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P I 702.493.0779

E I amyk.gallacher@gmail.com

W I agallach.com

Graduate school was my introduction to theater and film work. The decision to pursue a field I had no experience in was a spontaneous one that has been incredibly rewarding and has led me to the most satisfying work I’ve ever done. What I lack in experience I make up for in curiosity and enthusiasm. 

I have a BA from the University of California, Davis in Design and Visual Communication. Set design work includes Small Mouth Sounds in The New Workshop Theater at Brooklyn College and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at The Majestic Repertory Theater in Las Vegas, NV (where I’m from!). Costume design work includes Gloria in The New Workshop Theater at Brooklyn College; The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe at The Heights Players in Brooklyn, NY; and Narrow Escapes at Brooklyn Children’s Theater. 

Photos include my first (built) set for Small Mouth Sounds by Bess Wohl, two weeks from debuting when NY went into lockdown.

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P I 917.547.4172

E I daricellla@gmail.com

W I daricel.com

Daricel Calcano, AEA, is a native of New York City. She’s an actor, a stage manager, educator and a costume designer. She holds a BA from CUNY/The City College of New York, an MFA from CUNY/Brooklyn College and is an alumni from The William Esper Studio. Recent theater credits include: That Pretty Pretty, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, The Crucible, Sweat, The Great Novel, Less Than 50%, Pass Over and Small Mouth Sounds. Love to my family, friends and my pup son, Bennett. @daricellla / daricel.com

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P I 603.809.2409

E I jennifer.ives.lighting@gmail.com

W I jenniferiveslighting.com

Jennifer Ives is a lighting designer with an M.F.A. in Design and Technical Theater from Brooklyn College and a B.A. in Design and Technical Theater from Keene State College, both degrees with a focus in lighting design.

She has experience with theatrical lighting design in productions like Gloria and Sweat produced at Brooklyn College and experience with modern dance lighting in her senior year at Keene State College. Like most designers in this last year, she has also worked on an online theater production as a lighting and scenic designer.

She has worked as an electrician overhire at the Public and in other New York spaces. She has also been an Electrics apprentice at Olney Theater Center in Maryland. And a Semi-Finalist at Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in 2016 for her work on The Shape of Things at Keene State College.

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P I 00351 91 652 1957

E I sofia.teixeira.claudino@gmail.com

W I www.sofiatc.com

I am originally from Lisbon, Portugal where I have concluded my BA in Cinema, Video and Multimedia Communications at Lusófona University in the capitol aka my temporary home for a pandemic while. 

I have been a freelancer as both an Art Director and Art Assistant for Movies and Commercials in Portugal and recently in NYC as well. Those empowerment experiences eventually brought me to the conclusion that I could apply my knowledge in entertainment and satisfy my eager to learn edgy tools related to Set Design/Event Design.

Currently a 3rd year Theater Design and Technical Production MFA Candidate at CUNY Brooklyn College looking forward to dive into OPT and other art related opportunities in the US.

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P I 929.287.6066

E I xindii.xu@gmail.com

W I xindixu.art

Xindi Xu is a Costume and Fashion designer, graduating from MFA Design and Technical Production at Brooklyn College in 2021. Originally from Beijing, China, Xindi began her work of painting and fashion illustration in high school and received her BFA in Fashion Design with a minor in Art History from Parsons School of Design in 2017. In the past year, Xindi has been the costume designer of Gunplay: A play about America, The Moors, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Porch Play and performing costumes for musicians, and the assistant of other shows in China. Xindi believes thorough research of the story and characters is the key to making good design and has continued showing great passion across different genres of performing arts.

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P I 770-595-0396

E I erinbarnett24@gmail.com

W I erin-barnett.com

Erin Barnett is a theatrical costume designer who has worked professionally with theatres such as Triad Stage, Jenny Wiley Theatre, and Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre. She received her MFA in Costume Design from Indiana University and her BA in Theatre Arts and Economics from Furman University. Recent design credits at Indiana University include: Little Women, Bonnets: (How Ladies of Good Breeding Are Induced to Murder), and The Servant of Two Masters. Erin was awarded USITT's 2021 Zelma H. Weisfeld Costume Design & Technology Award. As a designer, she enjoys exploring the cyclical nature of fashion as well as the way that clothing reflects and responds to broader sociopolitical events. She seeks to collaborate in creating art that speaks both to the script and to the audience’s contemporary understanding and interpretation of it.

