A skilled and experienced wig and makeup artist, with more than sixty wig and makeup designs

Wig and Makeup Experience

Wig and Makeup Master/Designer – Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY – Current

·         Responsible for all wig, hair and makeup needs in three spaces with Equity acting company, including barbering, crew training and budgets

 Wig and Makeup Designer – Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA - January 2005 to July 2008

·         Responsible for overseeing all wig, hair and makeup needs for eighteen shows each season in two repertory spaces with an Equity acting company, including hair cuts and crew training

 Wig and Makeup Master – Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (KCPA), ‘03-’04 Season

·         Responsible for wig, hair and makeup needs in four space complex (theatre, opera, dance) with professional and student actors

Representative shows – Into the Woods, Gross Indecency, Twelfth Night, Gianni Schicci, Spring Storm

Other Wig and Makeup Credits

Wig Designer – The Ladies’ Man – Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis, IN, 2009 – Charles Morey, Dir.

Wig Designer – Guys and Dolls – Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 2008   – Terrence Mann, Dir.

Wig Designer – A Funny Thing…Forum – Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, 2008 – Henry McCarthy, Dir.

Wig Designer – Machinal – Clarice Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 2006

Wig Designer – The Piano Lesson – Clarice Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 2006

Wig Designer – An Experiment with an Air Pump – Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN 2006

Wig Intern – American Players Theater, 2004 season (under Jim McGough, Wig Master)

Wig and Makeup Designer – Parfumerie, The Glass Menagerie, Guilty Conscience, Summer Studio Theatre 2004

Education

MFA, Costume Technology and Shop Management, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Dec. 2004

BS, Theater Design and Production, Illinois State University at Normal, May 2002

Additional Production Experience

Costume Designer - The Road Where it Curves Away - Barter Theatre, 2008 - John Hardy, Dir

Costume Designer - Wooden Snowflakes - Barter Theatre, 2007 - Richard Rose, Dir.

.Costume Designer - Poe - Barter Theatre, 2007 - John Hardy, Dir.

Costume Designer - Black Pearl Sings! - Barter Theatre, 2007 - Eugene Wolf, Dir.

 Costume Designer – Don’t Hug Me – Barter Theatre, 2007 – Richard Rose, Dir.

Costume Designer – James Towne – Barter Theatre, 2006 – John Hardy, Dir.

Costume Designer – Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol – Barter Theatre, 2006 – Suzanne Boulle, Dir.

Costume Craft Supervisor – Illinois Shakespeare Festival, 2002 Season

Costume Technician/Crafts Artisan – Illinois Shakespeare Festival, 2001 Season

Selected Teaching Experience

Adjunct Instructor - Virginia Intermont College, Bristol - Introduction to Design - Spring Semester 2008

Adjunct Instructor - King College, Bristol, VA - Introduction to Stage Makeup - Spring Semester 2008

Adjunct Instructor - Virginia Intermont College, Bristol - Introduction to Performing Arts - Fall Semester 2007

Adjunct Instructor – Virginia Intermont College, Bristol – Introduction to Stage Makeup – Fall Semester 2006

Instructor - University of Illinois, Urbana - Introduction to Stage Makeup - Spring Semester 2003

Workshops

West Virginia University - Introduction to wigs, ventilating and basic styling, 2008

Western Carolina University - Wig Application, Basic Styling and Maintenance, 2008

Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter,  MN - Wigs and the Actor, 2008

Western Carolina University - Basic Ventilating and Wig Construction, 2008

East Tennessee State University – Basic Ventilating, 2007

King College, Bristol, VA – Advanced Makeup Techniques, 2007

Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN – Basic Wig Styling, 2006

University of Maryland – Basic Ventilating, 2006

Emory and Henry College, Emory, VA – Two sessions on basic stage makeup and wig application,  2005

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