Costume Design & Technology

Ronnie Chamberlain

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Department of Theatre & Dance University of Central Missouri

Employment Assistant Professor of Costume Design, Theatre, University of Central Missouri (UCM), August 2007 – Present Faculty, American Ballet Theatre, Summer Intensive, Tuscaloosa, AL - 2007 Graduate Instructor, Department of Theatre, The University of Alabama (U of A), January 2005 – May 2007 Education M.F.A. - Costume Design & Technology; The University of Alabama (U of A), Tuscaloosa, AL - Spring 2007 B.A. - Performing Arts; Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO - Spring 2004 Teaching Experience University of Central Missouri Costume Design – Advanced Design, Design and Color Theory, Research and Application of Design Costume Technology – Fundamentals, Problem Solving and Theater Construction Techniques Discovering Theatre – Team-Based General Ed Course, Survey of Western Theatre History, Interactive Design Fundamentals – Fundamentals of theater design, drawing, design and color theory Stage Makeup – Fundamentals on makeup techniques for fashion, print and stage, Applications of design Intergraded Draping, Drafting and Drawing – Pattern Drafting, Advanced Construction Techniques/Concepts Professional Practices – Supervising Student Design & Construction processes for Main stage productions The University of Alabama Advanced Makeup – Teaching Assistant, Prosthetics, TV and Film Techniques Costume Technology – Fundamentals of Theater Construction Techniques Stage Makeup – Fundamentals on makeup techniques for fashion, print and stage & basic prosthetics Theatre Design Fundamentals – Guest Lecture of Costume Design, Unit Survey of Costume Design Scholarly Activities Conference Presentations “Design EXPLOSION” Two-day Design Intensive. Invited Workshop. Kennedy Center America College Theater Festival. Ames, IA. January 2012 “Safety in Stage Makeup” Design Intensive. Invited Workshop. Kennedy Center America College Theater Festival. Ames, IA. January 2012 “Design Discover Challenge 2011” High School Theatre Workshop for Regional High Schools, UCM October 2011 “Modern Makeup for the Stage and Basic Safety” Invited Workshop. Speech and Theater Association of Missouri, Lake of the Ozarks, MO. September 2011. “Going Green and Engaging the Community” Invited Workshop. Speech and Theater Association of Missouri, Lake of the Ozarks, MO. September 2011. “Learning the Basics: Sewing for High School Teachers” Invited Workshop. Speech and Theater Association of Missouri, Lake of the Ozarks, MO. September 2011. “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Your Costumes” Invited Workshop. Southeast Theatre Conference, Atlanta, GA. March 2011. “Team-Based Learning in General Education” Invited Workshop. Southeast Theatre Conference, Atlanta, GA. March 2011. “Green Theatre” Kennedy Center America College Theater Festival. Ames, IA. January 2011 “Design Discover Challenge 2009” High School Theatre Workshop for Regional High Schools, UCM October 2009 “Designing “Into the Woods; What is Steam punk?” High School Theatre Workshop for Regional High Schools, UCM October 2009 “In Your Face: Shared Makeup Techniques.” Design Intensive. Invited Workshop. Kennedy Center America

