Curriculum Vitae
COSTUME DESIGN
INTERNATIONAL | TOURS
Sugar Skull: A Día de los Muertos Musical Adventure, DIR: Elena Araoz, Mexico Beyond Mariachi, Rhythm of the Arts
El Otro Oz, DIR: Elena Araoz, TheaterWorks USA
Once a Nighttime Spectacular, Quantum Creative Studios, VinPearl Land, Vietnam
Splendid’s, DIR: Cynthia Callejas, Centro Cultural del Oriente, Santander, Colombia
OFF-BROADWAY | NEW YORK CITY
NBCUniversal Upfront: Opening Number, CHO: Shannon Lewis, Radio City Music Hall
How to Melt ICE (world premiere), DIR: Elena Araoz, Boundless Theater Company
References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, DIR: Elena Araoz, The Juilliard School
She Talks to Beethoven, DIR: Keenan Tyler Oliphant, The Drama League, The A.R.T. New York
The Seventeenth Chapel, DIR: Reena Dutt, The Drama League, The A.R.T. New York
Girlfriend, DIR: Divan Battat, The Drama League, The A.R.T. New York
A Number, DIR: Ryan Dobrin, The Drama League, The A.R.T. New York
Shadows, DIR: Joey McKneely, STR: Irina Dvorovenko, Connelly Theater
Kidnap Road, DIR: Elena Araoz, La Mama Experimental Theater
The Golem of Havana, DIR: Michel Hausmann, La Mama Experimental Theater
The Last Word, DIR: Michael Bello, MUS: Brett Sullivan, NY Musical Theatre Festival
Texas in Paris, DIR: Akin Babatunde, STR: Lilias White, York Theater Company
Lord Tom, DIR: John Tartaglia, MUS: Jay Gelber, STR: Philip Boykin, York Theater Company
What do Critics Know, DIR: Michael Bello, MUS: James Campodonico & Matthew Gurren, NY Musical Theatre Festival
Last Dance, DIR: Phil McKinley, MUS: Paul Jabara, STR: Rob Morrow, York Theater Company
Once Upon a Mattress, DIR: Ryan Kasprzak, Marymount Manhattan College, York Theatre
Romeo and Juliet, DIR: Joe Salvatore, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University
REGIONAL
Eight Nights, DIR: Marya Mazor, Detroit Public Theatre
American Mariachi, DIR: KJ Sanchez, Alley Theatre
Espejos:Clean, DIR: Elena Araoz, Studio Theatre
Party People, DIR: Universes, Actors Theater of Louisville
Everybody, DIR: Andy White, Arthur Miller Theater, University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Living & Breathing (world premiere), DIR: Rebecca Martinez, Two River Theater
Anna in the Tropics, DIR: Nilo Cruz, Miami New Drama
The Heart of Robin Hood, DIR: Geoffrey Packard, Power Center for the Performing Arts, UMich Productions
Sophisticated Ladies, DIR/CHO: Toyra Beard & Ayodele Cases, Power Center for the Performing Arts, UMich Productions
Elián, DIR: Michel Hausmann, Miami New Drama
Anna in the Tropics, DIR: Elena Araoz, Barrington Stage Company
Windfall, DIR: Jason Alexander, Bay Street Theater
Detroit ’67, DIR: Brian Marable, BY: Dominique Morisseau, Detroit Public Theatre
Hair, CO-DIR: Linda Goodrich & Justin Keyes, Power Center for the Performing Arts, UMich Productions
Junk: The Golden Age of Debt, DIR: Geoffrey Packard, Power Center for the Performing Arts, UMich Productions
Bodas de Sangre/Blood Wedding, DIR: Andrés Gallardo Bustillo, The Phoenix Theatre, Origins Theatre Festival
In the Heights, DIR: Nick DeGruccio, Orlando Shakespeare Theatre
Hamlet, DIR: Elena Araoz, Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton University
In the Heights, DIR: Paul Stancato, John W. Engeman Theatre
The Golem of Havana, DIR: Michel Hausmann, Miami New Drama
As You Like It, DIR: Kari-Anne Innes, Young Actor’s Shakespeare Workshop, Valparaiso University
OPERA
Rise for Freedom, DIR: Danielle Wright, Mendelssohn Theater, MI
Highway 1, USA, DIR: Danielle Wright, Mendelssohn Theater, MI
Cendrillon, DIR: Abbigail Coté, University Productions, Power Center for the Performing Arts, MI
A Survivor’s Odyssey: The Journey of Penelope & Circe, A Virtual Opera, DIR: Elena Araoz, White Snake Projects
Madama Butterfly, DIR: David Gately, Brevard Music Festival
Kiss Me Kate, DIR: David Gately, Brevard Music Festival
Pirates of Penzance, DIR: Ron Boudreaux, Brevard Music Festival
La Traviata, DIR: David Morelock, Brevard Music Festival
DANCE
Ayodele Casel: Artist at the Center, DIR: Torya Beard, CHO: Ayodele Casel et al., New York City Center
Saying Good-bye Under a Fractured Moon, CHO: Bryn Cohn, Power Center for the Performing Arts, UMich Productions
Mirror Ritual: a ballet in three tableaus, CHO: Jillian Hopper, Power Center for the Performing Arts, UMich Productions
