Resumé

Below is a condensed list of my experiences. For further details, please download my full Curriculum Vitae. 

Full Curriculum Vitae

Educational Teaching Experience:

• Associate Professor of Theatre: Brenau University 2015 - Present
• Faculty Costume Designer:  Gainesville Theater Alliance  2015 - Present
  • Brenau University and The University of North Georgia Gainesville
  • Alpha Psi Omega Faculty Advisor 2016 - Present
• Costume Designer:  Lexington Children's Theatre   2016
• Costume Designer & Supervisor:  Lexington Children's Theatre  2015
• Instructor of Theatre: Morehead State University 2012-2015
• Costume Shop Supervisor: Morehead State University 2012-2015
• Costuming Advisor: Shooting Stars YouTheatre 2013
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Costume Design: Ashland University 2011-2012
• Instructor as Graduate Assistant: University of Oklahoma 2008-2011

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts: Theatre, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY; May 2006. GPA: 3.0/4.0
• Bachelor of Arts: History, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY; May 2006. GPA: 3.0/4.0
• Master of Fine Arts: Costume Design, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; May 2011. GPA: 3.9

Design Experience:

• Costume Designer:  1984, Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 2023
• Costume Designer:  Mr. E of Imagination, The Little Company Tour of Kentucky MSU, 2023
• Costume Designer:  Secret Garden The Musical, Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 2022
• Costume Designer:  Rapunzel, The Little Company Tour of Kentucky, 2022
• Costume Designer:  9 to 5 The Musical, Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 2021
• Costume Designer:  The Tempest, Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 2021
• Costume Designer:  Pippin, Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 2020
• Costume Designer:  Legally Blonde, The Musical, Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 2019
• Costume Designer:  Noises Off, Gainesville Theater Alliance, 2019
• Costume Designer:  The Wizard of Oz, Gainesville Theater Alliance, 2018
• Costume Designer:  The Odyssey,  Gainesville Theater Alliance, 2018
• Costume Designer:  Crazy For You, Gainesville Theater Alliance, 2017
• Costume Designer:  Much Ado About Nothing, Gainesville Theater Alliance, 2017
• Costume Designer:  Beauty and The Beast, Gainesville Theater Alliance, 2016
• Costume Designer:  Cinderella - Commedia del Arte, Lexington Children's Theatre, 2016
• Costume Designer:  Once on this Island, Gainesville Theater Alliance, 2016
• Costume Designer:  Mary Poppins, Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 2015
• Costume Designer:  Androcles and the Lion, Lexington Children's Theatre, 2015
• Costume Designer:  Annual Gala (2015 theme:  Moulin Rouge), Morehead State University, 2015
• Costume Designer: Annual Gala (2014 theme: Rio De Janeiro Carnival), Morehead State University, 2014
• Assistant Designer: Virginia Shakespeare Festival, The College of William & Mary, 2012
• Costume Designer: Whistle Down the Wind, Ashland University, 2011
• Asst. Costume Designer: The Odyssey, University of Oklahoma, 2011
• Costume Designer: 9 Parts of Desire, University of Oklahoma, 2010
• Makeup Designer: 9Parts of Desire, University of Oklahoma, 2010
• Costume Designer: Letters to a Student Revolutionary, University of Oklahoma, 2010
• Makeup Designer: Always Oklahoma Halloween TV Special, University of Oklahoma, 2010
• Costume Designer: The Midnight Caller, University of Oklahoma, 2009
• Costume Designer: Chamber Music, University of Oklahoma, 2009
• Costume Designer, Baby, The Musical, University of Oklahoma, 2009
• Asst. Costume Designer: The Three Musketeers, University of Oklahoma, 2009
• Costume Designer: Three Days of Rain, Morehead State University, 2006
• Makeup Designer: Night Moves II, Morehead State University, 2005
• Costume Designer: Night Moves II, Morehead State University, 2005
• Costume Designer: A Fitting Confusion, Morehead State University, 2005
• Asst. Costume Designer: Pippin, Morehead State University, 2004
• Costume Designer: Night Moves I, Morehead State University, 2004
• Asst. Costume Designer: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Morehead State University, 2003
• Asst. Costume Designer: 42nd Street, Morehead State University, 2003

