August 1, 2012

The Costume Company - Part of the Team

Day-to-Day Designing
2001 to 2012 (ongoing) - Aurora, Canada

My Roles:

  • Assistant Costume Designer
  • Operations Coordinator, Scheduling and Client Correspondence 
  • Costume Construction/Alterations
  • Fabric Dyeing/Breakdown/Painting
  • Buying/Shopping
  • Anything to get the job done!
When I'm not working on my own projects or in film/television, I work for a costume rental and construction company. The company officially became a business approximately 6 years ago, but the owner and I have been building up the costume stock (over 8000 pieces) for 10 years. Along with our team, we build/source entire shows for various Theatre companies across Canada, some large scale and some community based. We mainly focus on complete musical productions.


CYRANO DE BERGERAC
Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, March 2012 
Assistant Costume Design




NINE
Scarborough Musical Theatre, November 2009
 
Assistant Costume Design, Construction, Corsetry


Saraghina - Corset constructed by me


Man of La Mancha
Newmarket Theatre, February 2009
Assistant Costume Design, Construction, Fabric Dyeing/Breakdown


PETER PAN

Newmarket Theatre, 2008
 
Assistant Costume Design, Construction, Fabric Dyer/Breakdown, Buyer


The Lost Boys
I had fun putting together all the Lost Boy's costumes. Finding all the pieces and breaking down the clothing to look dirty, torn and worn out. The biggest challenge was hiding the fact that most of the Lost Boys were actually girls.
ALADDIN
Silvermist Productions, Niagara Falls, 2006 
Assistant Costume Design, Construction, Millinery, Turban Construction, Fabric Dyer 


ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Costumes produced as a rental 
Assistant Costume Designer, Construction



JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT 
Costumes produced as a rental 
Assistant Costume Design, Construction