THEATER EXPERIENCE
Costume Design
* Off-Broadway Alliance Award, Best New Musical 2017
** Gregory Award Winner, Best Musical 2015
*** Gregory Award Nominee, Outstanding Costume Design
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Owner, Little Hands Creations LLC, Seattle, Wa. 2013- current
After school and summer camp enrichment program teaching elementary school aged children how to sew, make jewelry and knit.
Costume Shop Manager, Intiman Theatre, Seattle, Wa. 2012, 2013 Summer Festival
Serve as primary face of costume construction for Intiman directors and designers, providing clear communication between Seattle Children's Theatre Costume Shop, designers, and Intiman.
Associate Costume Department Manager, Seattle Repertory Theater, Seattle, Wa Sep 09- Nov 13
Assist Costume Shop Manager in the daily operations of the Costume Shop including purchasing and accounting, rentals, budget forecasting, production needs and supplies management. Supervise Costume Shop Staff in builds and oversee work-load. Assist Designers as necessary.
Resident Costume Designer, Washington Ensemble Theatre, Seattle, Wa. August 2012- 2013
Head of Wardrobe Department, Village Theatre, Issaquah, WA Sep 06-Sep 08
Coordinate all costume changes, inventory, oversee show for length of run, maintain and repair all costumes. Create costume tracks, dressing lists. Manage Wardrobe crew.
Alteration & Reweaving Center, Seattle Wa 2006-2007
Custom Alterations
Costume Shop Manager/Resident Designer, Capital Playhouse, Olympia, WA 2005
Create design and production calendar, manage stichers and crew. Design, build, budgeted, and fit costumes for ’05 season.
Tailor, Custom Designer, Sales, Management, Buying Vintage Chick, Seattle, WA 2002-2005
Built custom clothing designs, alterations, built and patterned vintage reproductions, ran the retail floor, closing and opening duties, sales charts, and pricing. Ran the sales floor, served as a buyer for the company, inventory, payroll, customer service
EDUCATION:
Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA B.F.A. Costume Design 2005
Major: Performance Production, Costume Design
Minor: Garment Construction
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Costume Design
| As You Like It (Dir. Kelly Kitchens) upcoming | Seattle Shakes Co, April 2019 | |
| She Stoops to Conquer (Dir. Makaela Polluck) upcoming | Seattle Shakes Co, March 2019 | |
| Fire Season (Dir Kelly Kitchens) upcoming | Seattle Public Theatre, Jan 2019 | |
| O+E (Dir Kelly Kitchens) | Seattle Opera, June 2018 | |
| Hand To God (Dir. Kelly Kitchens) | Seattle Public Theatre, May 2019 | |
| Smoked (Dir Paul Budraitus) | Cafe Nordo, April 2018 | |
| The Maltese Falcon (Dir. Jane Jones) | Book-It/ Cafe Nordo, March 2018 | |
| An American Dream (Dir. Peter Kazaras) | Seattle Opera, Sep 2017 | |
| Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Dir. Lisa Peterson)* | Second Stage Theatre, NY, May 2017 | |
| A Moveable Feast (Dir. Jane Jones) | Book-It/ Cafe Nordo, Feb 2017 | |
| Medea (Dir. Kelly Kitchens) | Seattle Shakes Co, Oct 2016 | |
| Pump Boys and Dinettes (Dir. Brandon Ivie) | Village Theater, Sep 2016 | |
| The Brothers K, Part 1 & 2 (Dir Myra Platt) | Book-It Repertory, April 2016 | |
| The Other Place (Dir. Kelly Kitchens) upcoming | Seattle Public Theatre, March 2016 | |
| Amadeus (Dir. Shana Bestock) upcoming | Seattle Public Theatre, Jan 2016 | |
| What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Dir Jane Jones) | Book-It Repertory, Sep 2015 | |
| Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Dir. Lisa Peterson) | ArtsEmerson, Boston, MA. Sep, 2015 | |
| The Great Wall (Dir Jerry Dixon) | Village Theatre Originals, Aug 2015 | |
| The Tempest (Dir Rose Wood) | Island Shakespeare Festival, July 2015 | |
| Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Dir. Lisa Peterson) | George Street Playhouse, NJ, April, 2015 | |
| Into the Woods (Dir. Matt Giles)** | STAGEright, April, 2015 | |
| Slowgirl (Dir. Kelly Kitchesn) | Seattle Public Theatre, March, 2015 | |
| The Dog of the South (Dir. Jane Jones) | Book-It Reptertory Theatre, Feb, 2015 | |
| Slip/Shot (Dir. Kelly Kitchens) | Seattle Public Theatre, September 2014 | |
| The Addams Family (Dir. Makaela Pollock) | Coeur D'Alene Summer Theatre, August 2014 | |
| Arcadia (Dir. Kelly Kitches) | Seattle Public Theatre, May, 2014 | |
| Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Dir. Lisa Peterson) | Balagan-ACT-Seattle Rep, April, 2014 | |
| Ed Downloaded (Dir. Ali El-asseir) | Book-It Repertory, February, 2014 | |
