twelfth night

THE THEATRE COLLECTIVE
OCT 2022

costume technician
& lead actor

  • For our fall show, I was cast as Viola, Shakespeare’s heroine who takes on a masculine disguise as Cesario to gain employment with the hopeless romantic Count Orsino.

    In attempts to woo a lady for the Count, Viola/Cesario finds themselves involved in a complex love triangle that blossoms from mistaken identities.

    In designing Illyria, our director sought to create a timeless, haute couture world anchored by two distinct “houses.”

    ORSINO: bright, light, feminine, pastel and playful

    OLIVIA: dark, goth and brooding

    Although acting in this production, my previous costume construction experience made me the “go-to” technician when less than a week before opening night, the crew still had “nothing” for Orsino. In addition to creating a signature look for the Count, I also took on sourcing and dyeing Olivia’s wedding gown using a turkey fryer for the final scene.

  • director - Donny Covington
    technical director - Alexis Suggitt
    set design - Carter LeBlanc
    lighting design - Conner Shear
    makeup design - Allie Moore
    costume design - Ebunoluwa Adegbite
    costume technician: Vivian Steele
    sound design - Kennedy Gipson & Julianna Boudreaux
    props master - Rebecca Pruitt

    featured photography by Brandon Wilson Photography

boeing boeing

RICHARDSON THEATRE CENTRE
JUL 2023

costume design
& wardrobe

  • For Boeing Boeing, I was given the opportunity to work with some of Dallas’ leading community theatre actors and directors. While I knew that I would not be “constructing” the pieces, I still went through my research and design process to come up with each character’s “vibe.”

    Unlike past productions I’d seen which leaned heavily on identical air hostess suits in primary colors, I wanted to incorporate signature elements and silhouettes from each airline and their uniform designers. I was also excited to work with actors who did not resemble the American, Italian, German and French characters they would be playing.

    Challenges during this production included a massive heat wave, a lead actor that had to be replaced, a cast member with body image sensitivities and fabric allergies.

  • director - Janette Oswald
    stage manager - Robert Simms
    set design - Dale Moon
    lighting design - Kenneth Hall
    sound design - Robbi Holman
    costume design – Vivian Steele

    Featured Photography by James Jamison

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Musical production conceived by Tina Landau

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