COSTUME PRODUCTION · WARDROBE OPERATIONS · DRAPING

Pressly Martinat

I build durable, performer-centered costumes and the backstage systems that keep them working.

Costume production professional specializing in period construction, alterations, fittings, wardrobe operations, principal dressing, quick-change problem solving, repair, and resource-conscious shop methods.

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Production

Period construction, tailoring, alterations, fittings, handwork, reinforced finishes, specialty materials, and performer-centered fit.

Wardrobe

Principal dressing, presets, quick changes, continuity, laundry, emergency repairs, tracking, and performance documentation.

Working Style

Calm under pressure, evidence-based, collaborative, durable, discreet, and focused on keeping the show functional tomorrow.

Asheville, NC · Available for seasonal, touring, and project-based work

Rapid Alteration / Rental Adaptation

Countess Cover Bodice Center-Back Modesty Panel

Le nozze di Figaro  |  Training Artist Program cover performance  |  Central City Opera  |  2026  |  Stitcher / Wardrobe Lead

Original Costume Design: Glenn Avery Breed  |  Costumes Provided by Wardrobe Witchery

Countess cover performer wearing the adapted green bodice onstage in Central City Opera’s Le nozze di Figaro.
Onstage Result · Production Photography: Amanda Tilton
Paper pattern for the center-back bodice extension panel pinned to the structural fabric.
01 / Pattern
Cotton canvas foundation for the center-back bodice extension with boning-channel placement marked in blue chalk.
02 / Structure
Finished hunter-green extension panel installed behind the black-laced center back of the rental bodice.
03 / Installed

Condition

At first dress, the rental bodice could not close cleanly at center back for the cover performer, disrupting the intended silhouette.

Requirement

Provide a secure, comfortable performance fit immediately without rebuilding or permanently altering the rental bodice.

Build

15–20 minute bagged-out extension panel: hunter-green lining, cotton canvas, Tyvek boning channels, and sew-through Ridgeline boning.

Result

The extension accommodated the performer securely and restored a continuous green silhouette through upstage movement.

Pressly Martinat · Costume Production · Central City Opera 2026

The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek

Design, Draper, Dyer, Stitcher

Carol Belk Theatre, UNCA

A woman with curly hair stands on a rocky platform in a dark setting, dressed in 20th-century-style clothing, gazing into the distance. The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek, Pace

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Technology Serving Truth — The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek

Two women having a conversation, one smiling and the other appearing surprised, indoors with a dark background. Byhalia, Mississippi CATF Actresses Jessica and Hollis playwight: Evan

Byhalia, Mississippi

Contemporary American Theatre Festival

Wardrobe Crew Lead

Wardrobe support for Byhalia, Mississippi was primarily actor-facing due to the character’s pregnancy portrayal. Garments incorporated a pregnancy under structure, requiring assisted dressing, fit adjustment, and ongoing wardrobe support to ensure performer comfort, safety, and continuity.

Two men in suits are engaged in a dance with multiple young women watching on a dark stage.

Ocean’s Between

Tulane Dance Department

Designer & Stitcher

One garment required front-facing repair after damage occurred during shop handling prior to performance. Supporting the repair process reinforced the importance of advanced hand-repair techniques, discretion, and continuity within a shared shop environment.

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