• Stitcher: Corsets and Native American clothing various productions, Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 2015 - Present
• Dyer: Various productions, Gainesville Theatre Alliance, 2015 - Present
• Cutter, Stitcher, Dyer: Rapunzel, The Little Company Tour of Kentucky, 2022
• Stitcher: Head Over Heels, Actor's Express, 2019
• Cutter/Draper: Virginia Shakespeare Festival, The College of William & Mary, 2012
• Costume Crew Head: The Odyssey, University of Oklahoma, 2011
• Costume Rental Supervisor: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, University of Oklahoma, 2011
• Costume Crew Head: The Man Who Came to Dinner, University of Oklahoma, 2010
• Costume Crew Head: To Kill A Mockingbird, University of Oklahoma, 2010
• Costume Crew Head: Is He Dead?, University of Oklahoma, 2009
• Costume Crew Head: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, University of Oklahoma, 2009
• Costume Crew Head: Contemporary Dance Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma, 2008
• House Manager: Aida, Morehead State University, 2006
• Costume Crew: Book of Days, Morehead State University, 2006
• Actor/Technician: The Lost Colony, Roanoke Island, NC, 2005
• Director: Teibele and Her Demon, Morehead State University, 2005
• Costume Crew: The Three Penney Opera, Morehead State University, 2005
• House Manager: Orpheus Descending, Morehead State University, 2004
• Asst. Lighting Designer: String Geese, Fish Rain, Morehead State University, 2003
• Set Crew: Jake’s Women, Morehead State University, 2002
• Costume Crew: Equus, Morehead State University, 2002

Skills and Talents:

• Makeup & Hair design.
• Garment design and construction using draping & drafting.
• Fabric dying.
• Fabric distressing.
• Costume crafts.
• Corset/Bodice construction.
• Native American clothing construction.
• Historical research skills.
• Renaissance Faires and Madrigal Feasts.
• Experience working in various sizes of theatres and renaissance faires.
• Familiar with various garment construction machines: home and industrial sewing machines, serger, and blind hemmer. Proficient in the use of various hand sewing techniques.
• Horseback Riding.
• Dance: Tap, Renaissance, and Native American.

Committees:

• Love of Learning Award Committee, Phi Kappa Phi, 2023 - present
• Sustainability Committee, Brenau University, 2021 - present
• Fashion Faculty Search Committee, Brenau University, 2022-2023
• Chair of BA Program Head Search Committee, Brenau University, 2022-2023
• Co-Chair Faculty Support and Development Committee, Brenau University, 2018-2019
• Faculty Support and Development Committee, Brenau University, 2017-2018
• Chair Costume Shop Search Committee, Brenau University, 2015 - 2016

Workshops:

• Collage Clothing - ITAA paper; built 4 garments from upcycled t-shirts and researched the realities of clothing donations and "fast fashion".
• Paperwork - SETC; For those starting out in theatre.  To help with communication and collaboration between costumers, directors, and stage management.  Can be utilized by other areas as well.
• Theatre Mixology - SETC; Attendees will see a couple of techniques in how to mix color in paint and how to identify colors in powder dyes.  Attendees will then give it a try.
• Bubbling our Art - SETC; what we did during the lockdown of 2020 to expand our art skills.
• Designing without a Past - SETC;  I was the leader for this workshop which discussed how to look at characters that are given descriptions. 
• Portfolio Review - SETC; I was one of the portfolio reviewers. 
• Designing without a Past - GTC;  I was the leader for this workshop which discussed how to look at characters that are given descriptions.
• Latex & Tissue - GTC;  I was the co-leader of this workshop.  We looked at how latex and tissue can be used for multiple makeup uses (i.e. zombies and age).