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P I 814.418.4170

E I rachelannsaylor@gmail.com

W I rachelannsaylor.com

Rachel Saylor is a theatrical costume designer and textile artist from central Pennsylvania. She plans to graduate this summer with her MFA from Indiana University where she has been studying costume design. Recent design credits include; For Indiana Repertory Theatre: The Little Choo-Choo That Thinks She Can. For Indiana University: Twelfth Night, Crazy for You, Water by the Spoonful, Little Shop of Horrors, and Vinegar Tom. She recently served as the Assistant Costume Designer for Giulio Cesare at the Jacobs School of Music and Candide at Des Moines Metro Opera.

Rachel earned her BS in Theatrical Design and Technology with a minor in Fine Arts from Frostburg State University in Maryland where she also served as the Costume Shop Assistant and First Hand on all productions. As a designer, she is interested in creating and pursuing work that is thoughtful, inclusive, and fulfilling.

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P I 619.944.6060

E I adamparrocha@gmail.com

W I adamparrocha.com

Adam Parrocha received his Master of Fine Arts Degree in Design and Technology for the Theatre (Scenic Design) from San Diego State University. Scenic designs for the School of Theatre, Television, and Film include She Kills Monsters, Más, and Despierta! Integrated media designs include Dog Sees God and Chess in Concert. Additional scenic design: The Mental State (Palomar College) and Lend Me a Tenor (Vanguard Theatre) for which he was nominated for an ACT Aubrey Award Award for Outstanding Scenic Design.

Adam was a recipient of the Tom Bollard Scholarship and the Sheila and Jeffrey Lipinsky Fellowship with Cygnet Theatre where he worked as a scenic design assistant on Rock of Ages.

Previously, Adam worked at a major marine-life park in San Diego where he painted actual bamboo to look like bamboo and designed sets and props for sea lions, otters and occasionally people.

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P I 605.359.6001

E I ashleybietzdesign@gmail.com

W I crash collaborations.com

Ashley Bietz grew up in the Midwest earning her B.S. in Theatre from South Dakota State University. Now, she has been enjoying the coastal life in San Diego while completing her Master Degree in Lighting Design from San Diego State University. She recently graduated from San Diego State in December of 2020 and has been working on filmed Theatre productions during the pandemic. She has a passion for collaborations and telling stories through lighting. She hopes to work as a regional designer and assistant in the near future and to one day become a Disney Imagineer. 

Recent works include; I & You, at the Moxie Theatre, Chess, which was her thesis production, Euridice/Orfeo with SDSU Opera Theatre, and Assisting at Cygnet Theatre for a production of La Cage Aux Folles. Upcoming Ashley will be designing the annual Miss South Dakota Competition and Beehive: The 60’s Musical with New Village Arts.

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P I 619.581.5883

E I faicreative101@gmail.com

W I faithajamespuppetandcostumedesign.com

Faith A. James has completed her MFA in Design & Technology at the School of Theatre, TV and Film at San Diego State University. Her Puppet and Costume design and artisanry experiences range from new plays such as Lying With Badgers with the Native Voices at the Autry, a theatrically filmed production of She Kills Monsters to main stage productions such as James and the Giant Peach where she focused on puppet build. She specialized in wire bending at Trinidad & Tobago Carnival, has completed a Jim Henson Foundation: Mini Residency Grant with The Puppet Showplace Theatre, worked with The Moxie on a filmed theatrical production of The Niceties directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg and a production of Orpheo (Peri) directed by Alan E.Hicks at San Diego State Opera. She is also a member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) and the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry (LAGP).

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P I 760.809.7413

E I taylor.s.payne@gmail.com

W I taylorspayne.com

After growing up in and around theatre in San Diego, Taylor S Payne moved to Chicago where she received her BFA in Costume Design and Technology from DePaul University’s The Theatre School. Over the last several years since then she has designed costumes, styled wigs, and applied makeup for theatre, film, and opera in Chicago, New York, Vancouver, and Los Angeles. While pursuing freelance work Taylor also began teaching in the theatre department at East Los Angeles College where she found a love for education. She has also worked with the California Educational Theatre Association to encourage theatre artistry with Southern California high schools.

Taylor recently graduated earning her MFA in Costume Design at San Diego State University where some of her recent credits include her thesis Much Ado About Nothing, a new musical ‘Till Death Do Us Part, Just Like Us and Hookman which was in association with The Moxie Theatre.

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P I 727.271.4147

E I briremy@hotmail.com

W I britneyremy.com

Britney Remy is based in Dallas, Texas and enjoys creating characters who are bold and unashamedly themselves. With a background in cosplay, Britney is drawn to designing and constructing unconventional garments that reflect the unique characters who wear them. For her, costume design plays an element in the nonverbal communication of a production, telling the audience who these characters are and their relationship with the world they inhabit.

