Michelle Bentley is a freelance draper and crafts artisan in St. Louis, MO—primarily at the St. Louis Opera. Her recent contracts include the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. She has previously worked in … Read more

Max Epps is a draper for the Theatre School at DePaul University. She previously worked as a draper and assistant shop manager for Royal Design House in New Orleans, which caters to several social clubs in the city. Max received … Read more

Marcy Linton has received tenure at University of Virginia, teaching Costume Technology.

M. Spencer Henderson is the costume shop supervisor at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA.

Lisa Davis Recent projects include Costume Design (for the human cast) of Muppet Haunted Mansion for Disney+ (2021 release date) and seasons 5 and 6 of Crank Yankers for Comedy Central. Lisa built costumes for Nickelodeon’s new series Side Hustle … Read more

Leah Pelzhas recently accepted a position as the Master Tailor at Pioneer Theatre Company in Salt Lake City, UT. Prior to that, upon completing nearly 3,000 miles of long distance backpacking on the Appalachian Trail and the Colorado Trail, she … Read more

Laura Wigginton is currently the Education Program Director for the Virginia Opera Association in Norfolk, VA. She is currently heading an Education Partnership with Richmond CenterStage in Richmond, VA. When time allows she has done some design work at Generic … Read more

Kerri Martinsen is the Costume Director at the Charlotte Ballet. She was the Costume Director at the Carolina Ballet from 2010-2020. Before that, she worked in the Washington, DC area as the Assistant Costume Director of the Washington National Opera … Read more

Kelly Renko-Clarkson is a Tailor/Seamstress and Costumer for film and television. Her most recent work was as Key Seamstress on HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones (season one and two). She is a member of IATSE 491. Before switching to film and … Read more

Katherine Keener is a freelance costume maker based in Santa Fe, NM. She opened her retail stationery shop, Pushpin Collective, after her position as a draper at the Santa Fe Opera was lost to the COVID shutdown of 2020. She … Read more