Education
MA Folklore (Memorial University, 2014)
DEP Dressmaking & Alterations (Ecole des Metiers des Faubourgs, 2010)
BFA Design for Theatre (Concordia University, 2008)
Diploma, Textile Studies (College of the North Atlantic, 2002)
Special Courses
Millinery (Rose Cory, London UK, 2014)
Embroidery – Crochet de Luneville (Ecole Lesage, Paris FR, 2014)
Skills
Sewing – Industrial (plain, zigzag, buttonholer, blind stitch, overlock), domestic, hand techniques
Patternmaking – basic drafting and transformation, basic draping
Artisanal/Craft – millinery, puppetry, dye techniques, distressing, knitting, felting, embroidery
Computer – Basic skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign), Microsoft Office
Languages – English/French
Costume Designer | |||||
Year | Production | Company | Director | Type | |
2012 | La Toilette | Ottawa Stiltwalkers Union | Collective Creation | Outdoor acrobatics | |
2009 | Koshi | Manu Cyr’K | Emmanuel Cyr | Street performance | |
2008 | Grace | Festival Antigonish | Stewart Arnott | Theatre | |
2008 | Gaslight | Festival Antigonish | Ed Thomason | Theatre | |
2008 | You Oughta be in Pictures | Festival Antigonish | Ed Thomason | Theatre | |
2008 | Sexy Laundry | Festival Antigonish | Ed Thomason | Theatre | |
2008 | Godspell | Festival Antigonish | Richie Wilcox | Theatre | |
2008 | Munsch Ado About Nothing | Festival Antigonish | Richie Wilcox | Theatre | |
2008 | Ubu The King | Concordia University Theatre Department | Mark Sussman | Puppet Theatre | |
2003 | Over the Line | Cherie Pyne/ Tara Bryan | Cherie Pyne | Dance/Theatre | |
2001 | Rhesus | M.A.S.C. | George Kovacs | Theatre | |
1999 | The Ends of the Earth | Pavlov’s Dog Productions | Gabriel Newman | Theatre | |
Other Design Credits | |||||
Role | Year | Production | Company | Director/Designer | Type |
Assistant Costume Design | 2012 | Scientific Americans | Segal Centre | Director Andrew Shaver, Designer James Lavoie | Theatre |
Assistant Costume Design | 2007 | Per/Son/Alia | Concordia University Theatre Department | Director Sandeep Bhagwati, Designer Azra King-Abadi | Theatre |
Costume & Set Design | 2007 | How to Hire Your Own Assassin | Concordia University Student Production | Director Larry Lamont | Theatre |
Prop Design/ Construction | 2004 | Jean DuBois | Association Francophone de Terre-Neuve | Director Paul Rowe | Theatre |
Mask Design/ Construction | 2003 | Sieur du Neri | Association Francophone de Terre-Neuve | Director Paul Rowe | Theatre |
Costume & Set Design | 2003 | Romeo and Juliet | Shakespeare by the Sea | Director Philip Goodridge | Theatre |
Mask Design/ Construction | 2002 | La Montagne Noire | Association Francophone de Terre-Neuve | Director Paul Rowe | Theatre |
Costume & Set Design | 2001 | Two Gentlemen of Verona | Shakespeare by the Sea | Director Kevin Woolridge | Theatre |
Prop Design/ Construction | 2001 | Power of the Unemployed | RCA Theatre | Director David Ferry | Theatre |
Milliner | |||||
Year | Production | Company | Designer/Shop | Type | |
2015 | The Things We Do For Love | Odyssey Theatre | Designer Naomi Fontaine | Outdoor Theatre | |
2013 | Chemins Invisibles | Cirque du Soleil | Designer James Lavoie | Circus | |
2012 | Chemins Invisibles | Cirque du Soleil | Designer James Lavoie | Circus | |
2010- 2011 | Various productions | Cirque du Soleil | Atelier Jean-Francois Rochefort | Circus | |