All the Light, CHO: Shannon Gillen, Vins Dance Company
The Hive of Escapades, CHO: Wideman-Davis, Power Center for the Performing Arts, UMich Productions
Into the Root, CHO: Krisilyn Tony Frazier, Power Center for the Performing Arts, UMich Productions
Size of Darkness, CHO: Shannon Gillen, Power Center for the Performing Arts, UMich Productions
Día de los Muertos, CHO: Roberto Lara, Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, Town Hall NYC
Danza del Fernando, CHO: David Fernández, Some Dance Company
like the eagle, CHO: Gregory Dolbashian, DASH Ensemble, The Joyce Theater, NYC
Harlequinade, after M. Petipa, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Peacock Theatre, London
Dance of the Hours, CHO: Joseph Jefferies, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Shinjuku Bunka Center, Tokyo
Walpurgisnacht, CHO: Elaina Kunikov after M. Petipa, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Teatro Arcimboldi, Milan
Majisimas, CHO: Raffaele Morra after Jorge García, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, The Joyce Theater
FILM & TELEVISION
Unfuckwithable, DIR: Cristina Angeles, The Drama League Director Fest ‘21
the bull-jean stories, DIR: Signe Harriday, The Drama League Director Fest ‘21
A Girl’s Bedroom, DIR: Taylor Haven Holt, The Drama League Director Fest ‘21
The K of D, DIR: Cait Robinson, The Drama League Director Fest ‘21
EXHIBITIONS
Divinity from the Discarded: A Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design Exhibition, Curator, Walton Center for the Arts
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Ballet Tutus, Exhibitor, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGN
BROADWAY
Here Lies Love, Associate, DES: Clint Ramos, DIR: Alex Timbers, Broadway Theatre
The Kite Runner, Associate, DES: Barney George, DIR: Giles Croft, Helen Hayes Theater
Once on this Island, Associate, DES: Clint Ramos, DIR: Michael Arden, Circle in the Square
Eclipsed, Associate, DES: Clint Ramos, DIR: Liesl Tommy, STR: Lupita Nyong’o, Golden Theatre
The Color Purple, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: John Doyle, STR: Jennifer Hudson, Jacobs Theatre
The Visit, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: John Doyle, STR: Chita Rivera, Lyceum Theatre
The People in the Picture, 1st Assistant, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: Leonard Foglia, Studio 54, Roundabout Theater
Freeman of Color, 1st Assistant, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: George C. Wolfe, Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center
INTERNATIONAL | TOURS
Beauty and the Beast, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: Matt West, Shiki Theatre Company, Japan
Beauty and the Beast, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: Matt West, Disney Theatricals: European Tour
Once on this Island, Associate, DES: Clint Ramos, DIR: Michael Arden, 1st National Tour
The Color Purple, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: John Doyle, 1st & 2nd National Tours
West Side Story, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: DIR: Phil McKinley, Felsenreitschule, Salzburg
Beauty and the Beast, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: Rob Roth, Disney Theatricals: Shanghai
The Secret Silk, Associate, DES: Clint Ramos, DIR: John Tartaglia, Princess Cruises
Here Lies Love, Associate, DES: Clint Ramos, DIR: Alex Timbers, The Royal National Theatre, London, UK
Beauty and the Beast, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, NETworks Presentation Co., National & International Tours
Ben Hur Live, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: Phil McKinley, New Arts Concerts, Rome, Italy
Measure for Measure, US Wardrobe Coordinator, The Globe Theatre Company (UK)
OFF-BROADWAY | NEW YORK CITY
High Button Shoes, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: John Rando, STR: Michael Urie, New York City Center
Eclipsed, Associate, DES: Clint Ramos, DIR: Liesl Tommy, STR: Lupita Nyong’o, Public Theatre
Party People, Associate, DES: Meg Neville, DIR: Liesl Tommy, STR: UNIVERSES, Public Theatre
Dead Poet’s Society, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: John Doyle, STR: Jason Sudeikis, Classic Stage Company
Notes from the Field, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, STR: Anna Deavere Smith, Second Stage Theatre & A.R.T.
