RESUME
Costume Designer Freelance
Music Video design for Thalia Mottola upcoming program
Costume Design Reveal project with Elizabeth Davis
Design Faculty manhattan School of Music
Department head UCSD masters program theater costume design/technology
11 years managing small and Lort B and C Theater Costume Shop
Leading teams of up to 60 staff
Craig Noel award for innovation in The American Technical Theater for Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Des McAnuff Director
Contract and hiring of Labor
Designer of Tony Award opening number 2022 for Ariana DeBose
Design Associate for Broadways MJ and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Paul Tazewell Design
Alterations
Owner/Designer small couture bridal business
Dramaturg
Costume Designer for the Kentucky
Shakespeare Festival 2011/2012 seasons
Adjunct Faculty Colorado Christian University
Associate Designer Memphis the Musical Co production La Jolla Playhouse/5th Avenue Theater, Seattle (Paul Tazewell Designer)
Budget and build plays in development up to multi-million dollar musicals with costume budgets of $150,000 and up
2005-2016
La Jolla Playhouse / University of California San Diego La Jolla, California
2017
Faculty Manhattan School of Music/Costume Design Musical Theater Department
Freelance Costume Design
Design work includes: Guards at the Taj, La Jolla Playhouse, Kentucky Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar, and Taming of the Shrew, directed by Brantley M. Dunaway; What Women Want in L.A. with Judy Arnold; Dracula, The Centre in Vancouver; Trip to Bountiful, directed by Gary Logan; Nine, Caberet, Smile, for Manhattan School of Music, Cruise ship events including the Broadway design of Summer for Norwegian
Costume Director La Jolla Playhouse/UCSD Department of Theater and Dance Masters Program
Averages 25 Productions per year
7 Shows moved to Broadway
Tony Award winning creative teams
Manager of UCSD Department of Theater and Dance costume shop
Master classes in design and technology
Lecture first generation college students
Set up wig and wardrobe department
Budgeting for large and small scale productions for University of California San Diego and La Jolla Playhouse
Responsible for contracting and hiring labor
Project management / Design Assistant
Associate designer of Tony nominated production in area of costume
Come from Away
Director:Chris Ashley
Costume Designer: Toni Leslie James
La Jolla/5th Ave/Fords/Toronto/Broadway
Guards At the Taj
Director:Jaime Costenera
Costume Designer: Sue Makkoo
La Jolla Playhouse
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Director: Des McAnuff
Costume Designer: Paul Tazewell
La Jolla Playhouse
SideShow
Director: Bill Condon
Costume Designer: Paul Tazewell
La Jolla Playhouse/Kennedy Center/Broadway
Up Here
Director: Alex Timbers
Costumes:Ann Closs-Farley
La Jolla Playhouse
Palm Beach The Musical
Director: Des McAnuff
Costume Designer: Paul Tazewell
Broadway – 2009
Most Wanted
Director: Michael Grief
Designer: Clint Ramos
Zhivago
Director: Des McAnuff
Designer: David Woolard
The Farnsworth Invention
Director: Des McAnuff
Designer: David Woolard
Broadway - 2007
The Wiz
Director: Des McAnuff
Designer: Paul Tazewell
Carmen
Director: Franco Dragon
Designer: Suzy Benzinger
Memphis
Director: Chris Ashley
Designer: Paul Tazewell
Broadway - 2009
Xanadu
Director: Chris Ashley
Designer: David Zinn
National Tour
Cry Baby
Director: Mark Brokaw
Designer: Cathy Zuber
Broadway-2008
The Miser
Director: Dominique Sarrand
Designer: Sonia Berlovitz
33 Variations
Director: Moises Kaufman
Designer: Janice Pytel
Third Story
Director: Carl Andress
Designer: Gregory Gale
Off Browadway, 2009
2002– 2004
The Center In Vancouver for the Performing Arts
Costume & Wardrobe Manager / Resident Costume Designer
Artistic Director: Brantley M. Dunaway
1843 Seat venue
Regional, Broadway bound& National Touring Productions.
Production Highlights: Cabaret, 42nd Street, Forever Plaid & Full Monty
2001 - 2002
The Denver Civic Theatre
Wardrobe Manager / Resident Costume Designer
Artistic Director: Brantley M. Dunaway
Multi Stage Venue: 500 Seat Main Stage & 104 Seat Black Box
Production Highlights: Hamlet, Measure for Measure, & Machinal.
1990-2001
Freelance Actor/Voice over work
1990-Present
Freelance costume Designer 1990-present