Resume
Education
May 2018 - MFA in Costume Production
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
May 2009 - BA Theatrical Costuming
Eastern Michigan University
Experience
Blackheath Park Current
Draper
Muny 2021, 2022, 2023
Draper
Repertory Theater of St Louis 2021-2023
Draper:
Pride and Prejudice (2019), A Christmas Carol (2021, 2022)
First Hand:
The Gradient (2021), Stick Fly (2022), The 39 Steps (2022), Private Lives (2022), Confederates (2023), Murder on the Orient Express (2023)
Paramount Theater 2018, 2019
Draper:
Beauty and the Beast
Wizard of Oz
Opera Theater St Louis 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Stitcher (2021-2023)
Assistant Crafts Supervisor:
Marriage of Figaro, Rigoletto, Coronation of Poppea, Fire Shut Up In My Bones (2019)
Illinois Shakespeare Festival 2018
Draper:
Shakespeare in Love
PlayMakers Repertory Company 2015 - April 2018
Draper:
Sweeney Todd (2016), The Crucible (2016), The May Queen (2016), Intimate Apparel (2017), My Fair Lady (2017), Sense and Sensibility (2017), Tartuffe (2018)
First Hand:
Peter and the Star Catcher (2015), Detroit ’67 (2016), Twelfth Night (2017)
Crafts Assistant:
Three Sisters (2016)
Eric Winterling Inc. May 2017 – June 2017
Cutter:
Cut for Aladdin on Broadway, Anastasia on Broadway, Frozen on Broadway, The Post (film)
Utah Shakespeare Festival 2014 ,2015, 2016
First Hand:
The Cocoanuts (2016)
Technician:
Sherlock Holmes, The Final Adventure (2014), Charley’s Aunt (2015)
Northern Illinois University Sept. 2014 – May 2015
Lab Supervisor:
Assisted in costuming class, supervised lab hours, constructed costumes for productions
Illinois Shakespeare Festival 2010, 2011, 2014
First Hand:
The Tempest (2010), Merry Wives of Windsor (2010), Romeo and Juliet (2011), Winter’s Tale (2011), Antony and Cleopatra (2014)
DC Theatricks October 2009 – July 2013
Costumer:
Constructed new costumes and altered existing costumes for rental
Ohio Light Opera May 2009 – August 2009
First Hand:
Fiddler on the Roof, Of Thee I Sing, H.M.S. Pinafore, Ruddigore, Mlle. Modiste, La Belle Helene, A Night in Venice
Mac-Haydn Theatre May 2008 – August 2008
First Hand:
My Fair Lady, A Chorus Line, Hairspray, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Meet Me in St. Louis, Will Rogers Follies, Sound of Music
Awards & Achievements
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USITT Costume Commission Poster Session Presenter
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USITT Young Designers and Technicians Forum participant: 2018
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Frederick M. Koch Memorial Scholarship: 2017-2018
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Laura Jewell Dobbins Graduate Fellowship: 2016-2017
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Smithwick Research Fund: 2016
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Masters Merit Assistantship: 2015-2016
Skills
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Proficient with domestic and industrial machines
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Patternmaking, stitching, and tailoring
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Strong alteration and cutting abilities
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Millinery, leatherworking skills, and experience with thermoplastics
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Experience with dye vat and various dyeing/surface design techniques
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Works well in a team or leadership environment