Here Lies Love, Associate, DES: Clint Ramos, DIR: Alex Timbers, Public Theatre
A Bed and a Chair, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: John Doyle, MUS: Steven Sondheim, New York City Center
Passion, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: John Doyle, MUS: Steven Sondheim, Classic Stage Company
Russian Transport, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: Scott Elliot, STR: Janeane Garofalo, The New Group
The Grand Manner, Assistant., DES: Ann Hould-Ward, STR: Kate Burton, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center
Wings, Assistant, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: John Doyle, STR: Jan Maxwell, Second Stage Theatre
Let Me Down Easy, Assistant, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, STR: Anna Deavere Smith, Second Stage Theater
Road Show, Assistant, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: John Doyle, MUS: Steven Sondheim, The Public Theater
Mother Courage and Her Children, Assistant, DES: Marina Draghici, STR: Meryl Streep, NY Shakespeare Festival
Loves Times Three, Assistant, DES: Kim Sorenson, The Juilliard School
King Stag, Assistant, DES: Melanie Watnick, The Juilliard School
Ivona, Princess of Burgundia, Assistant, DES: Miranda Hoffmann, The Juilliard School
REGIONAL
Here Lies Love, Associate, DES: Clint Ramos, DIR: Alex Timbers, Seattle Repertory Theatre
Eclipsed, Associate, DES: Clint Ramos, DIR: Liesl Tommy, Curran Theater
Notes from the Field, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, STR: Anna Deavere Smith, American Repertory Theater
Arrabal, Associate, DES: Clint Ramos, DIR & CHO: Sergio Trujillo, American Repertory Theater
Hamlet, Prince of Cuba, Associate, DES: Clint Ramos, DIR: Michael D. Edwards, Spanish Trans: Nilo Cruz, Asolo Repertory
Secondhand Lions, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: Scott Schwartz, 5th Avenue Theater
Merrily We Roll Along, Associate, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: John Doyle, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
The Three Sisters, Assistant, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: John Doyle, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Two Gentlemen of Verona, Assistant, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: Joe Dowling, The Guthrie Theater
Let Me Down Easy, Assistant, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, STR: Anna Deavere Smith, American Repertory Theater
FILM & TELEVISION
That Damned Michael Che, 3rd ACD, DES: Missy Mickens, HBOMax
Notes from the Field, 1st ACD, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, STR: Anna Deavere Smith, HBO
Six on Sondheim, 1st ACD, DES: Ann Hould-Ward, DIR: James Lapine, HBO Documentary
Triple Play (Commercial), Assistant, STY: Marina Draghici, Comcast Cable
TEACHING
Designer in Residence – Guest Lecturer, University of Michigan: School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
THTREMUS 399 Costume Design for Dancers and Choreographers
THTREMUS 261/262/451 Advanced Practicum in Design Assisting, Teacher of Record
THTREMUS 370 Advanced Costume Design 2
THTREMUS 470 Advanced Costume Design 3
THTREMUS 270 Costume Design 1
Adjunct Lecturer – New York University, Department of Design for Stage and Film
THE 597 Public Collaboration – Co-taught with Oskar Eustis, Suzi Lori Parks, Carl Cofield
Guest Speaker, Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Region 7
Costume Production Paperwork
Keynote Speaker, Indiana Thespian Festival
Guest Lecturer, Centro Cultural del Oriente, Santander, Colombia
Costume Design for Directors and Actors
Guest Speaker, Rutgers University
Costume Design Assisting
Guest Speaker, Texas Tech University
Professional Development
Guest Speaker, California State University
Design Contracts
BIPOC Mentor, Roundabout Theatre Company: Theatrical Development Workforce Program
Costume Design Mentor, Wingspace Theatrical Design
