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MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
Debra Bergsma Otte
Theatre and Dance Department
Tenure: September 2009
Associate Professor: September 2011
HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREES
Institution
Conferred
Dates Attended
Degree and Major
Date
May 1978
New York University,
Tisch School of the Arts
1975-1978
MFA,
Design for Stage and Screen
Calvin College
1969-1972
BA, Speech and Theatre
May 1973
Minors: Psychology and Education
TEACHING CAREER AT MONTCLAIR STATE
Department
Rank
Theatre and Dance
Art and Design, Fashion Studies
Theatre and Dance
Art and Design, Fashion Studies
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Dates
September 2011-present
September 2011-present
September 2006-June 2011
September 2006-June 2011
TEACHING CAREER OUTSIDE MONTCLAIR STATE
Institution
New York University
Long Island University
Long Island University
SUNY at Old Westbury
Department
Graduate Playwriting Program
Theatre, Film and Dance
Theatre, Film and Dance
Theatre Department
Rank
Dates
Guest Lecturer
Assistant Professor
Adjunct Professor
Adjunct Professor
Fall 2007, 2008
2005-2006
1994-2005
various
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Coursework (since last personnel action in 2011)
Appointment is ¼ load in Fashion Studies Program, Art and Design Department and ¾ in Theatre
and Dance Department.
Apparel Design: Flat Patterning, Fall and Spring 2011-2014
Apparel Design: Draping, Fall 2014
Introduction to the Theatrical Medium (Creativity) Fall 2011-2012
Costume Design I, Fall 2011-2014
Costume Craft, Fall 2011
Advanced Costume Design, Spring 2011-2013
Advanced Stage Makeup, Spring 2014
Production Practicum in Costume, Fall and Spring 2011-2014
Senior Project in Production and Design, Spring 2012–2013
Special Topics in Theatre, World Stage Design, Fall 2013
Special Topics in Theatre, Art and Performance Prague Quadrennial, Summer 2011
Mentorship of student costume, makeup and hair design for all theatre and dance
productions (since last personnel action in 2011)
Supervision of research, close mentorship of design process with director, oversight and
instruction in rendering of designs, continued mentorship with costume shop staff through the
collection and build process, advisement through dress rehearsals, run and final strike.
Produced 2015-16 Research and pre-production January 2015-March 2016
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, student costume designer Caty Loughlin, student hair and
makeup designer Nicole Ferrigno
Pride and Prejudice, student costume designer April Gormley, student hair and makeup
designer Cheyenne Pellicoro
Triumph of Love, student costume designer Meghan Delanoy, student hair and makeup
designer Deirdre Morgan
Works-A-Foot, student costume designers Cheyenne Pellicoro, Eden Tayar, Danielle
Foreman, Christina Daly, Deirdre Morgan
99 Ways to Fuck a Swan, student costume design Eden Tayar
Producers, student costume design associate Samantha LaScala, hair and makeup design
associate Deirdre Morgan
Drunken City, student costume designer Nicole Ferrigno
Dance Works, student costume designer Deirdre Morgan
Produced 2014-15
The Three Penny Opera, student costume designer Andy Bravo
Works-A-Foot, student costume designers Nicole Ferrigno, Meghan Delanoy, Samantha
LaScala, Caty Loughlin
A Winter’s Tale, student costume designer April Gormley
Persians, student costume designer April Gormley
Wintertime, student costume designer Kasey Gillette
Hair student costume designer Derek Robertson
Dance Works, student costume designer Nicole Ferrigno
Produced 2013-14
Produced 2012-13
Produced 2011-2012 Academic Year. Research and pre-production February 2011-March2012
A Chorus Line, student design Sue Hawley
Stage Door, student costume design Trish McLaughlin
Works-A-Foot, student costume designers John Marrazzo, Pia Kristjansen, Claire McEwan
Rags, student costume designer Natalia Weber
Romeo and Juliet, student costume designer Claire McEwan
Kiss of the Spiderwoman, student costume designers Julie and Alexandra Abene
Danceworks, student costume designer Natalia Weber
Don Juan, student costume designer Pia Kristjansen
Produced 2012-2013 Academic Year. Research and pre-production February 2012-March
2013.