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P I 814.571.0855

E I janice.rabian@gmail.com

W I janicerabian.com

JANICE RABIAN is a costume designer who tells stories about messy, nuanced people. She loves getting into the minds of characters and finding the right piece of clothing to tell a story. Janice will graduate this May with an MFA in Costume Design from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University. She has worked in theatre, film and dance, with some of her favorite projects including Lavadeira, Overbooked (workshop), and Rhythm Field. She has worked in Washington DC, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Italy. This fall, Janice plans to relocate to NYC to pursue her career in costume design. She drinks her coffee with cream and wants your latest book recommendation.

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P I 801.448.8093

E I joshua@joshmanningdesigns.com

W I joshmanningdesigns.com

Joshua Manning is a lighting designer currently based out of Dallas, Texas.  He loves commentary about the human condition and his designs are inspired by how the world is perceived, both by the audience and by the characters on stage.

Past credits at SMU include We Are Proud to Present… and we, the invisibles.  He has also assisted on productions such as Romeo and Juliet (Fair Assembly) and If Scrooge Were a Brotha’ (Jubilee Theater).  In dance, Joshua has worked with notable choreographers such as Adam Houghland, Carter Alexander, and Christopher Dolder.  Most recently, Joshua opened a three-piece show with new works Rhythm Field choreographed by Molissa Fenley, Meadows Serenade choreographed by Silas Farley, and We The People choreographed by Mark Burrell.

Joshua holds an MFA in Stage Design from Southern Methodist University and a BFA in Theatre Arts from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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P I 224.234.4166

E I phillipw@powers.lighting

W I powers.lighting

Working as a freelance entertainment designer since the early 2000’s, Phillip Powers has designed and assisted on over 100 productions spanning the Theatre, Opera, Dance, and Live Music genres.

In 2012, in collaboration with Theodore J. Gordon, Phillip founded Luna Lux LLC in Laguna Niguel, CA. Since its founding he has designed a wide variety of corporate events and activations including several large conventions.

In 2015 Phillip joined forces with Taylor Cole and Austin Quan to help found Burble Creativity in Riverside, CA. As Burble’s visual director, Phillip assisted in developing immersive environments, neuroscience-backed narratives, and consumer products.

In 2020 Phillip worked in the applications department at Signify, Vari-lite Strand, In Dallas TX. Through system design and applications engineering roles, he expanded his scope of work into architectural lighting and new venue installations.

MFA in Stage Design – Southern Methodist University 

BA In Theater: Design and Production – University of California, Los Angeles

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P I  816.853.3788

E I blainesheperddesign@gmail.com

W I blaineshepherd.com

I received my Bachelor of Arts in Theatre at Truman State University in 2018, and my Master of Fine Arts in Costume Design and Technology at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 2021. At TSU, I primarily focused my work and studies towards a career in costume design, construction, and fiber arts. I spent my summers working at regional costume shops, and made the occasional onstage appearance. At CCM I worked as a Graduate Assistant in the CCM Costume Shop, and committed to costume design and crafts. Throughout my education and professional work, I have strengthened my skills in millinery, dyeing, draping & patterning, costume design, and wig styling. I continue to pursue opportunities, primarily in costume crafts and costume design, but I recently have been volunteering at a local organization called ScrapsKC, creating commissioned work, and making personal artwork in clothing in my free time.

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P I 570.336.0376

E I joshua.e.gallagher@gmail.com

W I joshuaegallagher.com

Joshua E. Gallagher has been designing imaginary places in real spaces for the past decade and has a diverse portfolio in both scale and genre. He especially succeeds at reimagining musical spectacles for intimate venues; creating immersive storytelling experiences. His work has been featured in productions for University of Cincinnati, Villanova University, Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Mac-Haydn Theatre, Limelight Performing Arts Center, Millbrook Playhouse, and Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, among others. He is an Affiliated Artist with the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, and a former resident of the Philadelphia Design Center. His design for the premiere production of "In Quietness" was awarded the 2013 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region II Scenic Design Award. In July 2013, Joshua participated as a Design Fellow at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center.

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P I 213.590.9378

E I ninaagelvis@gmail.com

W I nagelvisdesigns.com

Nina Agelvis is a Third-year MFA Lighting Design & Technology student, at CCM-University of Cincinnati. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a BA in Drama and Honors in Lighting Design. Having been raised playing the harp, she was always keen on shifts in music, mood, and how bonds can affect the emotions of performers and audiences. She has learned that light can transform and transport audiences into a world of wonder, much like music and art is able to do. She has been a Lighting Designer for countless shows, including Undergraduate Director Projects, Independent Projects, Dance Theses, Dance Shows, Art Installations, Dramatic Works, Opera, and Musicals. Her most recent work was designing the production of Pride & Prejudice at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company in February of 2020.

