Curriculum Vita

Education

B.F.A. Theatre With Honors, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1966
M.F.A. Costume Design, Brandeis University, Waltham, MASS, 1969

Member: United Scenic Artists Local 829
Member: The Costume Designer's Guild I.A.T.S.E. Local 892
Member: American Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Glassboro State College, Glassboro, NJ, 1973-1974

Costume Designer and Instructor. Teacher of Costume Design, Costume History, and Oral Interpretation of Literature. Designer of several productions and supervision of student designers.

Burlington County College, Burlington, NJ, 1972-1974

History of Visual Arts including theatre, ballet, opera and film. Costume Designer of Burlington County Theatre.

Cal State Northridge, Northridge, CA, 1974-1975

Guest Artist in Costume Design in conjunction with designing costumes for Tosca starring Carol van Ness.

The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, CA, 1987-Present

Guest Lecturer in Costume Design for Film and Theatre.

University of California, Los Angeles, 1992-1995

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre. Costume Design for Film and Television.

The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising

1994-Present: Member Advisory Board of Theatre Costumes.

University of California, Los Angeles

1993 Panelist with Art Director David Sackeroff for graduate directing students in The Department of Film and Television. Bert Brinkerhoff, seminar leader.

Warner Research Library, Burbank, California

1985 Lecture. Lecturer for Mary Ann Grasso Head of Warner Research Collection regarding Costume Research for Historical Motion Pictures. Actual costumes for CBS film Samson and Delilah demonstrated the designer's process.

Women in Film

1985 Exhibit and Fashion Show of Hollywood Film Costumes. Costumes from the CBS film Samson and Delilah.

Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, California

1983 Panelist with fellow designers of Sir Peter Ustinov's production of his own work Beethovan's Tenth. Discussion of Concepts in Design presented to Greater Los Angeles High School Drama Studies students.

Los Angeles Community College

1982 Consultant on selection of costume shop assistant.

United States Institute of Theater Technology Convention

Phoenix, AZ, 1980. Seminar Panel on Professional Costume Shops and Their Personnel Needs.

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences EMMY Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design 1985.

Pryor's Place, CBS Television, produced by Krofft Entertainment.

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences EMMY Award Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design 1988 and 1989.

The All New Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, CBS Television, produced by Smo Bro Productions.

Drama-Logue Critic's Award Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design:

1981 The Hasty Heart, Catalina and CTG Productions
1982 Journey's End, Catalina Production Group
1983 Women Behind Bars, Catalina Production Group

L.A. Weekly Award Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design:

1983 Women Behind Bars, Catalina Production Group
1984 Livin' Dolls, Catalina Production Group
1984 In Trousers, Catalina Production Group
1986 Why Hanna's Skirt Won't Stay Down, Catalina Productions
1987 Bent, Catalina Production Group

Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss	The Fenwick Theatre of Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1970. Directed by Edward Herson.
Richard III by William Shakespeare	The Fenwick Theatre of Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1970.
The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde	The Fenwick Theatre of Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1970. Directed by Bernie McInerney.
Celebration by Harvey Schmidt	The Fenwick Theatre of Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1970.
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett	The Fenwick Theatre of Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1971.
The Great Cross Country Race	Worcester Massachusetts Children's Theatre, 1971.
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams	The Burlington County Theatre, Burlington, New Jersey, 1972. Directed by Dr. Harry Kunesch.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Shevlove, Gelbart and Sondheim	The Burlington County Theatre, Burlington, New Jersey, 1972. Directed by Dr. Harry Kunesch.
Oh, What a Lovely War!	Burlington County Theatre, 1972. Costume and set designs were approached as dimensional, living expressions of recruiting poster art of the World War I era.
Blood Wedding by Frederico Garcia Lorca	Glassboro State College Theatre, Glassboro, New Jersey, 1973. Costumes were done as collages of textures, woven and dyed to evoke the environment of primitive society.
The Rivals by Richard B. Sheridan	Glassboro State College Theatre, 1973.
The Contrast by Royall Tyler	Burlington County Theatre, 1974. This production was the premiere performance in the bicentennial celebration of the American Revolution. The first letters of the revolution were sent from Burlington County, New Jersey in 1774.
The Owl and the Pussycat by Bill Manhoff	The Palm Springs Center Theatre, Palm Springs, California, 1976. Starring Adrienne Barbeau and Conrad Bain, directed by William Bartman.
The Barbary Coast book, music, and lyrics by William Penzner	The Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, California, 1977. Produced by Barbary Coast Productions, directed by Jack Bunch. The musical story of Gentleman Jim Corbett and the infamous Barbary Coast of the late nineteenth century.
Festival by Downs and Martin	A.C.T. Theatre, San Francisco, California, 1978. Based on the medieval chantefable Aucassin and Nicolette, this delightful romp through history moved to The Las Palmas Theatre, Los Angeles in 1979 and New York City Center in 1980. Directed by Wayne Bryan, it starred Stephanie Zimbalist and Gregory Harrison.
The Wager by Mark Medoff	1980. Produced by Coast to Coast Productions starring Mark Harmon, Stephanie Zimbalist, and Hart Bochner was filmed for Showtime in 1981.
The Hasty Heart by John Patrick	originated at The Cast-in-the-Circle Theatre, Los Angeles but moved to The Ahmanson Theatre at The Los Angeles Music Center. Directed by Martin Speer, starring Gregory Harrison, Susan Eichorn, and Kurt Russell this production won six Los Angeles Drama Critic Circle Awards in 1981 and was filmed for Showtime.
The Wrong Box	based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson and the film directed by Bryan Forbes, at The-Cast-in-the-Circle, Los Angeles, 1981. Directed by Ron Link.
Orphan's Revenge book, music, and lyrics by Buhrer and Casey	Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., 1982. Produced by The Ford's Theatre Society, directed by Allan Hunt.
Journey's End by R.C. Sherriff	The Cast-in-the-Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, 1982. This multi-award winning production starred Maxwell Caulfied, Andrew Stevens, George Wendt and was filmed for H.B.O. Directed by Steven Schacter.
The Hasty Heart by John Patrick	The Burt Reynold's Theatre, Jupiter, Florida, 1982. Starring Robert Urich, this production moved to The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. in 1983. Then President Ronald Reagan, who played the role of Yank in the 1940's film, attended our production.
Beethovan's Tenth by Sir Peter Ustinov	Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1983. Starring Peter Ustinov and Fritz Weaver, directed by Robert Chetwyn. After a year's tour of the United States this production moved to the Neiderlander Broadway Theatre, New York. Produced by Gatchell & Neufeld, Ltd.
Women Behind Bars a black and blue comedy by Tom Eyan	The Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, 1983. Starring, at various times, Adrienne Barbeau, Sally Kellerman, Linda Blair, and Lu Leonard, this multi-award winning show moved to the Alcazar Theatre, San Francisco under the direction of Ron Link.
In Trousers book, music, and lyrics by William Finn	The Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1984. Directed by Matt Cassella, this production moved to the Promenade Theatre, New York in 1985.
Breakfast with Les and Bess	Burt Reynold's Theatre, Jupiter, Florida, 1985. Directed by Charles Nelson Reilly.
Enter Laughing by Joseph Stein	based on the book by Carl Reiner, starring Didi Conn. Produced by Catalina Production Group at The Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1985.
Blue Denim by James Leo Herlihy and William Noble	The Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, California, 1985.
Picnic by William Inge	The Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, California, 1986. Directed by Marshall Mason, this production starred Rue McClanahan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Michael Learned.
Why Hanna's Skirt Won't Stay Down by Tom Eyan	The Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1986. Directed by Ron Link.
Gifts of the Magi, a musical adaptation of the short story by O. Henry	The Coast Playhouse, 1986. Starring Dale Christian and B.D. Wong.
Heartbeats the music of Amanda McBroom	Produced by Actors for Themselves at the Matrix Theatre, 1986. Directed by Sam Weissman.
Bent by Martin Sherman	The Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1987. Steven Bauer starred in this production directed by David Marshall Grant.
The Best Man by Gore Vidal	The Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1987. This production directed by Jose Ferrer starred Mel Ferrer, Hope Lange, and Buddy Ebsen.
Fatal Attraction by Bernard Slade	The Burt Reynold's Theatre, Jupiter, Florida, 1987. Starring Catherine Bach, directed by Tom Troop.
The Social Security by Andrew Bergman	The Burt Reynold's Theatre, Jupiter, Florida, 1988. Starring Bernie Koppell and Karen Valentine, directed by Richard Klein.
Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris by Eric Blau	The Pasadena Playhouse, 1988. This 25th Anniversary Production starred Amanda McBroom and George Ball.
Lies and Legends---The Music of Harry Chapin	The Pasadena Playhouse, 1988. Directed by Sam Weissman.
Happy Jack	The Coast Playhouse, 1989. Starring John Laroquette, directed by Ron Link.
Child's Play by Robert Marasco	The Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, California, 1990.

