Sleepy Hollow Experience

Meet Katrina Van Tassel and Brom Bones - characters in the American classic story Sleepy Hollow. This particular version is an outdoor, site-specific version done on Washington Irving’s estate in Tarrytown, NY. The audience follows the characters through the estate, and also through the story! It’s an incredible romp, and one I recommend to everyone at Halloween.

Costume design by Erik Teague, draping and construction by me.

Photos by Curtis Scott Brown.

20,000 leagues under the sea

This was a super fun show done for the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. Since the line to get into the aquarium tends to be long, management decided to produce a show in the lobby to entertain the patrons. I was privileged to get to make the costumes for the Seahorse MerQueen, the giant Lobster Guards, and the MerQueen’s consort Manta Ray.

Costume design by Erik Teague, draping and construction by me.

blackbeard

Blackbeard is an original musical that was made for Signature Theater in Arlington, VA. It is a rollicking new imagining of the story of the pirate Blackbeard and his adventures around the world. During his travels he meets many different groups of people, including the Norse gods (Odin is leading his divine compatriots here), and the glorious Dominique the Sea Witch, who turns out to be his ex-girlfriend.

Costume design by Erik Teague, draped and constructed by me.

Photos by Chris Mueller.

The trial

Synetic Theater in Arlington, VA did this Helen Hayes Award winning production of The Trial, with an extremely fresh take: all the characters (except the protagonist, Josef K.) were turned into bugs! I made a bunch of interesting creatures on this show, including the Cockroaches, Praying Mantis, Fly and Tick, and Moth. The actors had a ton of fun with these!

Costume design by Erik Teague, draping, construction, and select headgear by me.

Photos by Johnny Shryock,

Major barbara

The Shakespeare Theatre Company's Major Barbara was one of the most technically challenging shows I worked on. I was privileged to make the costumes for the title character herself. The dark blue Salvation Army uniform was made almost entirely of pleats! The skirt had pleat panels everywhere, and all the lines on the sleeves and front of the blouse are little pleats. For her more "casual" look, I made the her light blue skirt, with all the brown trim sewn by hand. 

Costume design by Robert Perdziola, draping by Jacqui Pomeranski.

way of the world

Again, for the Shakespeare Theatre - "The Way of the World." Those dark green stripes are actually ribbon that had to be sewn onto the fabric to add more contrast, and those gold chevrons on the side are functioning double welt pockets. I also worked on every costume piece (except the hats) that are shown on this page!

Costume design by Jane Greenwood, draping by Jacqui Pomeranski.