Christine Turbitt
Assistant Dean for Academics
School of Design and Production
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Our mission at UNCSA is to train future professionals in the entertainment industry. The following
information, including evidence of my 36 plus years of employment here and extensive professional
experience, is intended to demonstrate that I am qualified to serve as an Assistant Dean for both
graduate and undergraduate Design and Production programs with responsibilities for program
coordination, curriculum development and curriculum review.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
University of California at Irvine, School of Fine Arts
1972-1974
Graduate Study in Theatrical Costume Design
Master of Fine Arts, Drama, awarded June 1974 (terminal degree in the field)
University of California at Berkeley, College of Letters and Sciences
1968-1972
Undergraduate Study in Dramatic Arts, emphasis in Costume Design
Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts, awarded June 1972
Distinction in General Scholarship
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
N.C. School of the Arts, School of Design and Production
2004-present
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
1993-present
Director of the Costume Program
1978-1993
Assistant Director of Costuming
1974-1978
Costume Shop Manager
Responsibilities include:
 Teaching Graduate and Undergraduate level courses in Costume Design, Costume Technology,
Costume History and Costume Production each trimester
 Production advising Costume Design students
 Arts advising 12-15 students per year
 Overseeing all academic matters, including issues of residency, financial aid, maintenance of
GPAs and thesis procedures
 Accountability for activities and effectiveness of costume training program
 Recruitment of students and oversight of admissions process for all undergraduate and
graduate programs
 Participation in disciplinary procedures involving students
Contributions to Design and Production include:
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Leadership role in development of semester curriculum for all graduate and undergraduate
programs to be implemented in Fall 2011 involving research into programs at peer universities
Assisted in development of core Arts curriculum for all undergraduate programs (1975); chaired
committee to update undergraduate core curriculum to reflect current student population and
areas of concentration
Assisted in development of graduate and undergraduate programs in Costume Design and
Costume Technology (1974-present)
Conceived of and developed all costume technology classes and integrated them into the
Costume Design and Technology curricula (1978-present)
Assisted in the development and writing of MFA Thesis Requirements for Design and Production
graduate students (1984-85; 2006; 2009)
Led planning on new audition and admissions process (2004)
Chaired or participated in 2-3 Graduate Thesis Committees each year (1986-present)
Member of Graduate Steering Committee (1990-2006)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
As Costume Designer:
Georgia Shakespeare Festival (Associate Artist)
2010
King Lear, Sabin Epstein, director (Suzi Bass Award, 2010, nominee for best costume
design in Atlanta)
2009
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Jason Minidakis, director
Titus Andronicus, Richard Garner, director
2008
Merchant of Venice, Sabin Epstein, director (Suzi Bass Award, 2008,
winner for best costume design in Atlanta)
2007
Loot, Sabin Epstein, director
2006 & 07
Twelfth Night, Karen Robinson, director
Metamorphoses, Richard Garner, director (Suzi Bass Award, 2006, nominee for best
costume design in Atlanta)
2005
The Cherry Orchard, Sabin Epstein, director
2004
What the Butler Saw, Sabin Epstein, director
2003
The School for Wives, Karen Robinson, director
2001
Amadeus, Karen Robinson, director
2000
Tartuffe, Karen Robinson, director
1999
Comedy of Errors, Sabin Epstein, director