Costume Design for Film Since 1978

Side Show	an NBC movie of the week, based on the life story of Sid Krofft, a fourth-generation Greek puppeteer whose family apprenticed him to The Ringling Brothers Circus in the 1940's. Produced by Krofft Entertainment, 1978.
O'Hara's Wife	feature film starring Ed Asner and Jodie Foster, 1981. A Davis-Panzer production, directed by William Bartman.
Thursdays's Child	a CBS movie of the week, starring Gena Rowlands, 1982. Produced by Catalina Productions.
Legs	an ABC movie of the week, starring Gwen Verdon and John Heard, 1983. Directed by Jerrold Freedman.
Fighting Chance	a CBS movie of the week, starring Gregory Harrison, Stephanie Zimbalist, and Pat Hingle, 1983.
Samson And Delilah	a remake of the movie classic for CBS Directed by Lee Phillips, the international cast starred Max Von Sydow, Maria Schell, Clive Revill, and Jose Ferrer, 1984. Over 4,000 costumes were constructed for this biblical epic including armor and uniforms for two armies.
Seduced	a CBS movie for television starring Cybill Shepherd and Jose Ferrer, 1985. Directed by Jerrold Freedman.
The Christmas Star	a CBS movie for television starring Ed Asner and Fred Gwynn. Produced by The Walt Disney Company, 1986.
Oceans Of Fire	a CBS movie for television. Starring Billy Dee Williams and Gregory Harrison. Produced by Catalina Production Group, 1986.
Spot Marks The X	a CBS movie for television, starring Geoffrey Lewis. Produced by The Walt Disney Company, 1986.
Hot Paint	a CBS movie for television, starring John Laroquette. Produced by Catalina Production Group, 1986.
Red River	a CBS movie for television based on the film classic, 1987. This production starring James Arness and Bruce Boxleitner was directed by Richard Michaels.
Guilty As Charged	a feature film produced by I.R.S. Media, 1990. Starring Rod Steiger, Lauren Hutton, and Heather Graham. Directed by Sam Irvin.
The Tower	a Fox-Westgate film for television, 1991. Written and directed by Richard Kletter, starring Paul Reiser.
Palace Guard	a CBS film for television, 1991. Produced by Stephen J. Cannell, starring D.W. Moffatt and Marcie Walker.
The Hat Squad	a CBS film for television, 1992. Produced by Stephen J. Cannell.
The Return Of Hunter	an NBC Sunday night movie, starring Fred Dryer, 1995. Produced by Stephen J. Cannell.