Attempts on Her Life, student costume designer Sarah Stouff
Cloud Nine, student costume designer Pia Kristjansen
Carousel, student costume designer Clare McEwan
Works-A-Foot, Student costume designer Noelle Rasco
Insula, student costume designer Jessica Marrazzo
Equus, student costume designer Noelle Rasco
Peter/Wendy, student costume designer Christine Bennett
Dance Works, student costume designers Pia Kritjansen, Sarah Stouff
Wild Party, student costume designers Claire McEwan and Sarah Stouff and student
makeup/hair designer Mallory Pace
Produced 2013-2014 Academic Year. Research and pre-production February 2013-March
2014.
Take Flight, student costume designer Noelle Rasco and student makeup/hair designer
Andrea Claudio
Streetcar, student costume designer Sarah Stouff and student makeup/hair designer Derek R
Robertson
Works-A-Foot, student costume designers Becky Erlitz, John Naughton, Kasey Gillette
Falsettos, student costume designers Brianna Chin, Andrea Bravo
42nd Street, student makeup/hair designer Derek Robertson
42nd Street, student costume assistant Kasey Gillette
Dance Works, student costume designers Meghan Delanoy, Andrea Bravo, Sarah Stouff
Middletown, student costume designer April Gormley
Big Meal, student costume designer Becky Erlitz
Big Meal, student hair and makeup designer Cheyenne Pellicoro
Costume Design - On-Campus (since last personnel action in 2011)
Works A Foot, Dance Works, multiple works with various choreographers - 2011, 2012, 2013,
and 2014
Sweeney Todd, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler, dir. Jodi
Capeless, 2011
Costume Associate - On-Campus
42nd Street, book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin, and music by Harry
Warren, dir. Clay James, 2014. Research and rental 2013. Production phase 2014.
Curriculum Development (since last personnel action in 2011)
On-going curricular assessment is essential in this fast-changing field, with regular revision of the
curriculum.
Curriculum revision for the Production and Design Program of the BFA in Theatre, submitted
October 2013.
Multiple adjustments in course numbering, prerequisites and caps to bring curriculum into
compliance.
Revision of two courses and reintroduction of these courses into the plan of study to better
align this program with curricular offerings of other programs of design for stage and screen.
Courses revised and reintroduced into plan of study:
o Concept and Collaboration for Designers and Directors
o Advanced Scenography Studio
Curriculum revision for the Production and Design Program of the BFA in Theatre, submitted
October 2012. Approved, Spring 2013.
New courses developed as part of this change:
o Visual Media Design and Technology for Live Performance
o Advanced Theatrical Sound Design
Curricular revision for the BA in Theatre Studies, BFA in Musical Theatre and BFA in Theatre,
Concentration in Acting programs. Courses in technical theatre and related practicums as well as
stage makeup were revised to provide added instruction and reduce lab time for students in these
degree programs. Credit hours were adjusted to provide room in the curriculums for increased
upper level coursework.
OTHER EXPERIENCE (prior to last personnel action) and EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE
MONTCLAIR STATE
Freelance Costume Designer
1979-present
Design for television, film, industrials, theatre and dance. Costume design credits are included in
publications and focus on new scripts.
Associate Professor
Montclair State University
Assistant Professor September 2006-July 2011
Associate Professor September 2011-present
Department of Theatre and Dance and Department of Art and Design, Fashion Studies Program
Teach in the areas of design, costume technology, makeup, costume history and related theory
courses for Theatre, Dance and Fashion Studies. Design costumes, hair and makeup for the
Department of Theatre and Dance productions, supervise costume production and the work of student
costume and makeup designers.
