Laura M.

Perkins
Costume Designer/Technician
lgperkins.weebly.com
(662) 816-2491
Selected Costume Designs:
Skeleton Crew Rhodes College Mar. 2020 Dir. Shondrika
Rose and the Rime Rhodes College Mar. 2019 Dir. Jazmin Miller
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change Rhodes College Nov. 2018 Dir. Joy Brooke Fairfield
Fabulation or, The Re-education of Undine Rhodes College Mar. 2018 Dir. Thomas King
High School Musical On Stage New Day Children’s Theatre Oct. 2018 Dir. Ashley Bugg-Brown
Momentum Dance Concert University of Memphis Oct. 2017 Dir. Jill Nee
Moon Over Buffalo Gulfshore Playhouse Feb. 2016 Dir. Matt Pfeiffer
The Crucible Repertory Theatre of Iowa Apr. 2014 Dir. Matt McIver
Lysistrata Jones Simpson College Oct. 2013 Dir. Jennifer Nostrala
Winter’s Tale Simpson College Apr 2013 Dir. James Serpento
Berenstain Bears On Stage Ogunquit Playhouse July 2012 Dir. Brian Swasey
The Quiet Man The Winterset Stage May 2012 Dir. Jennifer Nostrala
Pippi Longstocking’s Musical Adventure Ogunquit Playhouse Aug. 2011 Dir. Paul Brewster
Disney’s Jungle Book Kids Ogunquit Playhouse July 2011 Dir. Johnathan Shmidt
Love In A Time of War University of Memphis Oct. 2010 Dir. Leslie Barker
Dark of the Moon University of Memphis Apr. 2010 Dir. Heather Wilson
Preludes (12th Night) Shakespeare and Co. Jul. 2009 Dir. Enrico Spada

Costume Construction Experience:

Rhodes College – Memphis, TN

Costume Shop Manager and cutter/draper (2017 – present)

Texas Shakespeare Festival – Kilgore, TX

Costume Department Head (Summer 2019)
First Hand (Summer 2015)

University of Memphis – Memphis, TN

Costume Shop Manager (2016-2017)
First hand and cutter/draper (2008 – 2011)

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre – Conway, AR

Costume Shop Manager (Summer 2016)

University of Mississippi – Oxford, MS

Assistant Costume Shop Manager (2014 – 2016)

Simpson College – Indianola, IA

Costume Shop Supervisor and cutter/draper (2011 – 2014)

Ogunquit Playhouse – Ogunquit, ME

Assistant Costume Shop Manager, cutter/draper, and first hand (Summer 2011)
Costume Shop Assistant, Cutter/draper and first hand (Summer 2012)
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor (Summer 2013)
Education:
University of Memphis—MFA in Theatre, emphasis in Costume Design and Technology awarded May 2011
Arkansas State University—MA in Speech Communication and Theatre, emphasis in Theatre awarded May 2007
Arkansas State University—BFA in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Design Technology Awarded 2005

Skills:
Flat Pattern Drafting, Sewing, Millinery, Ladies Tailoring, Fabric Manipulation, Period Costume Detailing,
Alterations, Budgeting, Ruff Making, Microsoft and Apple Productivity Software, Organization

References:
Carey Hanson Professor – University of Mississippi costumes@olemiss.edu
Kelly Marie Schaefer Instructor – Iowa State University kellyms@iastate.edu
Janice Lacek Professor – University of Denver Janice.lacek@du.edu