Costume Design

10/24/2024- 10/27/2024, Something Rotten, University of Hartford, Director: Ralph Perkins; Designed and pulled Elizabethan musical with over 100 looks, built egg shell hats and plague doctor masks

9/29/2022-  10/1/2022, ROE, UNCSA, Director: Acadia Barrengos; Designed and shopped a modern historical piece that spans 3 decades

3/27/2022, Spring Opera Scenes, UNCSA, Director: Steven LaCosse; Designed costumes, hats, hair and makeup for 3 one-act operas, “Fortune’s Favorites”, “Marriage by Lantern”, and “Signor Deluso”

9/25/2021- 9/27/2021, EverythingEater, UNCSA, Director: Maximillian Schmidt; Designed, shopped and distressed costumes for a special effects-heavy short student film

10/23/2021-10/25/2021, They Bloom and Fade, UNCSA, Director: Zharia Spaulding; Designed, draped, built, embroidered and distressed period costumes for a short student film

5/7/2021- 5/9/2021, L’Heure Espangnole, UNCSA Fletcher Opera, Director: Steven LaCosse; Designed and supervised builds for a one-act comedy for the Fletcher Opera Institute

3/13/2020- 3/15/2020, Our Town, Hole in the Wall Theater, Director: Caleb Warner; Designed, sourced and built pieces on a tight budget for local Connecticut theater

09/27/2019- 10/19/2019, The Haunting of Hill House, Hole in the Wall Theater Director: John Bosco; Designed and built costumes on a tight budget while collaborating closely with the scenic designer

Costume Administration and Design Assistant

8/22/2024- Signature Theater Company, Assistant costume shop manager for Bad Kreyol and Grangeville, in charge of paperwork, costume crafts, alterations

4/14/24-8/4/24 Le Prophete, The Fisher Center at Bard, Costume Designer: Mattie Ullrich; Costume Coordinator, in charge of scheduling, piece- and budget-tracking etc.

9/25/23- Die Walkure, The Atlanta Opera, Costume Designer: Mattie Ullrich; Assistant in charge of creating paperwork systems, sourcing, and checking in on shop progress

6/16/2022-7/31/2022 Der Schweigsame Frau, Director: Christian Rath, Costume Designer: Mattie Ullrich; As cover costume coordinator I assembled multiple looks for a full set of principles on a minimal budget, adhering to the original design as closely as possible

10/2/2021- 10/4/2021, Sluck Pond, Director: Spencer Witmer, Costume Designer: Whitney Fabre; Assisted in fittings and competed alterations, then tracked costumes and doubles for outdoor and effects shots

11/6/2021- 11/8/2021, Sammy Without Strings, Director: Ralph Parker, Costume Designer: Erin Justice; Assisted in fittings, completed alterations and built multiple puppet costumes, then tracked, dressed and maintained costumes during the shoot

2/27/2021- 2/28/2021, Un Avvertimiento ai Gelosi, Director: Steven LaCosse, Costume Designer: Melissa Thurn; Assisted in paperwork and created shoe- and hat decorations under the designer’s guidance; also supervised a novice wardrobe crew, maintained costumes and dressed principles

Costume Construction

3/14/2024-4/5/2024 Orlando, Signature Theater Group, Costume Designer: Oana Botez, Costume Crafts Artisan, responsible for building unique headpieces, accessories and embellishments as well as dying and gilding.

7/31/23-11/26/2023 Bethany Joy Costumes Shopper and Hand Finisher, did shopping, swatching and sourcing for the shop, as well as administrative tasks and hand finishing as-needed

12/5/2022-5/9/2023, UNCSA Craft Shop Department Head, responsible for managing a crew of varying size and ability, strategizing and collaborating with designers on diverse projects including millinery, distressing, dyeing, shoe repair, and foam carving

2/2018- 7/2022, John Cowles Studio Stitcher and finisher for multiple productions, including Catherine Zuber’s designs for ‘My Fair Lady’, ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ and ‘Moulin Rouge’

12/2018- 3/2020, Roberta Hamlin Studio Stitcher and finisher for corsets, corselets and skirts for women’s ensemble of “Hamilton” North American productions

2/2017- 12/2018, Goodspeed Musicals As First Hand I cut and supervised builds and alterations for multiple productions including those designed by Linda Cho and Gregg Barnes

Education

8/2020- 5/2023, University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem, NC Candidate for Costume Design MFA, projected graduation 5/2023

4/2012- 3/2014, Ueda Yasuko School of Design Osaka, Japan Fashion Master Designer Course, 3-year diploma specializing in fashion design, garment construction and fashion industry careers

8/2005- 5/2009,   Wellesley College Wellesley, MA Double major in Economics and Japanese Language and Literature

Wardrobe

6/2015-  12/2016, Wardrobe Staff, Tokyo Costume Fit, dressed and ran a variety of productions including opera and ice-skating exhibitions

7/2014- 6/2015,    Wardrobe Assistant “OVO”, Cirque du Soleil All-Japan Tour Inspected costumes daily, did necessary repairs and painted shoes. Was also on-call for emergencies