Ashley Richard
Costume Designer / Technician
ashleyshayrichard@yahoo.com
Education Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. Michigan State University, May 2010. 3.3 GPA.
Theatrical Experience
Design Supervisor
Designed costumes and acted as makeup artist on student thesis film featured at Imagine Theaters
Conor Chronicals, Vol. I
Dir. Brett Rogers
2011
Costume Designer
Created highly stylized costumes for a film cast of five on a strict budget of $40
“Killed to Death”
Dir. Joshua Barnett
Designed costumes, hair and makeup for two original student plays in three weeks time
By Appointment
Dir. Andrew Harvery
I.Here.You.
Dir. Jonathon Wierenga
2010
2010
2010
Costume / Makeup Designer
Conceptualized and obtained costumes/designed detailed gore makeup for haunted house that
profited over $2000
The Haunted Auditorium
Dir. Rachel Frawley
2009
Wardrobe Head
Directed and evaluated a crew of eight students for costume inventory and maintenance
Trojan Women
Dir. David Furumoto
Costume Construction Practicum 100 hrs. Worked as a seamstress creating costumes
The Who’s Tommy
Hedda Gabler
Snapshot
Wardrobe Crew
2009
Sup. Karen Kangas-Preston
Dir. Rob Roznowski
2009-2010
Dir. Tony Caselli
Dir. Chaya Gordon-Bland
Catalogued costume inventory and aided quick changes, repairs and actors with hair and makeup
She Loves Me
Dir. Rob Roznowski
2007
Costuming Skills- Experience as seamstress in costume shop, wardrobe crew person, wardrobe department head, costume
designer. Building garments from patterns, draping, pattern/garment alterations, commercial machine and hand sewing, dyeing various
fabrics, fitting actors, pulling costumes from stock, purchasing costume items, laundering and keeping up wardrobe appearance
through run of a show/filming, millinery and fabric props. Thorough understanding of complete costume history, as well as current
fashion trends.
Makeup Skills- Experience as makeup artist, makeup crew head, makeup designer, wig master and hair stylist. Specializes
in Glamour, Special Effects Gore, Aging, Period Styles, Fantasy, Fashion. 3D prosthetic creation and application (pre made and self
made prosthetics, latex, wax, crepe hair). Makeup for theatre and film, with a thorough knowledge of the history of makeup and
current makeup trends. Wig/hair styling and maintenance. Familiar with Graftobian, Ben Nye, Mehron, Kryolan, and mainstream
makeup products.
Additional Highlights
 Four years completed study of the French Language and Psychology
 Competent with website creation, Word and photo editing programs, and social networking
 English horseback rider for 20 years (hunter/jumper, dressage)
 Community Outreach Art Therapy at Haven House Family Shelter, East Lansing Michigan