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P I 917.565.7262

E I Samuel@SJBLightingDesign.com

W I SJBLightingDesign.com

Samuel J. Biondolillo (Lighting Designer) is a New York and New England based designer who has designed over a hundred productions across the Northeast. He has worked with various companies Off-Broadway and Regionally including Infinity Repertory Company, Arch Ballet Dance, Moonbox Productions, Connecticut Repertory Theatre and FlynnArts. Sam works on a broad range of projects including large musicals, plays, dance, as well as concerts and events for television. He is in the process of completing his MFA in Lighting Design at the University of Connecticut and holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Boston College.

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P I 863.303.9909

E I xurui.wang917@gmail.com

W I xuruiwangdesign.com

Xurui Wang is a graduate student at the University of Connecticut (UConn). This summer, she plans to graduate with an MFA in Costume Design. She was born and raised in Shenyang, China where she first developed her interest in theatrical costumes. After her first two years at Luxun Academy of Fine Arts with a Photography major in China, she decided to transfer to SouthEast Missouri State University, where she continued her studies. She is interested to start her early design career in the film industry and theatre.

During her time at the University of Connecticut, she immersed herself in researching garment history. She rose to the challenge of juggling a rigorous schedule of designing main stage productions, teaching undergraduate students, and fulfilling a challenging graduate assistantship. Her credits include Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov (Connecticut Repertory Theatre), Men on Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus, (Connecticut Repertory Theatre, the live theatre version and online version), etc. At UConn, she had the privilege of assisting the costume designer Fan Zhang, at the Connecticut Repertory Theatre Summer Nutmeg Series, on the production of Mama Mia and Cabaret. While at UConn, she was able to cultivate her bilingual skills, maintaining her native Mandarin, improving her English and learning Korean.

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P I 478.719.0702

E I broome.zach@gmail.com

W I zachbroome.com

Zach Broome holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Scenic Design from the University of Connecticut and will complete a Master of Fine Arts in Puppetry at UConn this summer. Originally from Georgia, Zach is currently based in Connecticut. Most recently, Zach designed the set for the premiere production of Ish, a touring puppet show by Felicia Cooper (2021) and the Connecticut Repertory Theatre productions of The Cherry Orchard (2019) and Evil Dead: The Musical—a production that was cancelled due to the global health crisis of 2020. He designed and fabricated puppets for the Connecticut Repertory Theatre productions of She Kills Monsters (2018) and Shrek: The Musical (2017), and he designed puppets for, and performed in, Puppets Take the Pops (2016)— a collaboration between the UConn Puppet Arts Program and The Boston Pops symphony orchestra.

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P I 413.320.5637

E I calypsom.designs@gmail.com

W I calypso-m.wixsite.com/portfolio

Calypso Michelet is a French costume and set designer based in Amherst MA.

She studied literature and performing Arts in Paris and specialized in architecture and costume building. After gaining experience in renowned shops such as the Paris Opera Garnier and the New York Theater Workshop, she moved to the United States to train as a designer at the Graduate school of the University of Massachusetts. 

Her interest in reflecting on social conflicts and her flair for building dramatic tension led her to design a great number of tragedies and modern plays.

She is passionate about travels, literature, and classical music. You’ll often find her backpacking around the world or singing Opera hits under the shower.

She recently worked as Assistant Designer for the Miami City Ballet production of Firebird and she will return to the WAM Theater this fall to design the set of Kamloopa: An Indigenous Matriarch Story.

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P I 978.882.2324

E I mik.d.reid@gmail.com

W I mikaylareid.com

Mikayla Reid is a costume designer from the Greater Boston area, graduating with her M.F.A. in Costume Design from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. During her time at UMass, her designs were seen in The Water Station written by Ōta Shōgo, Baltimore by Kirsten Greenidge, and Wild Thing, the first ever English translation of Luis Vélez de Guevara’s La Serrana de la Vera, translated by Harley Erdman.

Before graduate school she was designing and teaching academically at Walnut Hill School for the Arts, assisted in the costume shops of North Shore Music Theater and Theater by the Sea, and was Wardrobe Supervisor for the Oceana Sirena with Norwegian Cruise Line.

Mikayla loves the art that comes from collaborative work, and the continual artistic discoveries that each new show can bring.