JEN BENNETT
COSTUME TECHNICIAN & DESIGNER
395 River Road, Westport, MA
401-212-7763
thecrewelstitcher@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Boston University, MFA, Costume Production, 2009-2012.
Bennington College, BFA, concentrating in Costume Design and Japanese Language, 2005-2009.
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. Visiting Student, Fall 2007-Spring 2008.
COSTUME EXPERIENCE
DRAPER
Our Lady,
Costume Design Ameera Ali, Dir. James Fluhr
Our Lady,
Costume Design Ameera Ali, Dir. Ellie Heyman
Romeo et Juliette,
Costume Design Jen Hebner, Dir. Sharon Daniels
Three Sisters,
Costume Design Elisa Sebra, Dir. Sidney Friedman
Merrily We Roll Along, Costume Design Jen Hebner, Dir. Jim Petosa
How I Learned To Drive, Costume Design , Dir. Tara Matkowsy
FRINGE NYC, 2012
Boston University, 2011
Boston University, 2011
Boston University, 2011
Boston University, 2010
Boston University, 2010
FIRST HAND
The Flying Dutchman,
Costume Design John Conklin, Dir. Michael Cavanagh
BLO, 2013
Moses in Egypt,
Costume Design Jessica Jahn, Dir. Michael Counts New York City Opera, 2013
Cosi fan Tutte,
Costume Design John Conklin, Dir. Thomas Allen
BLO, 2013
Marie Antoinette,
Costume Design Gabriel Berry, Dir. Rebecca Taichman
A.R.T., 2012
Porgy and Bess,
Costume Design E.Sosa, Dir. Diane Paulus
A.R.T., 2011
The Donkey Show, Costume Design David Woolard, Dir. Diane Paulus
A.R.T., 2011
Così fan Tutte,
Costume Design Laurel Schultz, Dir. Lawrence Edelson Boston University, 2010
Radium Girls,
Costume Design Erik Teague, Dir. Elaine Vaan Hogue Boston University, 2009
STITCHER
Disney Cruise Lines
Costume Works, Inc., 2011-2013
Nine,
Costume Design Charles Schoonmaker, Dir. Paul Daigneault
Speakeasy Theatre, 2011
CRAFTS ASSISTANT
The Traveling Imaginary Tour,
The Music Tapes (Band), 2013
PIPPIN,
Costume Design Dominique Lemieux, Dir. Diane Paulus
A.R.T., 2012
Lily’s Revenge,
Costume Design Sarah Cubbage, Dir. Shira Milikowsky
A.R.T., 2012
WARDROBE
OVO,
OVO,
Carolina in Jersey,
Dresser
Wardrobe Assistant
Head Dresser
Cirque du Soleil (Boston, D.C.), 2010
Cirque du Soleil (Hartford), 2010
Williamstown Theatre Festival, 2009
PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS
Entire Season,
Entire Season,
Costume Shop Intern
Costume Design & Wardrobe Intern
Williamstown Theatre Festival, 2009
Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, 2007
COSTUME DESIGN
Plays in the Park,
Dir. Steve Ginsburg
The Hairy Ape,
Dir. Steve Ginsburg
Hedda Gabler,
Dir. Ellie Heyman
Greylock Theatre Project, Dir. Christopher Kauffman
Rashomon (Butoh),
Dir. Asher Woodworth
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Dir. Max Wolkowitz
The Figaro Project,
Dir. Jean Randich
Hartbeat Ensemble, 2010
Boston University, 2010
Boston University, 2009
Williamstown Theatre Festival, 2009
Bennington College, 2009
Bennington College, 2008
Bennington College, 2008
Mud,
Dir. Fia Alvarez
Bennington College, 2007
EMPLOYMENT
Santa Fe Opera, Stitching Assistant, Santa Fe, NM
Costume Works, Inc., First Hand and Stitcher, Somerville, MA
American Repertory Theatre, First Hand and Crafts Assistant, Cambridge, MA
Cirque du Soleil, OVO, Wardrobe Assistant and Dresser. Hartford CT,
Boston MA, D.C.
Bennington College Costume Shop, Costume Shop Manager. Bennington, VT
Higgins Armory Museum, Conservation Intern, Historical Costumer. Worcester, RI
2013
2011-2013
2011-2012
2010
2008-2009
2006
RELATED SKILLS
Industrial and Domestic Machine Sewing; Hand Stitching; Draping; Flat Patterning; Men’s and
Women’s Tailoring; Strong Experience Working With Stretch Fabrics; Millinery; Fabric
Dyeing, Distressing, and Painting; Experience Building Costume Armor; Shoe Painting;
Experience Running Wardrobe of a Large-Scale Show; Wig Styling and Maintenance;
Theatrical Makeup; Teaching
Knowledge of Costume History
English, Conversational Japanese, Beginning French and Russian
Attended the Metals Conservation Summer Institute 2006. Professional Experience Conserving
Metals, Textiles, and Wood
Capable with Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Reliable, Good Communication Skills, Strongly Motivated, Organized