Coursework taught:
Fashion Studies
Clothing and Culture
Fundamentals of Makeup for Beauty and Fashion
Advanced Makeup for Beauty and Fashion
Professional Makeup Practices
Apparel Design: Flat Patterning
Apparel Design: Draping
Internship in Fashion Studies
Theatre and Dance
Introduction to the Theatrical Medium (Creativity)
Costume Design I
Advanced Costume Design
Freshman Seminar
Independent Study in Creativity
Independent Study in Costume Craft
Stage Makeup
Advanced Stage Makeup
Production Practicum in Costume
Production Practicum in Operations
Senior Project in Costume Design
Internship in Theatre
Costume History
Costume Construction I
Costume Crafts
Advanced Scenography Studio
Graduate Thesis Advisor
“Signs on Stage: Semiology of Costume Design in Shakespeare’s Macbeth”
Program Coordinator, Production and Design
Montclair State University
September 2009-present
As Program Coordinator responsible for recruitment, curriculum development, scheduling, student
advisement, adjunct hire and review, coordination of coursework with related programs including
those in Theatre and Art and Design, and academic expenditures.
Program Coordinator, Makeup Artistry Certificate Program
Montclair State University
September 2008-present
Management of program including adjunct hires and review, coordination of coursework with related
programs, scheduling, and student advisement.
Development of the Certificate Program in Makeup for Fashion and Beauty at Montclair State
University in partnership with Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Fall 2008. Submission of 18-credit
curriculum with three new courses.
Visiting Professor, Arts Management
Long Island University September 2005-August 2006
Courses taught:
Introduction to Arts Management
Arts Management Seminar
Practicum in Arts Management
Internship in Arts Management
Marketing the Arts
Contracts and Law in the Entertainment Industry
Independent Studies in Theatre Management, Arts in Education
Thesis Advisement in Development and Marketing
Professional Theatre Practices
Acting Director, Arts Management Program
2001-August 2006
Administration of the Arts Management Program: complete revision and development of program
curriculum; faculty selection, review and support; outreach and recruitment; advertisement and
promotion for the program; interviews of all prospective students; advisement of current students;
supervision of internships and practicum; outcomes assessment; management of budget and
resources. The program grew from six majors in 2001 to 52 in 2005.
1994-2005
Adjunct Professor
Long Island University
Courses taught:
Theatre Management
Contracts and Law in the Entertainment Industry
Practicum in Arts Management
Internship in Arts Management
Current Theatre in New York
History of Style
Introduction to Theatre/Acting
Professional Theatre Skills
Professional Theatre Practices
Beginning Costume Design
Intermediate Design
Advanced Design
Makeup and Mask
Internship in Theatre
Internship in Arts Management
Independent Studies
Contracts and Law in the Music Industry
Contracts and Law in Art
Research and Bibliography for Management
Production Management
Advanced Stage Management
Research and Bibliography for Design
Intermediate Construction
Patterning
Draping
Fabric Science
Millinery
Mask Making
Honors Thesis Advisor
Costume Design – Exploration of Style: Third Child (a new collaboratively developed
script), Orestes 2.0, The Orestia
Design in Collaboration: Dangerous Liaisons
Psychology and the Actor: Extremities
A Directing Thesis: Bawdy Shakespeare
Direction and Design: The Day Room
What constitutes ART? Increased Difficulty of Concentration
Production and the Playwright: Collaboration in the Theatre
Graduate Thesis Advisor
Management in Theatre
The Role of Management in Entertainment
Marketing the Arts
A Playwright in Collaboration: Pizza Answer
Development of an East/West Fusion Production: Medea
A Directing Thesis: The Ex Miss Copper Queen on a Set of Pills
A Directing Thesis: The Typists
Costume Design: You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown
Research, Bibliography and Production in Costume Design
Director of Theatre/Resident Costume Designer
Long Island University
Administration of the Theatre Program: production support of the academic curriculum (Suzukibased physical acting training), functioning as artistic director and general manager. Responsible for
the appropriate development and production of Post Theatre Company Season within the framework
of the established mission statement, as well as the hiring and supervision of a professional full-time
staff of two technicians, one part-time staff technician, fifteen to twenty freelance designers and
directors necessary to realize stated goals. Additional responsibilities include the training and
supervision of 80 - 100 student staff and crews in house management, box office management, ticket
sales, ushering, company management and production management; design and production of
department and production publicity; public relations work including press releases for the season,
each production and the American Theatre Festival; grant writing for special events including
regional and international tours; tour management for five regional and two international tours. The
position also includes fiscal responsibility for program budgetary resources allocated to academic
support and production. The program offers a BA in Theatre, a BFA in Theatre with a focus in
Acting, Production and Design, Directing or Playwriting, and an MA in Theatre Arts.
