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Judy Holland, MFA
1712 Pompey Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
757-777-5429
[email protected]
“Never be afraid to make mistakes!”
Education
Brooklyn College, CUNY, Brooklyn, New York (1979 – 1981)
MFA – Master of Fine Arts Theatre Design & Construction
February 1987
Thesis - Follies by Stephen Sondheim
UMBC, Catonsville, MD (1971 – 1975)
Bachelor of Arts, Theatre Major
June 1975
Employment History
January 2003 – Present – Artist in Residence at Regent University
Responsible for the design, fabrication and co-ordination of costumes for all Regent Theatre
productions and Cinema / TV projects when available.
May 1988 – December 2002 – Accent Exhibits, Designs & Displays, Baltimore, MD
Liaison between client and art department for the design and fabrication of trade show and
exhibits/museum displays. A listing of clients include; CIA, FN Herstal, FannieMae, Smithsonian
Institute and the Library of Congress.
February 1987 – January 2003 – Costume Designer at Toby’s Dinner Theatre, Dundalk Community Theatre,
Musical Theatre Machine and Burn Brae Dinner Theatre - (see attached resume) - Responsible for the
design, fabrication and co-ordination of costumes for various productions.
July 1982 – September 1986 – New York Shakespeare Festival, New York
Stitcher / junior draper / wardrobe supervisor
Also worked at Parsons Meares – Broadway opening of Cats (1982) and Nicole Williams production
of MacBeth (1982)
Worked with Hilary Sherred on Broadway production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored
Dreamcoat (1982)
Professional Memberships
USITT
VTA – successful presenter at VTA with Blood & Wound workshop / 2015 - 2016
Honors and Awards
American College Theatre Festival – Lighting design – You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown – 1975
KC / ACTF Meritorious Achievement – The Three Musketeers – Costume design – 2011
KC / ACTF Meritorious Achievement – Tartuffe – Costume design – 2012
KC / ACTF Meritorious Achievement – Fiddler on the Roof – Excellence in Production Technology – 2013
KC / ACTF Meritorious Achievement – Steel Magnolias – Costume design – 2013
KC / ACTF Meritorious Achievement – Big River – Excellence in Design – 2015
Service Activities
Avid cyclist taking part in Hampton Roads Tour de Cure to raise money toeliminate diabetes – 2009 – 2015
Academic Experience
Process of Design II – 2007 – 2016
Responsibilities – A comprehensive class entailing the process of costume design and creation of
concept for M.A. students. Will be putting this course on-line beginning October 24, 2016
Make-Up – 2008 – 2016
Responsibilities – Teaching various methods of make-up for stage to graduates and
undergraduates.
Responsible for teaching a successful on-line class of make-up to distance M.A. students
Costume Design – 2007 – 2016
Responsibilities – Teaching fashion history and the process of design to undergraduates. The
culmination of this class is to design a production along with basic sewing & draping skills
Costume Design & Construction Experience
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Regent University – Resident Costume Designer – A sampling of shows include; The Mystery of
Edwin Drood , MacBeth, Fiddler on the Roof, Singin in the Rain, The Three Musketeers, Hamlet,
Twelfth Night, Peer Gynt, Tartuffe, The Adding Machine, Joseph and the Amazing Techni-colored
Dreamcoat, The Elephant Man & Guys and Dolls. A total of 75+ shows to date
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Dundalk Community Theatre – Staff Designer & Construction – Gypsy and The Secret Garden
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Theater Hopkins / Evergreen - Staff Designer & Construction – A Little Night Music, The Mystery of
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Musical Theater Machine - Staff Designer & Construction – Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, The
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Toby’s Dinner Theatre - Staff Designer & Construction – George M, Pippin, 42nd Street, Man of la
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Burn Brae Dinner Theatre - Staff Designer & Construction - , Joseph and the Amazing Techni-
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Off Broadway – Design & Construction
AMAS Repertory Company – Ralph Roister Doister
Penguin Theatre Company – The Marquis of Keith
None of the Above Repertory Company – Nobody Beats the 11 – 10, A Hatful of Rain, Chamber
Edwin Drood, Into the Woods, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Boys from Syracuse, A Little Night Music, Ernest in Love, A Streetcar Named Desire, Grand Hotel
Mancha, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Singin in the Rain, The Jazz Singer, Jekyll & Hyde & Fiddler
on the Roof
colored Dreamcoat, Evita, Carousel, Showboat
Music
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Center Stage, Baltimore – Construction – Cyrano de Bergarac, Three Men on a Horse
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Shakespeare at the Folger Library, Washington DC – Cutter / Draper – A Winter’s Tale, The
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New York Shakespeare Festival
Design Assistant – The Ballad of Soapy Smith – Robert Blackman
Design Assistant – The Golem – Natasha Landau
Staff Technician for all productions at the Public and Delacorte Theatre and productions moved to
Broadway including – A Chorus Line, The Pirates of Penzance, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, &
Merchant of Venice, The Witch of Edmonton
Plenty
Wardrobe Supervisor – The Marriage of Bette & Boo, Aunt Dan & Lemon, The Ballad of Soapy Smith
& Virginia
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Brooklyn College – Design student – A Scrap of Paper, The Diary of Anne Frank, Dial M for Murder,
Short Eyes
Principle Skills:
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Manages multiple projects completing them on time and within budget
Talent for accessing production needs and delivering innovative concepts
Resourceful and skilled in analyzing and solving problems