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EDUCATION
1989 B.F.A. North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fall 2008
TH 5530 Costume Design for the Theatre
College of Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Focused on design process, participants execute four design projects using four
different methods of achieving their design. Each project uses the rendering style
of a different Broadway designer to help them diversify their rendering skills.
Fall 2008
Professional Development Workshop
College of Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Portfolio development and presentation including personal interviews, printed portfolio,
digital portfolio and web presence.
Spring
TH 5580 Costume Technology - Corset Making for the Theatre
2008 College of Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
An in-depth, hands-on class in corset making. Divided into two projects based on
research from two different centuries, students pattern, construct, fit and correct
Fall 2006
TH 5950 Topics in Theatre - Millinery for the Stage
College of Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
An in-depth, hands-on class in hat making. Divided into three projects,
students construct hats in fabric, straw and felt.
Spring
TH 5580 Costume Technology - Costume Crafts
2006 College of Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Laboratory class in Costume Crafts covering mask making; shoe manipulation;
sculpting, mold making and molding; leather and thermo-plastic construction;
and nylon, plastic and brass used in underpinning construction.
MASTER CLASSES AND LECTURES
Fall 2001
Mask Making for the Theatre
Teaching Residency, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio
A hands-on laboratory class, teaching mask making for their production
Fall 2001
Millinery for the Theater
A hands-on laboratory class, teaching hat making from design through mock-up.
Master Class, North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
A hands-on laboratory class, teaching puppet building using the techniques
Lecture, USITT Costume Commission annual conference
Lecture on the engineering and building of the full-body dinosaur costumes built at
Jim Henson Productions for the ABC Television Series,
Dinosaurs.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
12/2006-
COSTUME DRAPER
present The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Working directly with Ann Hould-Ward on
The Glass Menagerie , paint, dye,
quilting and embroidery were employed to create a series of period looking fabrics
to enhance the desired effect of realism. Set in the 1750’s,
The Merchant of Venice
called for a light weight pannier hoop of nylon rod, silk matelasse petticoats,
a set of silk brocade stays and Watteau backed gowns of brocade,
tastefully designed by Paul Tazewell.
The Acting Company
Henry V Anita Yavich, designer
The Guthrie Theater
The Venetian Twins
A View From The Bridge Robert Perdziola, designer
The Secret Fall Of Constance Wilde Paul Tazewell, designer
Peer Gynt Laura Hopkins, designer
Jane Erye Patrick Clark, designer
The Great Gatsby Jane Greenwood, designer
The Merchant of Venice Paul Tazewell, designer
5/2003-
FREELANCE DESIGNER AND DRAPER
12/2006 The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Long Warf Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut
Worked directly with the designers and designs to create costumes.
Researched garment patterning and construction from applicable periods in history,
drafted and draped patterns, developed construction methods and flow of construction
of costumes, managed team of costume builders, fit costumes, managed overall
time constrains of the building process, coordinated other vendors such as the dyer
to maintain deadlines, coordinated materials and supplies to maintain deadlines,
managed garment revisions during tech process.
MILLINER The Alliance Theatre
The Color Purple
CRAFTSPERSON The Long Warf Theatre
Hamlet
DRAPER The Guthrie Theater
Pericles Amelia Cheever, designer
The Constant Wife Mathew Lefebvre, designer
CREATURE
BUILDER Ballet Arizona
The Nutcracker Fabio Toblini, designer
DESIGNER/ Marshall Field’s
Glamorama Finale dj gramann II, designer
BUILDER The City Pages
25th Birthday Celebration dj gramann II, designer
8/2000-
COSTUME CRAFTSPERSON
5/2003
The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Worked directly with the designers and designs to create all costume crafts including
but not limited to millinery, masks, shoes, armor, puppets, costume characters
and creatures. Researched techniques and construction as necessary,
researched accessories from applicable periods in history, drafted and draped
patterns, developed construction methods and flow of construction of costumes,
managed team of craftspeople, fit costumes and accessories, managed overall time
constrains of the building process, coordinated other departments such as the dyer
to maintain deadlines, coordinated materials and supplies to maintain deadlines,
managed revisions during tech process.