College Theater Festival. Lawrence, KS. January 2009 “The Chemistry of Makeup” Workshop. Kennedy Center America College Theater Festival. Lawrence, KS. January 2009 “Cabaret Costumes: From Berlin to the Stage?” High School Theatre Workshop for Regional High Schools, UCM October 2008 “Stage Makeup: It looks good and it’s safe.” High School Theatre Workshop for Regional High Schools, UCM October 2008 “A Collaborative Approach.” Workshop. Kennedy Center America College Theater Festival. Omaha, NE. January 2008 “Advanced Makeup Techniques for Film and Stage.” Design Intensive. Invited Workshop. Kennedy Center America College Theater Festival. Omaha, NE. January 2008 “Dangers of Theatrical Makeup.” Workshop. Kennedy Center America College Theater Festival. Omaha, NE. January 2008 “Designing Costumes for Shakespeare” High School Theatre Workshop for Regional High Schools, UCM October 2007 “The NEW Stage Makeup” High School Theatre Workshop for Regional High Schools, UCM October 2007 Professional Development and Training United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc., Long Beach, CA March 2012. Master Class “Only the best – Makeup, that it!” Master Class “Disneyland – Making Magic from Morning until Night – Costume Design” “Back to the Beach: History of Swimwear” “Digital Portfolios – Do’s and Don’ts” “An Introduction to Patterning Costume Details” “Digital Printing and Painting for Fabric” “Period Hats from Those Unwanted Donations” “Costume Design and Tech Commission Meeting” “Connecting with the Future: Todays technology in tomorrow’s theatre” “Creating a Digital Presence” “Lessons from Lucinda Ballard” “Costume Design and Tech Poster Session” “Finding success in Aesthetic Failure” “Resume Doctors: Learn from Hiring Production Managers” “New Products Showcase: Costumes and Makeup” South Eastern Theatre Conference, Atlanta, GA March 2011. “The Need for Reform; the Future of Arts in America” “An Exploration of Corded Corsets in Practice” “Incorporating Fabric Modification into Smaller Arts Programs” “Integrating Service Learning Projects in the Theatre Classroom” “Costume Design ABC’s” Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival – Region V Ames, IA January 2011 “What Designers Can (Still) Learn for Disney” “Guidelines and Recommendations for Alcone Makeup Design Entries” “Developing and Presenting a Professional Design Portfolio” “Rendering Fabric” “Costume Rendering Using Photo Editing Software” South Eastern Theatre Conference, Lexington, KY March 2010. Still to be added Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival – Region V Overland Park, KS January 2010. “Period Draping” “Armor Making Techniques”

“Commedia dell’Arte and Masks” “Needle Felting: Technique & Applications for Stage” “Communication & Collaboration: The Designer’s Tools” South Eastern Theatre Conference, Birmingham, AL, March 2009. “Applying Stage Makeup on Dark Complexions” “De-boning the Corset: A Comparative Study of Corded vs. Boned” “Conflict Resolution in Theatre through Mediation” “Theatre Classroom Projects and hands-on Activities to Enhance Student Learning” “99% Perspiration: Inside Look at the Skills Necessary to Be a Rockin’ Broadway Assistant Designer” “Design and Technology Portfolio Review” “The Mask Maker’s Scared Quest” “Preparing Young Tech Students for the Job Hunt and SETC” “Dos and Don’ts of Grad School Auditions: The Faculty Perspective” “Costume Design Competition Displays and Judging” “Design Keynote with Eugene Lee” “Digital Portfolios for Young Designers: A Must Have” “Fraud, Fear and Fiction: Grade Inflation in the Classroom” “Issues Related to Faculty Development and Mentoring Particularly Related to Promotion &Tenure” “Tattoo Effects for Stage and Screen” “Extend the Production Back Into the Classroom” “Navigating Your Way Through the Tenure Track Web” “A Practical Discussion of the Designer’s Portfolio. Who Wants to See What? And Why? Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival – Region V Lawrence, KS January 2009. “Preparing Young Designers for Graduate School” “Flat Patterns and Slopes, From Start to Finish” “Design Teachers Forum” “Stage Makeup Techniques” “What Disney Imagineering Can Teach Us About Design” “Design Bash” South Eastern Theatre Conference, Chattanooga, TN, March 2008. “Engaging the Masses: Methods for Enlivening “Theatre Appreciation” & “Intro to Theatre” Courses” “Beyond Bruises” f/X Makeup Techniques for Stage and Film” “Staged Reading of “Nobody” by Richard Allen” “Undergraduate Design Education…Can We Help? (An URTA Discussion for and with Teachers)” “Distinguishing Between Mediocrity and Magnificence: Tips on Curbing Grade Inflation” “Designer Keynotes: Jennifer Caprio, Kevin Adams and Todd Rosenthal” “Creating Armor for Stage: New and Old Techniques for Practical Theatrical Armor craft” “Tramps, Whores and Dykes: A Women’s Guide to Surviving Discrimination in Academia” “Challenging Young Designers and Improving Their Skill Sets” “Keynote Presentation: A Conversation with Kieu Chinh” “Thoughts on the Creation of the Designer’s Resume. What’s the Reader Looking for?” “Rod Puppet Workshop: Construction Techniques and Teaching Manipulation to Young Actors” “Don’t be distressed! Aging and Distressing Costumes for the Theatrical Stage “Protean Spectacle: Creating Transformational Props, Scenery and Costumes” “The Collaborative Art: The Creative Promise and Potential Peril of Collaboration in Theatre.” “Everyone Fails Sometimes: Mentoring Students through Failure and Beyond” Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival – Region V Omaha, NE January 2008. “Understanding the Creative Process from a Psychological View Point” “Creating a Character is In the Details” “Choreography for Designers” “Teacher Forum for Theatre’s General Education Classes

