Experience

Skylight Music Theatre
• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Costume Director

  • Aug 2023 - Present


University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Theatre artist--costumes

  • Feb 2022 - May 2023

  Supervise advanced costuming students in construction and fitting of costumes for University productions. Supervise advanced costuming students in construction and fitting of costumes for University productions.



Cardinal Stritch University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Costume Director

  • Aug 2016 - May 2023

• Adjunct Professor

  • Aug 2018 - May 2021

  Adjunct Professor/ Makeup & Costume Techniques



Seams Unlimited

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Costume Technician

  • Jun 2008 - Mar 2020

  Still currently on roster for overhire on as needed basis: construct costumes for theatrical productions, including opera, dance, television, and Broadway. Still currently on roster for overhire on as needed basis: construct costumes for theatrical productions, including opera, dance, television, and Broadway.

• overhire stitcher, dresser

  • Sep 2007 - Dec 2019

  Still currently on the roster for overhire as needed: as stitcher: built costumes from ground up as well as altered pulled or rented costumes; as dresser: assisted actors in dressing for shows, putting on wigs, making quick changes during course of performance, repairing costumes as needed, laundry. Still currently on the roster for overhire as needed: as stitcher: built costumes from ground up as well as altered pulled or rented costumes; as dresser: assisted actors in dressing for shows, putting on wigs, making quick changes during course of performance, repairing costumes as needed, laundry.



First Stage Children's Theater

• overhire stitcher

  • Sep 2008 - Apr 2009

  Sewed costumes and altered already made costumes Sewed costumes and altered already made costumes

• Interim Costume Shop Manager

  • Jan 2007 - Feb 2007

  Supervised costume shop staff of 3 during regular manager's maternity leave. Scheduled fittings, ordered supplies, tracked expenses, took fitting notes. Supervised costume shop staff of 3 during regular manager's maternity leave. Scheduled fittings, ordered supplies, tracked expenses, took fitting notes.


Marquette University
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• overhire First Hand

  • 2006 - 2006
• Costume Shop Manager, Cutter/Draper

  • Sep 1990 - May 1992

  Supervised staff of 4, drafted patterns, cut out costumes to be stitched, fit costumes, scheduled fittings, ordered supplies, tracked expenses Supervised staff of 4, drafted patterns, cut out costumes to be stitched, fit costumes, scheduled fittings, ordered supplies, tracked expenses



Los Angeles Theatre Center

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Cutter/Draper, First Hand

  • Sep 1986 - May 1990

  Began as First Hand, but later functioned as second cutter, patterning or draping 2 to 4 characters per show for year round theatre company. Patterned costumes, cut them out and stitched them, altered costumes, supervised overhire stitchers, fit costumes I had patterned and assisted in other fittings. Began as First Hand, but later functioned as second cutter, patterning or draping 2 to 4 characters per show for year round theatre company. Patterned costumes, cut them out and stitched them, altered costumes, supervised overhire stitchers, fit costumes I had patterned and assisted in other fittings.


Muto Little
• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee
• overhire stitcher

  • 1988 - 1990


The Old Globe

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• First Hand

  • May 1985 - Aug 1986

  two summer seasons. Cut out and stitched costumes, supervised stitchers, assisted in fittings. two summer seasons. Cut out and stitched costumes, supervised stitchers, assisted in fittings.



Walnut Street Theatre Company

• First Hand

  • Oct 1984 - Mar 1986

  two theatre seasons. two theatre seasons.



Melody Top Theater

• Stitcher

  • Jun 1982 - Aug 1984

  Defunct summer stock company. Worked summer of 1982 and summer of 1984. Defunct summer stock company. Worked summer of 1982 and summer of 1984.


Colorado Shakespeare Festival
• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Stitcher

  • May 1983 - Aug 1983