Director, American Theatre Festival
Long Island University
1994-2005
Planning, publicity, fiscal responsibility and administration of the American Theatre Festival held
each spring on the CW Post Campus of Long Island University through the Theatre Program. The
week of events is centered on a Post Theatre Company production and includes a keynote speaker,
panels and workshops. Events are open to the community and campus.
Costume Shop Manager/Resident Costume Designer
Long Island University, Post Theatre Company
1989-1999
Build and maintenance of all Post Theatre Company and Post Concert Dance Company shows.
Fiscal responsibility for operating and capital budgets specific to the costume shop. Training and
supervision of graduate assistants and student crews.
Costume Shop Manager
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
1987-1989
Responsible for draping, patterning and supervision of the costume construction for all Graduate
Design shows supported by Graduate Design Department. Supervision of graduate assistants and
training of graduate student crews.
Burlingame Studio - Studio Assistant
1985-1987
Facilitated private gallery placement and a solo exhibit at the Hartford Athenaeum. Management of
the studio, maintenance of financial records, grant writing, display work and placements for Lloyd
Burlingame, Chair, Design Department, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University and freelance
artist.
Owner, Operator: Silver Threads
1981-1986
Small Business - Design and Manufacture of Children’s’ Clothing
Established and licensed my own business in design and construction: employing one full-time and
two part-time assistants. Personal responsibility for the management, marketing, finances, supplies,
equipment and staffing as well as designs. Client companies included: Penny Whistle Toys, Ohio
Ballet Company, Polaroid, CBS-The Body Human, Roundabout Theatre.
Henson Associates, Design Assistant
1978-1979
(Muppets, Inc.)
Puppet construction and costuming for THE DARK CRYSTAL. Display and graphics
Support for THE MUPPETS, the retrospective Henson exhibit that originated in the Lincoln Center
Library Museum, June 1979, and toured nationally for two years.
Strategic Planning Consultant
1982 - present
Congress on Research in Dance, Executive Board Meeting: Assessment and Planning
Five-year plan established with clear objectives, measurable goals and assignment of specific
responsibilities to individual board members and committees.
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region II, Leadership Retreats
Analysis of established culture within the organization, specific goals established with timelines,
assigned responsibilities and budgetary revisions necessary for realization.
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
It is my goal as a teacher to promote learning through an active process motivated by perceived need,
structured in such a way that the material can be easily grasped, and then facilitated through
experience. As a designer, I am most interested in promoting student growth in the area of visual
communication and contribute to a visually literate population.
Motivation is key in education. Eager readiness, essential to learning, is developed through
encouraging learners to analyze their own needs and set their own goals, in specific relationship to
the material at hand. The introduction of problems and projects that require students to explore,
invent, collaborate and hypothesize are essential elements of each of my courses.
Research-based learning opens diverse intellectual channels and stimulates thought. Students who
utilize the result of learning through oral and written presentations have truly integrated the
knowledge base. Collaboration with other learners encourages effective communication and problem
solving. Teachers and students expect to gain new insights and knowledge through the process of a
class.
Mentorship is a key component of my work as an educator. I believe that the availability of mentors
early in the undergraduate process is essential as students begin to seek discourse and guidance.
Collaborative work, shared experience and scholarship, open opportunity for informal discourse and
opportunity to more fully understand each student’s learning style, gifts, and goals. It tends to
promote mutual trust and respect between the student and teacher. Opportunity provided at Montclair
State University for one-on-one mentorship through the design process is key to our student’s
successful production designs.
Student educational need must drive curriculum. The structure and sequence of coursework must be
intentional rather than haphazard or for department convenience. I have regularly revised the
curriculum in the Production and Design Program, in part to better align with student educational
needs and expectations. Also, in my experience, effective recruitment of those students whose own
statements of interest closely parallel the program mission, lead to a motivated student body and high
rates of retention.
SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY
PUBLICATIONS
Recent Published Works/Creative Works (since last personnel action)
Journal Publication
“Approaching Design”, Western Theatre Review, Spring 2013.
Costume Design
Law of Return, new play by Martin Blank, dir. Elise Thoron, New York Theatre Workshop,
August 2014.
