Costume Design Portfolio
Before becoming a published writer, I was a costume designer for stage & screen. This is a sampling of the operas, stage plays, television shows, and movies I designed.
Portland Opera, The David Lang Cycle
An evening of two one-act operas by modern composer David Lang.
The Difficulty of Crossing a Field, based on a short story by Ambrose Bierce.
And the Pulitzer Prize winning opera, The Little Match Girl Passion, based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen.
Bitter Orange, Short Film
Starring Academy Award Winner, Brie Larson.
Directed by Hope Larson.
Always… Patsy Cline, Broadway Rose Theatre
Based on a true story about Patsy Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in l961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her death.
Best Costume Design nominee.
Little Shop of Horrors, Broadway Rose Theatre
A delicious sci-fi smash musical about a man-eating plant.
Best Costume Design nominee.
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Disney TELEVISION Sitcom
It’s A Laugh Productions/Disney. As the assistant designer on all three seasons of The Suite Life (over seventy episodes!), I was in charge of designing and sourcing all specialty costumes.
Ripper, Broadway Rose Theatre
A new musical based on the historic Jack the Ripper murders.
Best Costume Design nominee.
Legally Blondes, MGM Studios Film
Produced by Reese Witherspoon. Legally Blondes is a spin-off of the Legally Blonde movies, and follows Elle’s British cousins, Isabelle "Izzy" and Annabelle "Annie" Woods.