Saint Joan, Karen Robinson, director
1998
The Miser, Sabin Epstein, director
1997
School for Scandal, Karen Robinson, director
1996
The Bourgeois Gentleman, Karen Robinson, director
Alabama Shakespeare Festival
2002
Sheppey, Kent Thompson, director
2000
King Lear, Kent Thompson, director
1999
When We Are Married, Barry Boys, director
North Carolina Shakespeare Festival
2001-2004
A Christmas Carol, Lou Rackoff, director
1997
Richard III, Lou Rackoff, director
1994
Much Ado About Nothing, Lou Rackoff, director
The Tempest, Lou Rackoff, director
1993
The Taming of the Shrew, Lou Rackoff, director
King Lear, Lou Rackoff, director
1992
Two Gentlemen of Verona, Lou Rackoff, director
1991
The Matchmaker, Lou Rackoff, director
1989-2000
A Christmas Carol, Lou Rackoff, director
1989
An Enemy of the People, Alex Dimitriev, director
1988
The Hostage, Imre Goldstein, director
Much Ado About Nothing, Lou Rackoff, director
1987
Our Town, Henson Keys, director
1986
The Dresser, Mark Pirolo, director
1985
Scapino!, Kevin Thompson, director
Richard III, Malcolm Morrison, director
1984
A Streetcar Named Desire, Marty Rader, director
Merry Wives of Windsor, Malcolm Morrison, director
1982
A Flea In Her Ear, Peter Bennett, director
Twelfth Night, Richard Mangan, director
1981
Hay Fever, Peter Bennett, director
As You Like It, Peter Bennett, director
1979
She Stoops to Conquer, Pedro Silva, director
Triad Stage
2003
Old Wicked Songs, Tom Humphrey, director
Actor’s Theatre of Atlanta
2000
Good Doctor, Jay Freer, director
2001
Two Rooms, Peter Bennett, director
Monomoy Theatre, Cape Cod
2000
Arsenic and Old Lace, Alan Rust, director
1998
Light Up the Sky, MichaelJohn McGann, director
1996
You Can’t Take It With You, MichaelJohn McGann, director
1995
Music Man, Alan Rust, director
1994
Camelot, Alan Rust, director
1993
The King and I, Alan Rust, director
1992
1991
1990
1989
1985
Charley’s Aunt, Montgomery Davis, director
Guys and Dolls, Alan Rust, director
Summer and Smoke, Thom Murray, director
Ah, Wilderness, Cigdem Onat, director
Cyrano de Bergerac, Alan Rust, director
The Dresser, Mark Pirolo, director
1984
Kiss Me, Kate, Alan Rust, director
Actor’s Ensemble
1985
Indulgences in a Louisville Harem, Cigdem Onat, director
1986
K2, Jared Sakren, director
Little Theatre of Winston-Salem
2004
The Rainmaker, Mark Pirolo, director
New Stage (Mississippi)
1986
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
American Media Technology
1986
Introduction to Terrorism (law enforcement training video)
The New Age Theatre of Winston-Salem
1984
The Emperor’s Nightingale, Beth Bostic, director
Southwest Virginia Ballet
1993
Mother Ginger in Nutcracker (also built costume)
North Carolina Dance Theatre
1975
Peter and the Wolf, Nell Fisher, choreographer
As Costume Draper
Santa Fe Opera
2002
La Clemenza di Tito, David Zinn, designer
La Traviata (remount), Robert Perdziola, designer
L’Amour de Loin (remount), Martin Pakledinaz, designer
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
1992
Henry V, Mark Pirolo, designer
North Carolina Shakespeare Festival
1987
Richard II, Mark Pirolo, designer
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mark Pirolo, designer
1982
King John, Mark Pirolo, designer
Romeo and Juliet, Mark Pirolo, designer
1980
Macbeth, Mark Pirolo, designer
Born Yesterday, Doreen Paley, designer
The Heiress, Doreen Paley, designer
1979
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mark Pirolo, designer
The Rivals, Mark Pirolo, designer
Henry IV, Part I, Mark Pirolo, designer
1978
A Man for All Seasons, Mark Pirolo, designer
The Merchant of Venice, Mark Pirolo, designer
The Servant of Two Masters, Mark Pirolo, designer
The Importance of Being Earnest, Mark Pirolo, designer
A Christmas Carol, Mark Pirolo, designer
Tyler Perry Studios
2009
I Can Do Bad All by Myself, Keith Lewis, Designer
2008
Madea Goes to Jail and Studio Grand Opening, Keith Lewis, Designer
2007
Meet the Browns, Keith Lewis, Designer
2006
House of Payne, Keith Lewis, Designer