2008 | Far Away | National Theatre School | Designer Julie Fox | Theatre | |
Puppet Maker | |||||
Project | Year | Production | Company | Director | Type |
Giant Parade Puppet | 2012 | Mummer’s Parade | Mummers Festival | With Jason Ross Sellars | Parade/Puppetry |
Posable Doll | 2011 | Falling Open | Luna Allison | Dir. Lib Spry | Theatre |
Puppets | 2009 | Joy | Joy Productions | Dir. Max Dore | Film/Puppetry |
Special Projects | |||||
Year | Project | Client | Designer | Type | |
2012 | Floating lilypad costume | Manina Productions | Natalia Baquero | Special Event | |
2012 | Disco costumes | Manina Productions | Natalia Baquero | Special Event | |
2012 | Oversize puppet costumes | SOIL DESIRE PEOPLE DANCE | Roberto Rossi/Mark Sussman | Theatre/Puppetry | |
2011 | Paper Dresses for display | Bibliotheque National du Quebec | Michael Slack | Display | |
2011 | Life size cat and mouse game pieces | McCord Museum | Michael Slack | Display | |
2011 | Children’s Animal Costumes | Biodome de Montreal | Marie-Andree Verveille | Special Activity | |
Technician | |||||
Role | Year | Production | Company | Designer | Type |
Stitcher | 2015 | Patrick Watson 2015 Tour | Patrick Watson | Alexis Walker | Music |
Cutter’s Assistant | 2014 | Samson & Delila | Opera de Montreal | Dominique Guindon | Opera |
Stitcher | 2012 | Taming of the Shrew | Repercussion Theatre | Susana Vera | Theatre |
Stitcher | 2012 | Menage a Trois | Theatre Lac Brome | Susana Vera | Theatre |
Stitcher | 2012 | On Second Avenue | Segal Centre | Susana Vera | Musical Theatre |
Stitcher | 2012 | Same Time Next Year | Segal Centre | Eo Sharpe | Theatre |
Stitcher | 2012 | Judas Iscariot | Concordia University Theatre Department | Brie Birdsell (Wardrobe) | Theatre |
Wardrobe Assistant | 2012 | The Game of Love and Chance | Centaur Theatre | Linda Brunelle | Theatre |
Stitcher | 2012 | Intimate Apparel | Centaur Theatre | Susana Vera | Theatre |
Stitcher | 2011 | Lies My Father Told Me | Segal Centre | James Lavoie | Theatre |
Stitcher | 2011 | The Play’s the Thing | Segal Centre | Peter Hartwell | Theatre |
Stitcher | 2011 | Witchcraft | Concordia University Theatre Department | Brie Birdsell (Wardrobe) | Theatre |
Stitcher | 2011 | Beethoven Lives Upstairs | Geordie Productions | James Lavoie & Amy Keith | Theatre |
Stitcher | 2011 | True Nature | Centaur Theatre | James Lavoie | Theatre |
Stitcher | 2011 | Schwartz’s: The Musical | Centaur Theatre | James Lavoie | Musical Theatre |
Props construction | 2011 | The Little Prince | Geordie Productions | Anna Capelluto | Theatre |
Dye Technician | 2011 | In the Sacred City | Company E | Marija Djordjevic | Dance/Film |
Dye & Felting | 2011 | Macbeth | The Other Theatre | Marija Djordjevic | Theatre |
Stitcher | 2010 | Blythe Spirit | Segal Centre | John Dinning | Theatre |
Stitcher | 2010 | The Jazz Singer | Segal Centre | James Lavoie | Musical Theatre |
Stitcher | 2009 | A Christmas Carol | Geordie Productions | James Lavoie | Theatre |
Dye Technician | 2009 | Julius Caesar | McGill English Department | Catherine Bradley (Wardrobe) | Theatre |
Dye Technician | 2009 | Encounters | Company E | Marija Djordjevic | Dance/Film |
Stitcher/Dye Tech | 2008 | Lortie | Nouveau Theatre Experimental | Marija Djordjevic | Theatre |
Stitcher | 2008 | Import/Export | Theatre Porte-Parole | Marija Djordjevic | Theatre |
Dresser | 1999 | Tommy: The Musical | First Light Productions | Danielle Irvine | Musical Theatre |