Still Will Be Heard, new work conceived and composed by Liz Queler, dir. Mindy Cooper
Grenke, Kasser Theatre, December 2013 and June 2014.
The Giver, adapted from the book by Lois Lowry, dir. Elise Thoron, American Place Theatre
– Literature to Life, Young Audiences New York. Open in NYC and touring September
2013-May 2014
Burt Dow, Deep Water Man, conceived and composed by Maia Aprahamian, dir. Joan Jubett,
Opera House Arts at the Stonington Opera House, July 2010 and July 2012
Work in Progress
Previous Publications (works completed prior to those listed above)
Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual with Debra Bergsma Otte and Sally Wadyka, Springboard
Press. Book published, January 2009. Textbook used for ARTX 150,
ARTX151, and ARTX152 at Montclair State University and for the Makeup
Intensive at Emerson College.
Bobbi Brown Curriculum. Development and publication of curriculum, instructional
manual, power point and additional classroom learning materials for Bobbi
Brown Cosmetics training. Fall 2008
“Visual Literacy and Collaboration in Design for Theatre”, 11th Edition of the
International Competitive Exhibition of Scenography and Theatre
Architecture. Fall 2007
“Theatre de la June Lune”, Long Island Arts: 2002
Contributor to Designs for Stage and Screen by Lloyd Burlingame, 1998. Includes
several realized designs and philosophy of design.
Cutters’ Research Journal, “Corset Construction and Sizing”, 1988
Cutters’ Research Journal, “Corset Patterning”, 1988
Costume Design: Montclair State University
Sweeney Todd, dir. J. Capeless, Spring 2011
Side Show, dir. Clay James, Spring 2010
Four Short, dir. Scott Richards, Montclair State University, Spring 2009
Blood Drive book and lyrics by Rachel Sheinkin and music by Joel Derfner,
Sled Ride book by Rochelle Bright and Gordon Leary, Music by Aravind Streenivasan,
From a Childhood by Maggie-Kate Coleman and Erato Kremmyda and
The Highwayman by Kirsten Childs
Eurydice, dir. Debbie Saivetz, Fall 2008
Machinal, dir. Rosemarie Andress, Spring 2008
Cabaret, dir. Clay James, Spring 2007
Costume Coordination: Montclair State University
Crazy for You, dir. Clay James, Fall 2008
42nd Street, dir. Clay James, Spring 2014
Costume Design: New Work (previously unproduced or revisioned scripts and dances)
Rosa Loses Her Face by Kitty Chen, dir. Nancy Robillard, Electric Theatre Company,
Queen’s Theatre in the Park, October/November 2009
Against the Rising Sea, Queens Theatre in the Park, October 2009
Space Inside by Maria Porter and Bonnie Eckhart, January 2009
A Soft Escape by SM Shephard-Massat, dir. Seret Williams, NYC, March 2009
The Very Nearly Perfect Comedy of Romeo & Juliet, adapted by Zuppa del Giorno
troupe, Electric City Theatre, February 2009
Men of Mahjong, by Richard Atkins, dir. Mark Medoff; Electric Theatre Company,
November 2008; Queen’s Theatre in the Park, January 2009
Rose Colored Glass, by Susan Bigelow and Janice Goldberg, dir. Janice Goldberg,
Shetler Studios Development Group, New Play Series, NYC, May 2007
Land O’ Fire, by Luis Santiero, dir. Jorge Luis Cachiero, Jersey City Theatre Center,
February, 2007
Operation Opera, conceived by Zuppa del Giorno troupe, dir. Ed Chamaly, The
NorthEast Theatre, Scranton, Pennsylvania. May 2006
Zuppa del Giorno, conceived and dir. David Zarko, The NorthEast Theatre, Scranton,
Pennsylvania, May 2004
The Second Death of Priscilla, dir. Andrew Belser, Long Island University, 2001
The Iphigenia Defense, conceived and dir. Maria Porter, Brian Lady, Long Island
University, 2000
Gilgamesh, conceived and dir. Handan Ozbelgin, Long Island University, 1997
Dead on My Feet, conceived and dir. David Herskovitz, Long Island University, 1996
