Stone Soup Theatre

• Balanced about 40 camps in two parks with roughly 800 - 1000 kids.

• Continuing into the school year with MainStage and outreach productions.

Tacoma Musical Playhouse - Sweet Charity

Director Harry Turpin/Christina Naficy

• Late 1960s niche aesthetic

• Dozens of costumes with thousands of hand-applied rhinestones

Reboot Theatre - (Wo)Man of LaMancha

Director Jeanette LeGault

• All femme cast with each costume representing different eras.

• An intense amount of dyeing and distressing of costumes.

Tacoma Little Theatre - Spring Awakening

Director: Maria-Tania Bandes B Weingarden

• 1890s German era meets modern edge.

• Made several of the pieces.

SecondStory Reparatory - Ruthless

• A ridiculously fun and sardonic musical.

• Helped to create a couple worlds, a Leave it to Beaver home and a swanky New York Apartment.

• Made several of the pieces.

Tacoma Musical Playhouse- Holiday Inn - Lead Costume Designer

Director: Lexi Barnett

• Designed 80% of the show and consulted on the rest.

• Built costumes for Easter Parade, Heat Wave, and Cheek to Cheek

• Sought authenticity in 1946/7 era using true vintage and vintage patterns as often as possible.

The Habit - Jurassic Parking Lot

Director: Mark Siano

• Recreated Looks From the film and created new visions.

Centerstage Theatre - Something Rotten

Director: Alyson Soma Force

• Created a Shakespearean world in three weeks on a shoe string budgets

Independently Produced - Here and Their

Director: Jasmine Joshua

• Assisted with the production of this original musical

• Helped to define brand new characters.

• Sourced and seriously altered the puffiest of wedding dresses

Mustard Seed Theatre - Tuck Everlasting - 2025

Director: Megan Hicks

• Created 1898 cast of characters for 30 actors.

• Built 30+ pieces for the show including the famous yellow suit and Mae’s full costume.

CenterStage Theatre - Something Rotten - 2025

Director: Alyson Soma Force

• Was brought on board with three weeks and a microbudget to costume 21 person cast.

• Created eggs and omelets out of foam.

• Rented and borrowed extensively to make the show work and look beautiful.

• Pivoted quickly to costume several understudy situations throughout run.

Tacoma Little Theatre - Bug - 2025

Director: Blake York

• Helped bring the intense world of Bug to life

• Distressed clothing

• worked with stage blood

Tacoma Musical Playhouse - Something Rotten Jrs. - 2025

Director: Kayla Danielle Littleton

• Quick turn of three days to costume 24 kids.

• Used no budget, making use of existing wardrobe for a show that hadn’t been done before at the theater.

• Creatively problem solved large cast of ensemble eggs.

Tacoma Musical Playhouse - The Wedding Singer - 2025

Director: Harry Turpin

• Clothed 25 actors with between 8 - 10 costumes per person.

• Designed, built and bedazzled several high impact pieces.

• Created a colorful 1980s world without making it cliche or kitschy.

• Performed costume design and wardrobe duties.

Artemis Productions - The How and the Why - 2025

Director: Diana Trotter

• Created looks to support a small cast in a small space on a small budget.

• Received positive reviews on the simplicity and effectiveness of the designs.

Auburn Community Players - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - 2025

Director: Megan Hicks

• Costumed 27 people in early 1960s period looks

• Located 25 suits and 15 period accurate “secretary” looks on a micro budget

• Designed and built 15 “Paris Originals” dresses and designed and built 6 1960s pirate inspired looks.

Harlequin Productions - Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson - 2025

Director: Makaela Milburn

• Designed costumes for a victorian inspired contemporary piece.

• Planned and worked with and around a great deal of stage blood.

• Designed and styled wigs.

• Built several stylized pieces for the production.

Village Kidstage - Mean Girls - 2024

Director: Jasmine Joshua

• Costumed 26 teens on a very small budget

• Built Mathlete jackets and Rock Around the Pole costumes

• Costumed school scenes, halloween scene and prom scene.

