217;t find better anywhere. \u00a0Rarely do things get wanky, but when they do, we make it right.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any interest or any questions, please <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/cgi-bin\/message_submit.pl\">contact us<\/a>. We pride ourselves in offering a fabulous product and friendly service at a fair price.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d love to have your business.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Jan, Pete and the Backstage Crew at Heartland Costumes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To our wonderful customers, We are closing our business temporarily for this summer as the country battles COVID-19.\u00a0 If you wish to communicate with our company, you may email our owner at jan@heartlandcostumes.com or return to your Message Board.\u00a0 For &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":927,"href":"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110\/revisions\/927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.heartlandcostumes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}