The Husband, A Commedia Project, conceived and dir. David Zarko, Long Island
University, 1993
Baseball Noh conceived and dir. Teviot Fairservice Pourchot, Long Island University,
1991
Targets, choreographer Cara Gargano, Post Concert Dance Company, Long Island
University
Costume Design: Post Theatre Company, Long Island University
Winter Dance, two works, student choreographers, 2005
Trojan Women, dir. Georgia McGill, 2004
Crave, dir. Brian Lady, 2003
The Bakkhai, dir. Georgia McGill, 2001
The Increased Difficulty of Concentration, dir. Lisa Black, 2000
Take Ten, dir. Dan Capalbo, 1998
Dancing at Lughnasa, dir. Lisa Rothe, 1998
Sled, dir. Irwin Appel, 1998
The Tempest, dir. David Zarko, 1998
The Skriker, dir. Emma Griffin, 1997, 1998
La Bete, dir. Jon Fraser, 1997
The Dumb Waiter, 1997
On the Razzle, dir. Irwin Appel, 1997
The Ex Miss Copper Queen on a Set of Pills, 1996
Reckless, dir. Phylis Ravel, 1996
The Revusical, dir. 1996
The Oddysey, dir. Georgia McGill, 1996
Hell, Road, Earth, dir. Joe Daubenas, 1996
Suburbia, dir. Amy Green, 1995
Marisol, dir. Emma Griffin, 1995
Twelfth Night, dir. Georgia McGill, 1995
Into the Woods, dir. David Zarko, 1994
American Buffalo, dir. Joe Daubenas, 1994
Lysistrata, dir. Georgia McGill, 1994
Noises Off, dir. John Basil, 1992
Hello Out There, 1993
The Robber Bridegroom, dir. Jon Grodeski, 1993
Uncommon Women and Others, dir. David Zarko, 1992
John Brown’s Body, dir. David Gild, 1992
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, dir. Marc Horwitz, 1992
Shakespeare’s Women, dir. Joe Daubenas, 1991
House of Blue Leaves, dir. David Zarko, 1991
Kabuki Comedies, dir. Teviot Fairservice Pourchot, 1991
The Black Bowl, dir. Teviot Fairservice Pourchot, 1991
A Shayna Maidel, dir. David Gild, 1991
Across Siberia, dir. Marc Horwitz, 1990
Little Shop of Horrors, dir. Jon Grodeski, 1990
Cold Air, dir. Joseph Daubenas, 1990
Roosters, dir. Teviot Fairservice Pourchot, 1990
Suicide in B Flat, dir. Jeff Hilburn, 1989
A My Name is Alice, dir. Bonnie Eckhart, 1989
Bedroom Farce, dir. David Scanlan, 1989
Additional Commercial Costume Design: (A selected listing)
The Giver, dir. , Children’s Theatre Workshop, 2014
The Old Settler, by John Henry Redwood, dir. Susan Kerner, Luna Stage, October 2010
Macbeth, dir. Jeffrey Frace, Opera House Arts at the Stonington Opera House, August
2008
The Odd Couple, dir. Ed Chamaly, The NorthEast Theatre, May 2008
Twelfth Night, Riverside Shakespeare Company, NYC
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, SUNY at Old Westbury
Irene, Western Michigan Summer Theatre, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Trojan Women, Urban Performance Group, NYC
School for Scandal, Urban Performance Group, NYC
Life is a Dream, New York University
Burger King Industrial, Jack Morton Associates
Sports Illustrated Industrial, Jack Morton Associates
The Nut Farm, Trolley Car Company, NYC
Jack and Jill, Linda Tarnay Dancers, NYC
The Natural, Equity Showcase, NYC
CBS, The Body Human - High school of Performing Arts segments – Costume
OTHER EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARLY OR CREATIVE ACTIVITY
Invited Presentations
Runway Makeup 2015. Costume Commission workshop for United States Institute of Theatre
Technology, March 2015.
Getting Wiggy, Costume Commission workshop for United States Institute of Theatre Technology,
March 2014.
Effective Face Charting Conference presentation and workshop for KCACTF Region II Festival,
January 2014
Armor, Patterning and Construction Conference presentation and workshop for KCACTF Region II
Festival, January 2014
Imaging the Role, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region II. January 2013.