Artistic Activities Costume Design The Tempest, UCM Dir. John Wilson Daughter Dear, Momentum UCM Dance Concert Chor. Ashley Miller Retrogress, Momentum UCM Dance Concert Student Choreographer Rukia na Furaha, Momentum UCM Dance Concert Student Choreographer How I learned to Drive, UCM Dir. Julie Mollenkamp Oklahoma!, UCM Dir. Julie Mollenkamp The Three Musketeers, UCM Dir. John Wilson Sauve, Rise to the Rhythm, UCM Dance Concert Student Choreographer Just a Trace, Rise to the Rhythm, UCM Dance Concert Chor. Stephanie Kobes Rodeo, Rise to the Rhythm, UCM Dance Concert Chor. Ashley Miller Porcelain, Rise to the Rhythm, UCM Dance Concert Student Choreographer The Birds, UCM. Dir. Julie Mollenkamp Comedy of Errors, UCM, Dir. Julie Mollenkamp At the Ballet…,Soles in Motion, UCM, 1st Annual Dance Concert Mirage, Soles in Motion, UCM, 1st Annual Dance Concert Sleep Tight, Soles in Motion, UCM, 1st Annual Dance Concert

Apr 2012 Mar 2012 Mar 2012 Mar 2012 Jan 2012 Oct 2011 Apr 2011 Mar 2011 Mar 2011 Mar 2011 Mar 2011 Nov 2010 Apr 2010 Mar 2010 Mar 2010 Mar 2010

The Race, Soles in Motion, UCM, 1st Annual Dance Concert Rock the Town, Soles in Motion, UCM, 1st Annual Dance Concert Soul2Soul, Soles in Motion, UCM, 1st Annual Dance Concert Into the Woods, UCM, Dir. John Wilson Waiting for Godot, Reliance Productions, Kansas City, MO, Dir. Trevor Belt Pump Boys and Dinettes, Central Missouri Repertory, Dir. Richard Herman Electra, UCM Dir. Richard Herman ** Costume Parade Participant, KCACTF Beyond Therapy, UCM, Guest Director Sidney Garrett Cabaret, UMC, Dir. Richard Herman Leading Ladies, Central Missouri Repertory, Dir Jill Wilson Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Elvis, Central Missouri Repertory, Dir. John Wilson - Premiere Shakespeare in Hollywood, UCM, Dir. John Wilson Side by Side, UCM, Dir. Richard Herman ** Certificate of Merit - KCACTF Othello, UCM, Dir John Wilson Romeo and Juliet, U of A, Dir. Seth Panitch The Pillowman, U of A, Dir. Kenmichael Strafford Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival (OSF), Dir. Paul Crook Love is Here to Stay: A Gershwin Review, OSF, Dir. Dell McClain - Premiere Death and the Maiden, U of A, Dir. Andrew Crusse A Flea in Her Ear, U of A, Dir. Edmond Williams The Sweet Smell of Life, Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre, Chor. Rita Synder The Shadow of a Gunman, U of A, Dir. Steve Ray Proof, Open Stage Theatre & Company, Ft. Collins, CO. Dir. Denise Freestone Dead Celebrity, SoontobeFamous Productions, Denver, CO. Dir. Tim Holt Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Open Stage Theatre & Company, Dir .Richard Strahle The Man of La Mancha, Colorado State University, Dir. Laura Jones Rumors, Open Stage Theatre & Company, Ft. Collins, CO. Dir. Denise Freestone Kiss This, Colorado State University, Dir. Brandon Anderson - Premiere

Mar 2010 Mar 2010 Mar 2010 Oct 2009 Jul 2009 Jun 2009 April 2008 Nov 2008 Oct 2008 Jun 2008 Jun 2008 Apr 2008 Nov 2007 Oct 2007 Feb 2007 Oct 2006 Jul 2006 Jul 2006 Apr 2006 Nov 2005 Apr 2005 Oct 2004 Jan 2005 Feb 2003 Feb 2003 Oct 2002 Jul 2002 Apr 2002

Makeup & Hair Design The Clean House, UCM Dir. Julie Mollenkamp Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Elvis, Central Missouri Repertory, Dir. John Wilson - Premiere