• Created individual personality looks for each of the plastics.

SecondStory Repertory - Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley 2024

Director: Elizabeth Tanner

• Rented, acquired, and borrowed regency era garments

• Created a visually stunning story in a small/intimate theater experience.

• Successfully juggled three productions with the same opening night date.

Bainbridge Performing Arts - Anastasia 2024

(Assistant Costume Designer)

Director: Troy Wageman

• Assisted with strategizing a very ambitious production

• Built the Romanov Ballgowns from scratch

• Rebuilt several pieces for the ball scene

• Assisted with difficult and large scale alterations
  

Auburn Community Players - The Prom                                                                         2024

Director: Mauro Bozzo 

• Contemporary musical with 26 person cast (And six understudies)

• Juggled 150+ costumes through a rehearsal space and theater not built for extensive performance and storage.

• Coordinated a massive project on a minuscule budget

• Worked to ensure this production stood apart from previous Prom production while also utilizing previous work. 

Tacoma Musical Theater - Sister Act                                                                              2024

Director: Jon Douglas Rake

• Costumed for 23 adults for a 1970s period piece

• Built over 100 costume pieces including habits, veils, jumpsuit, and other 70s garb. 

• Rigged four costumes and fifteen pieces for onstage costume gags

Tacoma Musical Theater Kids Camp - Frog and Toad and Beauty & the Beast 2024

Director: Annika Peterson and Hanne Ferguson

• Costumed 73 kids on a budget as tiny as they are

• Built basic Disney character and animal costumes from felt and foam

• Two week turn and four week turn

Second Story Repertory - Ride the Cyclone 2024

Director: Harry Turpin 

• Created a unique vision within an fairly established framework 

• Coordinated with other theater companies to source affordable costumes

• Worked within a very tight budget

• Built several unique pieces

Tacoma Musical Theater - The Prom 2024

Director: Harry Turpin

• Delivered 200+ costumes for this 26 person cast on time. 

• Collaborated with the director to achieve his very specific vision. 

• Built and sourced pieces for this production. 

• Completed numerous alterations for fit. 

• Maintained costumes and laundry during production. 

Tacoma Musical Theater - Stepping Out 2024

Director: Jennifer York

• Came on board two weeks before tech and delivered costumes under budget and on time.

• Worked within a very limited budget

• Sourced roughly 100 costumes to create unique looks for each character. 

• Maintained costumes and laundry during production. 

Reboot Theater - Anyone Can Whistle           2024

Director: Jasmine Joshua

• Collaborated with the Director to bring their quirky and unique vision to life. 

• Delivered an ambitious product under budget and on time.  

• Carefully planned for a limited budget and a variety of body-types. 

• Built and Sourced over 60 items for the production.

• Pivoted easily with actor preferences and vision changes.

The Golden Peplum - 2016 - Present

Small Vintage Clothing Business Owner

Expert level knowledge of fashion history (of both men and women) and access to resources for researching eras.

Acquiring, restoring, inventorying, storing, and maintaining an inventory of 400+ items of clothing from 1880s - 1970s and building a social media following of 12,400+ followers.

Sourcing vintage via multiple avenues including creating contacts across the country

Restoring and altering pieces - Small mending and darning projects to fully rebuilding antique pieces

Extensive knowledge of textiles and ability to evaluate fabric content - creating a very good eye for how a textile will look and move on a human frame before the garment is created.

Trained in laundering and care techniques for all textiles

Collaborating on costuming lookbooks and fashion shows with other vintage sellers and models (1920s, 1940s, and 1960s).

Machine and hand sewing

Quick and accurate measurement taking

Creative problem solving

Alterations from small to extreme

Absolute patience and focus for anything textile and/or stitching related (I once spent 200 hours restoring a 1920s dress)

An understanding of movement and theatrical costume needs

Auburn Performing Arts - How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying

Tacoma Musical Playhouse - The Wedding Singer 

Tacoma Little Theatre - Bug

Here and Their the Musical