Rental Terms & Conditions

Reservation: We recommend that you reserve items as early as possible to ensure availability. We collect a deposit to in order to hold the time slot and assure your intent.

Length of rental: The standard rental is for a minimum of one week with discount available for long-term rental.

Deposit: A deposit of 50% of the total rental cost is generally taken at the time of rental. Part, or all, of the security deposit will be used to cover the event of damage or improper care.

Condition and damage: Rental agrees to return all costumes or properties in the condition in which they were received. Damage is considered to have occurred by: tearing, burning, cutting, excessive make-up, removal of buttons, medallions, badges or other kinds of trim or material. It is understood that the costumes are expensive and should be handled by responsible personnel. It is a rare occurrence but if items are damaged due to abuse or large tears the customer will be invoiced for the repair cost or for replacement cost.

Shipping: All items are shipped from our offices in Springfield, MO via Ups or Federal express. We need to know who will receive the order and the exact address where they will accept the order. This person is also responsible for returning the order back to our company by the same package as he/she received the order. We cannot ship to a post office box. Rental will pay shipping both ways. Any costume articles shipped in separate boxes must be returned in the same manner.

Cancellation: A reservation may be canceled up to 10 days to the scheduled shipment date. Items cancelled less than 10 days prior to scheduled shipment date will invoice 50% security deposit to cover the cost of preparing the item for shipment.

Late returns: The term of the rental contract allows time for the equipment to be shipped for your event and returned to us. Since other customer may need the items for their event, prompt. If for any reason the products are not returned to our company as agreed to in the rental contract you will be invoiced $50.00 for the first day late and 20% of the total order for each day thereafter until received.

Payment for scenery/prop rent: In order to hold your sceneries, we require a non-refundable prepayment and signed contract. The balance of your rental contract must be paid in full at least 10 days prior to the date of shipment in order to preserve your firm reservation. We accept reservation payment by check or money order.

Payment for costume rental: The balance of your rental contract must be paid in full at least 7 days prior to the date of shipment in order to preserve your firm reservation. We accept check or money order you may send to:

Springfield Little Theatre
Costume Rentals
311 East Walnut
Springfield, MO 65806