Feb 2011 Jun 2008

Tod Browning, Cinnamon Eyes Productions, Kansas City, MO Dir. Jason Vivone Othello, UCM. Dir John Wilson Virginia College Commercial, Haricake Productions Regions Bank Commercial, Haricake Productions Side Show, U of A, Dir. Andrew Crusse The Threepenny Opera, U of A, Dir. Edmond Williams Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, OSF, Dir. Paul Crook The Two Gentlemen of Verona, U of A, Dir. Edmond Williams Holy Ghosts (National KCACTF Fellowship), U of A, Dir. Tina Fitch Assassins, U of A, Dir. Gaye Jeffers A Midsummer Night’s Dream, OSF, Dir. Isaac Walters You Can’t Take it with You, U of A, Dir. Edmond Williams Our Town, Colorado State University, Dir. Morris Burns Technical Work Cutter/Draper, The Tempest, UCM Dir. John Wilson Cutter/Draper, The Birds, UCM Dir. Julie Mollenkamp Costume Shop Manager, Central Missouri Repertory, Summer Season Cutter/Draper, Electra, UCM, Dir. Richard Herman Cutter/Draper, To the Rescue, UCM, Dir. John Wilson Cutter/Draper, Blithe Spirit, U of A, Dir. Edmond Williams First Hand, The Threepenny Opera, U of A, Dir. Edmond Williams Costume Shop Manager, Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival – Summer Festival Milliner, A Flea in Her Ear, U of A, Dir. Edmond Williams Cutter/Draper, Major Barbara, U of A, Dir. Gaye Jeffers Milliner, Crafts & Dyer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, OSF, Dir. Isaac Walter Milliner and Crafts, The Hypochondriac, U of A, Dir. Steve Ray Crafts & Dyer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Colorado State University, Dir. Eric Prince

Oct 2007 Oct 2007 Jul 2007 Jun 2007 Apr 2007 Nov 2006 July 2006 Apr 2006 Oct 2005 Oct 2005 Jul 2005 Nov 2004 Oct 2001

Apr 2012 Nov. 2010 Summer 2009 April 2009 Oct 2008 Apr 2007 Nov 2006 Jun 2006 Nov 2005 Feb 2006 Jul 2005 Feb 2005 Oct 2003

Honors and Awards Costume Parade Participant and Nominee: The Three Musketeers, UCM. KCACTF Region V - 2012 Costume Parade Participant and Nominee: The Birds, UCM. KCACTF Region V - 2011 Costume Parade Participant and Nominee: Electra, UCM. KCACTF Region V - 2010 Certificate of Merit in Costume Design: Side by Side, UCM. KCACTF Region V – 2008, Omaha, NE Capstone Critics Choice Award for Costume Design: Romeo and Juliet, U of A- 2007 Alcone Company National Award in Makeup Design: KCACTF Region IV – 2007 Kennedy Center, Wash D.C. Second Place, Regional Costume Design: Love of Three Oranges, KCACTF IV – 2007, Americus, GA John Ross Technical Theatre Award: The University of Alabama – 2006, Tuscaloosa, AL Alcone Company National Award in Makeup Design: KCACTF Region IV – 2006, Kennedy Center, Wash D.C. Honorable Mention, Barbizon Costume Design: Flea in Her Ear, KCACTF IV – 2006, Jacksonville FL David and Sally Morris Award for All-Round Contribution to Theatre: CSU – 2003, Fort Collins, CO University and Departmental Service Johnson County Transfer Auditions, Recruiter, Overland Park, KS, 2012 KCACTF Departmental Conference Coordinator, 2012 SETC Department Conference Coordinator, 2012 USITT Department Conference Coordinator, 2012 Faculty Senate Committee on Committees, CAHSS, 2011-2014 Faculty Senate Traffic Regulator Committee, Member, UCM, 2011-2014 Faculty Senate Alternate, CAHSS, 2009-2011 KCACTF Departmental Conference Coordinator, 2011 SETC Department Conference Coordinator, 2011

Chair, Faculty Senate Greer Oppenheimer Committee, UCM, 2010 Faculty Senate Traffic Regulator Committee, Member, UCM, 2008-2010 KCACTF Departmental Conference Coordinator, 2010 SETC Department Conference Coordinator, 2010 Illustrator of Poster Design for UCM Theatre Season, 2009-2010 Faculty Senate Greer Oppenheimer Committee, Member, UCM, 2009 Vagina Monologues, Office of Community Engagement, Faculty Mentor, UCM 2009 Johnson County Transfer Auditions, Recruiter, Overland Park, KS, 2009 SETC Department Conference Coordinator, 2009 Faculty Senate Awards Committee, Member, UCM, 2008 Faculty Senate Grievance Committee, Member, UCM, 2008 Johnson County Transfer Auditions, Recruiter, Overland Park, KS, 2008 SETC Department Conference Coordinator, 2008

