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KATHLEEN MARTIN, COSTUME DESIGNER 612.432.9914 www.kathleen-martin.com [email protected] Special Skills Draping Pattern Drafting Stitching leather Papier-mâché Batik Leather Staining Immersion Dyeing Marbling Distressing techniques Basic experience with puppet construction Experience with handling rentals and rental returns Basic experience with hair and wigs, including dyeing, painting, wet-sets, and period styling Veriform Fabric painting Costume Design Experience The Little Mermaid, Young Artists’ Initiative, St. Paul, 2016 Facilitated pulling, shopping, build, and rental of over 200 items for 76 costumes spread over 22 actors ages 10-18 Created a temporary costume shop in an extra rehearsal room Mentored and aided a team of volunteers during the build process, as well as painting of select costume pieces Held discussions with director and scenic/props designer; assembled research notebook with imagery, sketches, and fabric swatches Developed design concept focused on vibrant colors and whimsy Handled all monetary transactions in relation to the design; catalogued all receipts and returns Children’s Weeklong Theatre Camps, Duluth Playhouse, 2015 Oversaw the costuming for 14 camps over the course of six weeks, ages 5-14, averaging 30 campers a week Four day process to measure, pull, fit, build, and alter costumes for dress rehearsal Mentored a teen assistant in pulling, build, and alteration of costumes Camp themes included sloths, Minecraft, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and superheroes, amongst others Avenue Q, Stage 2 Theatre, Duluth, 2015 Single-handedly pulled, shopped, fit, and altered 10 costumes for human characters Drafted patterns for and built nine puppet costumes using living room as costume shop Created research binder, drew sketches, and painted eight swatched renderings of select costumes Developed design concept, which drew elements such as color, texture, and shape from Sesame Street Discussed characters, concept, and style with director, as well as contributing during production meetings Repaired costumes during the four weekend run of the show; struck all items The Great Gatsby, Renegade Theater, Duluth, 2015 Single-handedly pulled, fit, and altered garments for 40 costumes without the use of a in-house stock or shop Researched 1920’s, developed design concept focusing on Art Nouveau movement and the show as a memory play Led discussions with director concerning characters, concept, style, and research Handled repairs during the three weekend run of the show; struck all items Legally Blonde: The Musical, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2014 Coordinated with shop manager to facilitate pulling, shopping, build, fittings, and alteration of 215 costumes Provided draper with working sketches and discussed style lines, grain line, and fit of garments Assembled research binder, drew sketches, painted and swatched a set of 11 renderings Met weekly with director to discuss characters, themes, concept, style, and progress of design implementation Developed design concept centered on the idea of worlds and what happens when those worlds collide The Nutcracker (play), Renegade Theater, Duluth, 2012 Single-handedly pulled, fit, and altered 26 costumes without the use of in-house stock or shop Met with director to discuss characters, concept, style; contributed to all production meetings Developed design concept which emphasized the merging of magical and mundane Created research binder and drew sketches Buried Child, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2014 Developed design concept based on the idea of death, rebirth, ritual, and the failed American Dream Coordinated with shop manager to oversee pulling, shopping, build, fittings, and alterations for 12 costumes Discussed characters, directorial concept, and style of the show; contributed to weekly production meetings Created research binder, sketches and a set of seven swatched renderings KATHLEEN MARTIN, COSTUME DESIGNER 612.432.9914 www.kathleen-martin.com [email protected] Other Relevant Experience Design The Taming of the Shrew, Wise Fool Shakespeare, Duluth, 2012 Tales from the Bad Years, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2013 The Fool of the World and His Flying Ship, UMD Voyageurs, 2012 The Oddest Sea, Hillside Youth Theatre Camp, Duluth, 2012 More Fun Than Bowling, Stage 2 Theatre, Duluth, 2012 All Aboard the Peace Train, Hillside Youth Theatre Camp, Duluth, 2013 No Exit, Stage 2 Theatre, Duluth, 2012 Off the Record Dance Concert “Invisible Tethers”, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2014 Production Cutter/Draper Die Fledermaus, 1920’s evening gown, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2013 Street Scene, 1930’s dress, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2015 Detestable Madness, Coat and robe, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2015 Stitcher The Barber of Seville, Lyric Opera of the North, Duluth, 2015 Halloween Haunt, Valleyfair, Shakopee, 2015 The Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Restoration gown, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2013 Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Tuxedo jacket, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2012 Cinderella, Dress and coat, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2012 Street Scene, 1930’s dress, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2015 A Doll’s House, 1880’s bodice and swag, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2014 Damn Yankees, 1940’s dress, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2014 The Farnsworth Invention, Theatre in the Round, Minneapolis, 2015 Red Herring, Sidekick Theatre, Minneapolis, 2015 Detestable Madness, Coat and robe, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2015 Coriolana, Tunica and leather armour, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2013 Go Dog, Go! University of Minnesota Duluth, 2015 Wardrobe Crew Damn Yankees, Wardrobe Head, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2014 Cinderella, Wardrobe Head, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2012 Street Scene, Wardrobe Head, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2015 Dracula, Dresser, Minnesota Ballet, Duluth, 2011 Dances and Desserts, Dresser, Minnesota Ballet, Duluth, 2011 Target Behavior, Dresser, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2011 Education Graduated May 2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, University of Minnesota Duluth; magna cum laude with departmental honors Awards/Honors USITT Student Chapter Chair 2014-15, Vice Chair 2013-14 USITT Northern Boundary Section “Cover the Walls” Winner 2013 & 2014 Artistic Achievement for Costume Design for Legally Blonde Outstanding Contribution in the Costume Shop 2014-15 Outstanding Contribution for Costume Support 2012-13 Kathryn A. Martin Scholarship 2014-15 Isaac and Rose Gershgol Scholarship 2013-15 U Promise Scholarship Chancellor’s Scholarship Presidential Scholar AP Scholar