Awards:

• Mr E. of Imagination performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2023
• Phi Kappa Phi induction, 2018 - present
• The performance of 9 Parts of Desire won the Director's Choice Award and was nominated to perform at the Kennedy Center. Personal award received for Excellence in Costume Crafts & Technology and Meritorious Achievement as KCACTF Barbizon National Costume Design for 9 Parts of Desire for KCACTF Region 6, Amarillo, TX in 2011.
• Achievement in Costume Design 2011 from the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, awarded at the USITT-SW conference in San Antonio, TX.
• Commendation from adjudicators of the American College Theatre Festival for the costume design of 9 Parts of Desire, 2010. The show was also invited to perform at the ACTF 2011 regional conference in Amarillo, TX.
• Costume design for Three Days of Rain invited to compete at the American College Theatre Festival 2007 regional conference in Georgia.
• Irene Ryan Nomination 2006 for Three Days of Rain costumes
• Golden Needle Award 2005-2006 from Morehead State University Theatre Faculty
• Outstanding Costume Design 2004-2005 from Morehead State University Theatre Faculty for A Fitting Confusion
• Theta Alpha Phi Honors Fraternity Member since 2003

• Prosthetics Aesthetics with Alisa Sickora Kiekner - USITT; A hands-on and creative experience with 3-D transfers
• Glamour! Make-up for the Stage, Screen, & Crown with Derek Robertson, Karen Anseim, & William Henshaw - USITT; A discussion on different make-up applications
• Noh Mask-making with Hideta Kitazawa - USITT; A demonstration on carving wood masks
• No Bad Blood II with Randy Lutz - KCACTF; A demonstration of different blood packs
• Digital Costume Rendering with Colleen Muscha - KCACTF; A demonstration of the Corel Painter software
• Creating the World of the Play: Effective Communication between Directors and Designers with Michelle and Chuck Ney - KCACTF
• Costuming Rendering and Mixing Medium by Rafael Jaen - USITTSW
• Casting and Molding by Kasey L. Allee-Foreman - USITTSW; A class that used Wonderflex, Fosshape, Varaform, Plaster Bandages, Hydrocal, Ultracal, OOMOO 25, Alfi-Safe, Flex Foam-lt, Smooth-Cast, & Rubber Glass.
• Designing Costumes for Dance with Lisa Lantz, Catherine Moore, and M. Cody Westgaard - USITT
• Costuming Rendering and Mixing Medium by Rafael Jaen: A class that mixed the mediums of markers, watercolor, watercolor pencil, and graphite.
• Casting and Molding by Kasey L. Allee-Foreman: A class that used Wonderflex, Fosshape, Varaform, Plaster Bandages, Hydrocal, Ultracal, OOMOO 25, Alfi-Safe, Flex Foam-lt, Smooth-Cast, and Rubber Glass.

Acting Credit:

• Elspeth CarMichael:  Georgia Renaissance Festival, 2016
• Dancer & Actor:  Connexions Dance Concert, Morehead State University, 2015
• Elspeth CarMichael (guest performer):  Kentucky Highland Festival, 2014-2015
• Elspeth CarMichael: Oklahoma Rennaisance Faire, Castle of Muskogee, OK, 2009-2010
• Mother: Slow Memories, Morehead State University, 2006
• Sharon Bates: Book of Days, Morehead State University, 2006
• Actor/Technician: The Lost Colony, Roanoke Island, NC, 2005
• Street Beggar: The Three Penney Opera, Morehead State University, 2005
• Person ‘B’: Mamet Sketches, Morehead State University, 2004
• Person ‘A’: Mamet Sketches, Morehead State University, 2004
• Chorus: Pippin, Morehead State University, 2004
• Moth: Midsummer Night’s Dream, Morehead State University, 2003
• Chorus: 42nd Street, Morehead State University, 2003
• Camilla: A Christmas Blessing: Commedia dell’ Arte, Morehead State University, 2002
• Elspeth CarMichael: Ravenhearst Renaissance Faire, Lexington, KY, 2002
• Elspeth CarMichael: Oklahoma Renaissance Faire, Castle of Muskogee, OK, 1999
• Rose: A Dicken’s Christmas Village, Castle of Muskogee, OK, 1998
• Water Wench: Boare’s Heade Feaste, Castle of Muskogee, OK, 1998
• Leper: The Haunted Castle, Castle of Muskogee, OK, 1998