About

I am a costume production technician working across draping, garment construction, and wardrobe-integrated production support within collaborative theatre and opera environments. My practice focuses on translating design renderings into structurally sound garments that sustain rehearsal wear, backstage handling, and performance demands.

My training includes academic study and professional production experience spanning regional theatre, repertory environments, and large-scale performance contexts. These settings have shaped an approach grounded in iterative pattern development, fitting-based problem solving, and attention to internal garment architecture that supports performer movement and durability across runs.

Alongside shop work, my independent alteration practice has deepened my understanding of fit diagnostics, textile behavior, and repair-based construction strategies. This dual perspective reinforces a production mindset attentive not only to garment realization but also to maintenance, adaptation, and lifecycle within wardrobe systems.

I am particularly interested in production environments where craftsmanship, collaborative process, and repertory thinking intersect, supporting costumes as functional components of performance infrastructure.

Person dressed in a blue costume with a dress and headpiece, standing in front of a mirror with their hands on their hips, in a dressing room.
Illustration of five ice skaters dressed in blue costumes performing on ice, with numbered labels #10, #18, #19, #20, and #21. Designer: Anne Hould Ward

Designer Hould-Ward’s Rendering of ‘The Waltz of the Snowflakes’

Close-up of a person wearing a blue fleece glove and a blue patterned dress, extending their arm with a gloved hand. In the background, a person in a yellow swimsuit is seen through a mirror in a room that appears to be a kitchen or dining area.

Custom Craft: Fleece Mittens with circular ruffle cuffs

Snowflake Dancer in pleated cotton nightgown, Rehearsal/Final Fitting

Draper, Stitcher, Dresser

Children dressed in animal costumes performing a dance or play on stage, with some leaping and jumping. The Waltz of the Snowflakes, Chase Brock's The Nutcracker, Macy

Draper, Stitcher, First Hand, Dresser ‘The Waltz of the Snowflakes’

Chase Brock’s The Nutcracker, Costume Designer Anne Hould-Ward

Flat Rock Play House

Common Vision

Fruit Tree Tour