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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
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