Workshop for actors and designers in the use of visual research tools for character development.
Visual Dramaturgy: Mining the Script for Visual Metaphor, Kennedy Center American College
Theater Festival, Region II, January 2010, 2011 and Region III, January 2009
Portfolio Review, Region III, Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, January 2009
The Great Management Race, Region II Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.
University of the Arts host, January 2009
Carnegie Mellon University host, January 2008
SUNY New Paltz host, January 2006, 2007
Creation of a four-day competition/training opportunity in theatre management for students and
faculty. Workshops prepared and presented in the areas of not-for-profit theatre company models,
mission statement development, cost structures and budgeting, staffing, marketing, public relations,
and development.
Design Bash, Region II Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, SUNY New Paltz host,
January 2007
Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)
August 2006
Session Coordinator: “Pay to Play”: Practices and Policies in Funding College Theatre Production
Presentation of funding models with analysis of the relative effectiveness of each paradigm.
Implications for mission, culture and learning outcomes for academic theatre departments will be
discussed.
Design Bash, Region II Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, SUNY New Paltz host,
January 2006, 2007.
Collaboration Tank for Designers, Dramaturges, Directors and Playwrights, Region II Kennedy
Center American College Theater Festival, SUNY New Paltz host school, January 2006.
Arts Management, Region II Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, SUNY New Paltz
host school, January 2006 and 2007.
Portfolio Review, Region V, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, January, 2005
Portfolio Preparation, Region IV Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, 2004 and
2005.
Concept Development in Design for the Stage, Region IV Kennedy Center American College Theater
Festival, 2004 and 2005
Response Training. Faculty Respondent Training, Region II Kennedy Center American College
Theater Festival, January 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2014
Abstracts and Papers Contributed at Professional Meetings
Theater as a Learned Collaboration: Innovative Strategies for BA Programs.
August 2009. Association for Theatre in Higher Education
Imaginative solutions to address the development of the level of respect for all the contributions of
the theater production collaborative team.
With Jim Fisher, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Dan LaRoque, Auburn University, Barb
Blackledge, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Maggie Lally, Adelphi University.
“Visual Literacy and Collaboration in Design for Theatre”, Scenography International Conference:
Transliteracy – The History and Theory of Scenography – interdisciplinary making and reading of
images in entertainment environments. Prague, June 2007
Academic Conference presented by The Honors Program of the Long Island University. November
2005
Research – who does it? How do you do it?
“Research in the Performing Arts: Alternative Theories and Practice
GRANTS
Grants Funded
Research: Student/Faculty Exchange and Artistic Collaboration in Latin America, Global Education,
Montclair State University, January 2012.
International Perspectives on Art in Performance, June 2011. Global Education, Montclair State
University, June 2011.
Visual Literacy and Collaboration in Design for Performance: Prague Quadrennial, Global Education,
Montclair State University, June 2007.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Honors and Awards
Road Warrior Award, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region II, for leadership
in response training and service through production response. 2016
2014 Profession Excellence Award, Excellence Through Advising, Center for Leadership
Development and Campus Connections, Montclair State University
Assessment Participation Award, Provost’s Office, Montclair State University, 2013 and 2014.
Kennedy Center Gold Medallion for Outstanding Service to KCACTF Region II and The Kennedy
Center American College Theater Festival, April 24, 2005
Kennedy Center Gold Medallion awarded for Excellence and Service in Arts Education, January
2000
Fifteen-Year Service Award, Long Island University, 2005
Outstanding Service Award - Long Island University, 1996
Certificates of Excellence for Costume Design, Region II, Kennedy Center American College Theatre
Festival: Cabaret, Trojan Women, Lysistrata, Twelfth Night, The Husband, A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, The Iphigenia Defense, Skriker, Marisol, Into the Woods
Certificate of Recognition for New Program Development. Kennedy Center American College Theatre
Festival, Region II
National Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Costume Design for The Skriker, Kennedy Center
American College Theater Festival
UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, DEPARTMENT, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Service to Montclair State University
Global Education Grant Review Committee 2015-16
Career Development Committee Chair, 2010
New Faculty: Faculty Scholarship Program session speaker, Fall 2008
Continuing work in curriculum development with the Education Team at Bobbi
Brown Cosmetics
Service to the College of the Arts
Convocation Committee 2010 to 2014
College Career Development Committee 2009 to 2015
Facilities Committee Chair 2010 to present
Development of a Certificate Program in Makeup for Fashion and Beauty in
partnership with Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
Production assistance in costuming (School of Music), Elmer Gantry, Fall 2007, American
Spring 2008, Chopin Nocturne, Spring 2010.