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
University of Michigan: School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Designer in Residence
Cendrillon, Junk, We Rise for Freedom, Highway 1, Sophisticated Ladies, The Heart of Robin Hood, Everybody
Roundabout Theatre Company: Theatrical Development Workforce Program, BIPOC Mentor
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Ballet, Costume Coordinator
Swan Lake, Paquita, Majisimas, Walpurgisnacht, Dance of the Hours, Harlequinade, Esmerelda, Satanella
Tours in the US, Europe, Asia, South America, and the Middle East
Public Theater: Shakespeare in the Park, Assistant Costume Designer, Assistant Shop Manager
Hamlet, Mother Courage and Her Children, Hair, Two Gentlemen of Verona (musical)
Brevard Music Festival, Resident Costume Designer
La Traviata, Kiss Me Kate, Pirates of Penzance, Madama Butterfly
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certificate in Intersectionality, Teaching Tolerance, Southern Poverty Law Center
DTG Everyday Inclusion 2: Systemic Discrimination, Identity, and Exclusion, Disney Theatrical Group
DTG Everyday Inclusion 1: Check Your Privilege, Disney Theatrical Group
Designing Community Agreements, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
Faculty Hiring Workshop: A Culture Add Perspective, University of Michigan
Cultivating a Culture of Respect: Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Awareness, University of Michigan
Supporting LGBTQIA+ Students, Faculty, and Staff, The Spectrum Center, University of Michigan
Sexual Harassment Training, Disney Theatrical Group
Anti-Racism: Introduction to Systemic Racism, Crossroads
Internalized Racism Awareness Building, Crossroads
AWARDS
Outstanding Friends of Immigrants Award, Seafarers International House, 2020
Social Justice Award, New York State Council of Churches, 2020
The Order of the Blue Dragon, Gotham Knights Rugby Football Club, 2020
The Order of the Golden Dragon, Gotham Knights Rugby Football Club, 2022
ADVOCACY
Accountability Committee, Member, University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Made up of both students and faculty, we are developing a new system for holding each other accountable to issues including but not limited to anti-racism and setting the foundations for innovation, communication, and change in the department.
Queer Faculty Affinity Space, Co-Founder, University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Co-founded a queer affinity space for faculty in the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Queer Student Affinity Space, Co-Founder, University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Co-founded a queer affinity space for students in the design & production area
Advocacy Taskforce, Chair, Metropolitan NY Synod
Organizing efforts in the areas of anti-racism, environmental sustainability, LGBTQIA+ issues, hunger issues, and immigration advocacy focuses on unaccompanied migrant minors in the metro NY area.
AMMPARO/Sanctuary Youth Group, Founder
Providing unaccompanied migrant minors in detention in New York City with regular recreational, artistic, cultural, and educational outings.
Gotham Knights Rugby Football Club, Prop
The premier queer-inclusive rugby football club in New York City committed to breaking boundaries creating space for all through rugby.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
I.A.T.S.E. Local USA 829
United States Institute for Theatre Technology
La Gente: The Latinx Theatre Design Network
Wingspace Theatrical Design
Design Action
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Theatre, University of Idaho
Certificate: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning
Professional Internship Program, The Juilliard School
Bachelor of Arts in Music, Valparaiso University
Christ College (Honors) Graduate
REPRESENTATION
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