Professional Memberships & Leadership USITT Heart of America Chapter, Secretary and Treasurer – Regional: 2012 - present Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival – Region V: Costume Parade Coordinator/Festival Management Team 2009-2012 South Eastern Theatre Conference, 2004-2012 United States Institute of Theatre Technology – Regional and National – 2007-2012 Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri, 2007-2009 Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Honors Fraternity 2001-2004 Advising Student Honors and Awards Jennifer Van Buskirk, KCACTF Regional Costume Design, Winner, Ames, IA. 2012 Karen Billingsley, KCACTF 1st Place – National Alcone Makeup Design Fellowship Winner Wash.DC. 2011 Karen Billingsley, KCACTF 1st Place - Alcone Makeup Design Fellowship Winner Ames, IA. 2011 Abby Stranathan, KCACTF 2nd Place – Regional Allied Crafts, Ames, IA. 2011 Matt Pederson, KCACTF 2nd Place – Regional Allied Crafts, Ames, IA. 2011 Jacque Schneider, KCACTF 2nd Place - Alcone Makeup Design Fellowship Winner, Overland, Park. 2010 Karen Billingsley, KCACTF 2nd Place - Barbizon Costume Design, Overland, Park. 2010 Jacque Schneider, KCACTF Certificate of Merit, Overland, Park. 2010 Karen Page, KCACTF Regional Costume Design, Winner, Lawrence, KS. 2009. Karen Billingsley, KCACTF Barbizon Costume Design, Honorable Mention, Lawrence, KS. 2009 Becky Scrivener, KCACTF Alcone Makeup Design Fellowship, Winner, Omaha, NE. 2008 Kat Reid, KCACTF Regional Allied Crafts, Second Place, Omaha, NE. 2008. Honors Projects - UCM “Characters in Foam: Puppet Exploration” Kat Reid, 2008 Student Designers The Tempest, UCM Makeup Design, 2011 Momentum, UCM Costume Design, 2012 How I learned to Drive, UCM Costume Design, 2012 Almost Maine, UCM Costume Design, 2011

Almost Maine, UCM Makeup Design, 2011 Ribbit! UCM Costume & Makeup Design, 2011 The Three Musketeers, UCM Makeup Design, 2011 The Three Musketeers, UCM Hair Design, 2011 Rise to the Rhythm, UCM Costume Design, 2011 The Clean House, UCM Costume Design, 2011 The Birds, UCM Makeup/Hair Design, 2010 Chance of Rain,UCM. Costume & Makeup Design, 2010 Chorus Line, UCM Makeup/Hair Design, 2010 Comedy of Errors, UCM Makeup/Hair Design, 2010 Soles in Motion, UCM Costume Design, 2010 Lost in Yonkers, UCM Costume Design, 2010 Lost in Yonkers, UCM Makeup/Hair Design 2010 Little Women, UCM. Costume Design, 2009 Little Women, UCM. Makeup/Hair Design 2009 Into the Woods, UCM. Makeup Design, 2009 Morgan and the Falcon Prince, UCM. Costume Design, 2009 Morgan and the Falcon Prince, UCM. Makeup Design, 2009 Electra, UCM. Makeup Design. 2009 Electra, UCM. Properties Master. 2009 Take Me Out, UCM. Costume Design. 2009 Take Me Out, UCM. Makeup Design. 2009 Beyond Therapy, UCM. Makeup Design. 2008 To The Rescue, UCM. Makeup Design. 2008 To The Rescue, UCM. Costume Design. 2008 Cabaret, UCM. Makeup Design. 2008 Shakespeare in Hollywood, UCM. Makeup Design. 2008 Fat Pig, UCM. Costume Design. 2008 Fat Pig, UCM. Makeup Design. 2008 Shadow Gets A Black Eye, UCM. Costume Design. 2007 Shadow Gets A Black Eye, UCM. Puppet Design. 2007 Shadow Gets A Black Eye, UCM. Makeup Design. 2007 Side by Side, UCM. Makeup Design. 2007