The Guthrie Theater
Mrs. Warren’s Profession Ann Hould-Ward, designer
Six Degrees Of Separation Constance Hoffman, designer
Top Girls Devon Painter, designer
The Canterbury Tales Ulrike Engelbrecht, designer
The Comedy Of Errors Fabio Toblini, designer
The Guthrie Theater
A Christmas Carol Jess Goldstein, designer
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf Jane Greenwood, designer
In The Blood Amelia Cheever, designer
Once In A Lifetime Zach Brown, designer
To Fool The Eye Mathew Lefebvre, designer
Jim Henson Productions
Bear In The Big Blue House Mitchell Kriegman, designer
Gen Art
Styles 2001 dj gramann II, designer
The Textile Center
Artwear in Motion 2001 dj gramann II, designer
of Minnesota
Artwear in Motion 2000 dj gramann II, designer
4/1995-
FREELANCE DESIGNER AND DRAPER
7/2000 The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jim Henson Productions, New York, New York
Worked directly with the designers and designs to create costumes.
Researched garment patterning and construction from applicable periods in history,
drafted and draped patterns, developed construction methods and flow of construction
of costumes, managed team of costume builders, fit costumes, managed overall
time constrains of the building process, coordinated other vendors such as the dyer
to maintain deadlines, coordinated materials and supplies to maintain deadlines, managed garment revisions during tech process.
Jim Henson Productions
Muppet Treasure Island Polly Smith, designer
The Guthrie Theater
Misalliance Peter Hartwell, designer
The Plough and the Stars Mathew Lefebvre, designer
A Christmas Carol Jess Goldstein, designer
Much Ado About Nothing Desmond Heeley, designer
A Month in the Country Ellen McCarthy, designer
King Lear Susan Hilferty, designer
VEE Corporation
Once Upon A Tree Colleen Needles, designer
Creamy Green Pictures
Sticky Shoes dj gramann II, designer
Artwear In Motion 1999 dj gramann II, designer
Minnesota
Artwear In Motion 1998 dj gramann II, designer
Summers
COSTUME CRAFTSPERSON
1987-89 The Old Globe Theater, San Diego, California
Worked directly with the designers and designs to create all costume crafts
including but not limited to millinery, masks, shoes, armor, puppets, costume
characters and creatures. Researched techniques and construction as necessary,
researched accessories from applicable periods in history, drafted and draped
patterns, developed construction methods and flow of construction of costumes,
managed team of craftspeople, fit costumes and accessories, managed overall time
constrains of the building process, coordinated other departments such as the dyer
to maintain deadlines, coordinated materials and supplies to maintain deadlines, managed revisions during tech process.
FILM CREDITS
Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles II Creature Builder/Wrangler
BROADWAY CREDITS
Annie II: Miss Hannigan’s Revenge Draper
The Phantom of the Opera Draper
TELEVISION CREDITS
Dinosaurs - Season 2 Creature Builder
Once Upon a Tree Puppet Designer/Builder
DESIGN PRESENTATION
Artwear In Motion 1998 Textile Center of Minnesota
Enkeltje Leiden 1999 Leiden Business Co-op, Amsterdam
Beefeater Bold Spirit 2002 Gen Art
Voltage: Fashion Amplified 2004 First Avenue
City Pages 25th Birthday Celebration 2004
AWARDS
2001
GEN ART DESIGN VISION AWARD - WOMEN’S AVANT-GARDE
Awarded first place in a runway competition judged live.
PUBLICATIONS
Summer
2005
L’etoile Featured DesignerSpring
2005
L’etoile Contributing Artist
Summer
2003
Fiber Arts Magazine Contributing Artist
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
1999-
MENTOR
present College of Human Ecology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cites
Annual mentoring of a student on their senior line.
2001
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
Created, coordinated and produced Artwear in Motion 2001, the annual benefit
REFERENCES
Source: http://www.mclarendesign.net/GramannStudios/djcv.pdf
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