Ricky German
Costume Designer/Dressmaker/Stylist
438A Harrison St. Oakland, CA 94607
253.324.0236
german.ricky@gmail.com
http://rgerman.wordpress.com
Skills
Costumer: Knowledge of historical and modern men’s and women’s
fashion, Rendering, Makeup
Construction: Menswear, Womenswear, Corsets, Lingerie, Jewelry
Alterations: Suits, Dresses, Denim, Zippers, Hand and Machine
Buttonholes, Hand Stitching, Industrial Machines (Juki, Brother, Pfaff,
Tacsew, Singer), Blind Hem Machine, Overlock Machine
Cutter/Draper/Dressmaker: Pattern Drafting (Menswear, Womenswear,
Lingerie, Corset) Draping, Fitting
Makeup: Historical, Modern, Drag
Stylist/Dressmaker/Alterations
Feather & Oar – 2012 – 2013
Alterations Specialist
Cynthia Willoughby 2009 – 2012
Personal Stylist
Tammy Bentley 2009
Wedding Gown
Kathleen Burdo 2011
Graduation Dress
Melissa McDougall 2007
Prom Dress
Theatrical Experience
Broadway Center for the Performing Arts December 2012
“Becoming Bridges” - Company Member – Director Marilyn Bennett
Found Space Productions 2005 and 2012
8 The Play – Ryan Kendall – Director: Suzy Willhoft
Assassins – Leon Czolgosz – Director: Suzy Willhoft
St. Martin’s University April 2012 – Feb 2013
The Memorandum – Costume Designer – Director: David Hlavsa
Cloud 9 – Costume Designer – Director: Olivia Blumgarter
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Stitcher/Cutter – Costume Designer: Mishka
Navarre – Director: David Hlavsa
Capital Playhouse March 2012 – May 2012
Full Monty – Costume Designer – Director: Jerrod Nace,
Hello, Dolly! – Costume Designer – Director: Kevin P. Hill
Gritty City Sirens 2011 – 2013
Sweet & Spicy: A Valentine’s Day Burlesque 2013 @ Broadway Center for Performing
Arts - Select costumes for Gritty City Sirens.
Gritty City Sirens Present Summer Soulstice @ The Deltan Club June 2012 Host/Costumer
Urban Arts Festival Fundraiser @ The Deltan Club - June 2012 - Host
Gritty City Sirens Remixed @ Jazzbones - April 2012 - Host
Sweet & Spicy: A Valentine’s Day Burlesque 2012 @ Broadway Center for Performing
Arts - February 2012 - Co-Host/Costumer
Tikis and Tannenbaum-shells @ Grit City Comedy Club - December 2011 Host/Costumer
Gritty City Sirens' Spooktacular @ The New Frontier - October 2011 - Host/Costumer
America F@*% Yeah @ The Swiss - July 2011 - Host/Costumer
Lakewood Playhouse 2007 – 2008
A Christmas Carol – Costume Designer – Director: Erin Manza Chanfrau
The Diary of Anne Frank – Costume Designer – Director: Naraah McDonald
University of Washington 2007
The Grind Show – Cutter/Draper/Sticher - Costumer: Markie Beth Miller –
Director: Andrew Tsao
University of Puget Sound 2006 – 2011
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Stitcher - Costume Designer: Mishka
Navarre – Director: Geoff Proehl
Arcadia – Stitcher – Costume Designer: Mishka Navarre – Director: Jac
Royce
Yarns on Strings – Costume Designer – Director: Chris Dewar
One Mad Day! – Co-Costumer – Costume Designer: Mishka Navarre –
Director: Jac Royce
Death and the Maiden – Costume Designer – Director: Megan Knottingham
Skin of Our Teeth – Stitcher – Costume Designer: Doris Black – Director:
Geoff Proehl
Anything Goes – Stitcher – Costume Designer – Mishka Navarre – Director:
John Rindo
The Cradle Will Rock – Stitcher – Costume Designer – Mishka Navarre –
Director: Marilyn Bennett
Secret in the Wings – Costume Designer – Director: Megan Noyce
Stadium High School 2004 – 2006
Alice in Wonderland – Costume Designer – Direcor: Suzy Willhoft
Twelft Night – Costume Designer – Director: Suzy Willhoft
Education University of Puget Sound – Tacoma WA 2006 – 2011
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Theatre Arts, Minor in Music, 2011
Other Skills
Computer Skills (Word, Excel, Photoshop, Windows, Mac, etc.)
Cashier Experience (Tills, Credit Card Machine, Deposits, POS)
Music (14 Years Violin, 9 Voice, 3 Years Music Theory, 2 Years Music History)
Clerical (Filing, Multiline Phone System, 90 WPM)
Tutor (Music, Math, English, Spanish)
Reference List
Feather & Oar Co-Owner: J.D. Elquist - 253-448-9911
Cynthia Willoughby - 253-232-2336
Director - Marilyn Bennett - 253-495-3041
Found Space Productions Artistic Director – Suzy Willhoft - 253-304-2551
Director - David Hlavsa - 206-579-9387
Wig Designer – Capital Playhouse - Michael Costain - 253-878-5241
Gritty City Sirens Troup Leader: Rosie Cheex - 253-228-6400
Director – Lakewood Playhouse – Erin Manza Chanfrau - 253-320-9590
Costumer – Markie Beth Miller - 360-477-2094
Thank You