Costume Design For Television Since 1976

The Donny And Marie Osmond Show	1976, CBS Variety Television Series, Sid and Marty Krofft, Producers.
Circus Of The Stars	1977-1985, CBS, Bob Stivers, Producer.
Command Performance	1977, CBS, Bob Stivers, Producer.
People's Choice Awards	1978-81, CBS Bob Stivers, Producer.
Juke Box Awards	1978, CBS, Bob Stivers, Producer.
Command Performance	1978, CBS, Bob Stivers, Producer.
It's A Dog's Life	1979, NBC, Tandem Productions, Fred Silverman, Producer.
The Jimmy Mcnichol Special	1980, Fox Television, Bob Finkel, Producer.
The Neil Sedaka Touch	1980, ABC, Ernie Chambers and Associates, Producers.
Too Close For Comfort	1980, CBS Television Series, Tandem Productions, Jerry McPhee, Producer.
Dance Fever	1981-1986, CBS, Merv Griffin Productions
Minsky's Follies	1981, Home Box Office, RKO/ Neiderlander Productions, Jim Rich, Producer.
Celebrity Daredevils	1982, CBS Bob Stivers, Producer.
All Star Salute To The Olympics	1984, CBS Bob Stivers, Producer.
Pryor's Place	1984, CBS Emmy Award Winning Program for Children, Krofft Entertainment, Producers.
I Had Three Wives	1985, NBC Television Series, Warner Brothers Studios, Producers.
The Patti Labelle Special	1985, CBS Television, Sid and Marty Krofft, Producers.
The All New Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	1987-89, CBS Musical Variety Series, Smo Bro Productions.
Fun House	1988-92, CBS Children's Series, Stone/Stanley Productions.
25th Anniversary Of The Los Angeles Music Center	1989, Paradigm Entertainment, Producers.
What's Allen Watching?	1989, CBS Television, Paramount Television/Eddie Murphy Enterprises.
The Gregory Harrison Show	1989, CBS Television Series Pilot, MGM/UA, Producers.
Hollywood Dog	1989, CBS Television Series Pilot, Stone/Stanley Productions.
Wake, Rattle, And Roll	1990, CBS Children's Television Series, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Randolph Gale, Producer.
Fantastic Facts	1991, Fox Television Pilot, Telepictures Productions.
Kids Inc.	1992, The Disney Channel Television Series, Lynch Brothers Entertainment, James Cuomo, Producer.
Rockin' Toontown	1993, The Disney Channel Special, Blue Streak Productions, Tim Gaydos, Producer.
Caught In The Act	1993, ABC Television Pilot, Dick Clark Productions, Geoff Bennett, Producer.
Viper	1993, CBS Television Pilot Presentation, Stephen J. Cannell Productions.
Hawkeye	1994, CBS Television Series Pilot Presentation, based on the characters of James Fennimore Cooper, Stephen J. Cannell, Producer.
Lance Burton Master Magician...The Legend Begins	1996, NBC Television Special. A Hearst Entertainment/Jaffe Production, Gary Pudney, Bob Jaffe Producers.
Atlantis, In Search Of A Lost Continent	1996, NBC Television Special. Produced by Sam Zoda for Blackhawk Productions. Costume Design for historical segment depicting the life of Edgar Casey.
Loveline	1996, a Stone/Stanley Television series for national syndication. Starring Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew Pinsky tackling love, romance, and relationships with insight and humor.
Shop 'Til You Drop	1996. Television series produced by Stone/Stanley Productions for The Family Channel.
Disney's Sing Me A Story With Belle	1996, CBS Saturday morning television series for children stressing reading and social interaction. Produced by Tim Gaydos for Patrick Davidson Productions.

Performance Wardrobe, Musical Performers, And Selected Clients Since 1977

Fashion Stylist Print Work

Costume Design For Casino, Arena, Industrial, And Theme Parks

Ice Fantasy	1977. Hacienda Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. Conceived, choreographed, and directed by Brian Foley.
Roller Magic	1980. Produced by Roller Generation, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Directed by Brian Foley.
Skateboard Mania	1981. Arena show featuring world skateboard champions. Produced by Alchemy, Ltd.
Ford	1984, Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Industrial produced by Maritz Communications.
Queen Mary	1985, Long Beach California. Holiday, Futuredome, Fourth of July, and Christmas entertainment at The Wrather Properties. Produced by Y.L.S. Productions.
Honda Power Equipment	1985, Nashville Tennessee. Industrial.
Queen Mary	1988. Halloween Event The Queen Scary at The Wrather Properties, Long Beach, California. Produced by Y.L.S. Productions.
Six Flags Magic Mountain	1991. Rock 'n Roll Summer at The Magic Moments Theatre, Valencia, California. Produced by Y.L.S. Productions.
Six Flags Magic Mountain	1995. Carnaval Du Futur at The Magic Moments Theatre. Produced by Y.L.S. Productions.
Creepy Hollow	1995. Halloween spectacular for Six Flags Magic Mountain, produced by YLS Productions.
Yellow Ribbon Theater	1996, full stage show starring Tony Orlando and Company produced by Lighthouse Entertainment. Branson, Missouri.
Warner Brothers Kids Club	1996. Summer stage show for children ages 3-8 at Six Flags Magic Mountain produced by YLS Productions.
Carnaval Du Futur '96	1996, Magic Moments Theatre, Six Flags Magic Mountain. Produced by YLS Productions.

Product Placement By Pearl Buttons & Co.

Jane Fonda Workout Videos	1990-Present	Body Wrappers Softouch Weekend Exercise Company Dance France Danskin Cam & Co. Act 'n Up Expozay
Supermarket Sweep	1990-1993 Lifetime Television	Michael Gerald
Supermarket Sweep	1994-1995 Lifetime Television	J. Riggings
Shop 'Til You Drop	1991-1995 Lifetime Television	J. Riggings
Free For All	1994 U.S.A. Network	J. Riggings
Gladiators 2000	1994-1995 CBS Television	Steel Jeans Duckhead Apparel

University of California, Irvine

Costume Design

Awards

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