| She's Come Undone (Dir. Kelly Kitches)*** | Book-It Repertory, September, 2013 | |
| Trails (Dir. Eric Ankrim) | Village Theatre Mainstage, March 2013 | |
| Smudge (Dir. Erin Kraft) | Washington Ensemble Theatre, March 2013 | |
| New Play Festival | Seattle Repertory Theatre, Jan 2013 | |
| Tigers Be Still (Dir. Matt Giles) | Catapult Theatre Company, October 2012 | |
| Broken Dog Legs (Dir. Kaytlin McIntyre) | Catapult Theatre Company, October 2012 | |
| Lizzie Borden (Dir. Kent Nicholson) | Village Theatre Originals, August 2012 | |
| Cabaret (Dir. Troy Wageman) | Secondstory Rep, August 2012 | |
| Spring Awakening (Dir. Eric Ankrim, remount) | Balagan Theatre, April 2012 | |
| Godpell (Dir. Makaela Pollock) | Village Theatre Kidstage, Jan 2012 | |
| Spring Awakening (Dir. Eric Ankrim) | Balagan Theatre, Jan 2012 | |
| Hairspray (Dir. Kathryn Van Meter/Eric Jensen) | Village Theatre Summer Stock, July 2011 | |
| 13 (Dir. Suzie Bixler) | Village Theatre Kidstage, March, 2011 | |
| HSM Pinafore (Dir. Christine Goff) | Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society, July 2010 | |
| Cox & Box (Dir. Christine Goff) | Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society, July 2010 | |
| Welcome Home Dean Charbonneau (Dir. Adam Rapp) | Seattle Repertory Theatre Workshop, June 2010 | |
| High School Musical 2 (Dir. Kathleen Edwards) | Hi-Liners Theater, April 2010 | |
| Radiance (Written by Alan Alda, Dir. Dan Sullivan) | Seattle Repertory Theatre Workshop, March 2010 | |
| The Troublemaker’s Mother (Dir. Lori Larson) | Nordic Heritage Museum, Feb. 2010 | |
| Save As… (Dir. Eric Jenson) | Village Theater Kidstage, March 2009 | |
| Into the Woods (Dir. Kat Ramsburg) | Village Theater Kidstage, Jan, 2009 | |
| Dinner Theatre (Dir. Matthew Richter) | On The Boards, October 2006 | |
| Lobby Hero (Dir. Rita Giomi) | Seattle Public Theatre, April 2006 |
* Off-Broadway Alliance Award, Best New Musical 2017
** Gregory Award Winner, Best Musical 2015
*** Gregory Award Nominee, Outstanding Costume Design
Costume Design Assistant How to Write a New Book for the Bible (Des. Callie Floor) | Seattle Repertory Theatre, Feb 2012 | |
| Circle Mirror Transformation (Des. Christine Meyers) | Seattle Repertory Theatre, Oct. 2011 | |
| Of Mice and Men (Des. Deb Trout) | Seattle Repertory Theatre, March 2010 | |
| The K of D (Des. Denise Damico) | Seattle Repertory Theatre, December, 2010 | |
| Three Tall Women (Des. Melanie Burgess) | Seattle Repertory Theatre, October 2010 | |
| Little Women (Des. Ron Erickson) | Book-It Rep, Dec. 2005 |
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Owner, Little Hands Creations LLC, Seattle, Wa. 2013- current
After school and summer camp enrichment program teaching elementary school aged children how to sew, make jewelry and knit.
Costume Shop Manager, Intiman Theatre, Seattle, Wa. 2012, 2013 Summer Festival
Serve as primary face of costume construction for Intiman directors and designers, providing clear communication between Seattle Children's Theatre Costume Shop, designers, and Intiman.
Associate Costume Department Manager, Seattle Repertory Theater, Seattle, Wa Sep 09- Nov 13
Assist Costume Shop Manager in the daily operations of the Costume Shop including purchasing and accounting, rentals, budget forecasting, production needs and supplies management. Supervise Costume Shop Staff in builds and oversee work-load. Assist Designers as necessary.
Resident Costume Designer, Washington Ensemble Theatre, Seattle, Wa. August 2012- 2013
Head of Wardrobe Department, Village Theatre, Issaquah, WA Sep 06-Sep 08
Coordinate all costume changes, inventory, oversee show for length of run, maintain and repair all costumes. Create costume tracks, dressing lists. Manage Wardrobe crew.
Alteration & Reweaving Center, Seattle Wa 2006-2007
Custom Alterations
Costume Shop Manager/Resident Designer, Capital Playhouse, Olympia, WA 2005
Create design and production calendar, manage stichers and crew. Design, build, budgeted, and fit costumes for ’05 season.
Tailor, Custom Designer, Sales, Management, Buying Vintage Chick, Seattle, WA 2002-2005
Built custom clothing designs, alterations, built and patterned vintage reproductions, ran the retail floor, closing and opening duties, sales charts, and pricing. Ran the sales floor, served as a buyer for the company, inventory, payroll, customer service
EDUCATION:
Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA B.F.A. Costume Design 2005
Major: Performance Production, Costume Design
Minor: Garment Construction