Costume oversight and production Gala Spring 2013, Scholarship Benefit Performance 42nd
Street 2014
Service to the Department/School
Participated in portfolio review at National Unified Interviews in Art (Purchase and
Philadelphia) and National Unified Auditions/Portfolio Reviews for Theatre (New York,
Chicago, Las Vegas) 2013, 2012, 2010
Department of Theatre and Dance, Personnel Action Committee
Department of Theatre and Dance, Curriculum Committee
Department of Theatre and Dance, Season Committee
Department of Theatre and Dance, Chair Facilities Committee
Department of Theatre and Dance, Strategic Planning Committee
Department of Theatre and Dance, Production and Design Recruitment
Department of Theatre and Dance, Production and Design Student Advisor
Theatre Day Workshop Presenter
Search Committee for Faculty Scenic Designer
Fashion Studies Program, Student Advisement
Service Off-Campus
Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF)
1991-present
Participation in this national program that promotes excellence in college and university theatre has
been in a variety of roles - from initial participation in my own institution, as a respondent for
approximately 100 productions within the Mid-Atlantic Region, through service on the Region II
Executive Committee, on the national level as an Executive and National Board Member, and as a
respondent nationally in the area of design and production response at the eight regional festivals.
KCACTF National Selection Team, Spring 2011. One of three theatre professionals to select four
college theatre productions, from the 56 presented in regional festivals across the nation, to be
produced at the Kennedy Center in April of 2011.
Member-at-Large, National Executive Committee, 2008-2011.
Kennedy Center American College Theater Region II Selection Committee and Production
Respondent. Respondent to over 150 productions in the Middle Atlantic Region. 1991-present
National Barbizon Design Adjudicator for Region III, Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw,
Michigan, January, 2009.
National Barbizon Design Adjudicator for Region V, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, January,
2007
National Barbizon Design Adjudicator for Region III, University of Illinois, Normal, Illinois,
January, 2006
National Barbizon Design Adjudicator for Region IV, Palm Beach Community College, West Palm
Beach, Florida, February, 2005
National Barbizon Design Adjudicator for Region V, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri,
January, 2005
Festival Production Respondent for Region V, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, February,
2005
Workshop Leader, Theatre Management, Region IV Kennedy Center American College
Theater Festival, 2005
National Barbizon Design Adjudicator for Region IV, University of Alabama, Birmingham,
Alabama, February, 2004
National Barbizon Design Adjudicator for Region VI, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas,
March, 2004
National Barbizon Design Adjudicator for Region IV, Savannah College of Art and Design,
Savannah, Georgia, February, 2003
National Barbizon Design Adjudicator for Region I, Kean State College, Kean, Vermont, January,
2002
Respondent, Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions, Region II, Kennedy Center American College
Theater Festival, 2001
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
Memberships
Member, Association for Theatre in Higher Education
Member, United States Institute for Theatre Technology
Member, National Association for a Media Literate America
Member, National Association of Partners in American Theatre
Offices
Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF)
Member-at-Large (Design), National Executive Committee, KCACTF, 2008-2011
Design, Technology and Management Task Force, Head of the Management and Leadership
Initiative, Region II, KCACTF, 2006-2009
Immediate Past Chair, Executive Committee, Region II, KCACTF, 2005-2008
Chair of Chairs, National Executive Committee, KCACTF, 2004-2005
Chair of Region II, KCACTF, 2002-2005
Member, National Executive Committee, KCACTF, 2002-2005
Sub-Committee on Finance, Committee on Not-for-Profit Status and Incorporation, ACTF
Management Ltd., 2003-2004
Vice Chair of Region II, KCACTF, 2000-2002
Co-Chair, Design and Technology, Region II, KCACTF. 1999-2000
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