Emily Blanche emily.blanche@gmail.com Costume Technician www.emilyblanche.weebly.com mobile: 714.342.0607 Experience Costume Crafts Shop Manager for Glimmerglass Festival – Cooperstown, NY Madame Butterfly Carousel Ariadne in Naxos An American Tragedy   Present, and Des. Anita Yavich Des. Jessica Jahn Des. Erik Teague Des. Anya Klepikov 2013 Manager for production and alteration of all costume craft accessories for four shows in rep Manage five crafts artisans in production of all hats, shoes, jewelry, crowns, all fabric dyeing and painting, leatherwork, distressing, etc. Assistant Costume Crafts Shop Manager for Glimmerglass Festival – Cooperstown, NY 2011 Carmen, Annie Get Your Gun, etc.  Des. James Schutte, etc. Assistant manager for the production of all the costume crafts for four productions Milliner for Lynne Mackey Studio – New York, NY Aladdin, Broadway Wicked, Broadway and National Tour The Knick, Television Series Don Quixote, San Francisco Ballet Mamma Mia, Broadway A Free Man of Color, Lincoln Center Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, 2012  2011 - Present Des. Gregg Barnes Des. Susan Hilferty Des. Ellen Mirojnick Des. Martin Pakledinaz Des. Mark Thompson Des. Anne Hould-Ward Des. Susan Hilferty Work as milliner for Broadway shop participating in all parts of millinery process including blocking and hand sewing Millinery Intern for Lynne Mackey Studio – New York, NY Wicked, Broadway, etc.  Des. Susan Hilferty, etc. Participate in all part of the millinery process Fabric Dyer and Crafts Artisan for Tricorne Inc. – New York, NY Cinderella, Broadway, 2013 Tony Award Winner Des. William Ivey Long Kinky Boots, Broadway, 2013 Tony Nominee Des. Gregg Barnes Matilda, Broadway, 2013 Tony Nominee Des. Rob Howell Wicked, Broadway and National Tour Des. Susan Hilferty Motown The Musical, Broadway Des. Esosa Annie, Broadway Des. Susan Hilferty Smash, NBC Television Series Des. Joseph G. Aulisi Nice Work if You Can Get It, Broadway Des. Martin Pakledinaz Ghosts, Broadway Des. Rob Howell Picnic, Broadway Des. David Zinn Mama Mia, Broadway Des. Mark Thompson   2010 Sole fabric dyer and crafts person for Broadway women’s wear shop Work with designers to complete dye and crafts projects to their specifications 2012 - 2013 Emily Blanche Costume Technician Milliner for Rodney Gordon Inc – New York, NY Book of Mormon, National Tour Kinky Boots, Broadway The Heiress, Broadway Smash, NBC Television Show 2013 Des. Ann Roth Des. Gregg Barnes Des. Albert Wolsky Des. Joseph G. Aulisi Draper and Construction for TADA! Youth Productions – New York, NY Adventures from Ezra Jack Keats  Des. Dina Perez Pattern making and construction for 1970s children’s wear, replicate same designs for various sizes ages 9 to 17 First Hand/ Stitcher for Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY Radio City Christmas Spectacular!, Rockettes  2013 2011 Des. Frank Krenz and Martin Pakledinaz Prepping and stitching alterations for the classic ‘Toy Solider’ number First Hand/Stitcher for Yvette Helin Studio – New York, NY 2011 Water Skiing Lego Mascots for Lego Land Florida  Cutting and stitching for water skiing Lego Land Mascots, materials included plastic pasta making screen and polyester fabric Draper for University of North Carolina School of the Arts – Winston Salem, NC Oklahoma!, Harper’s Ferry, Albert Herring, etc.      Draper and pattern maker for six shows in repertory over fourteen week period Produce patterns for women’s wear and men’s wear, including a three piece suit Lead team of first hand and up to eight stitchers in production of costumes Lead team in alterations of period and modern clothing Teach first hand and stitchers techniques as needed Costume Shop Manager for University of North Carolina School of the Arts – Winston Salem, NC Cosi Fan Tutte, 1776, A Soldier’s Play, etc.    2010 2011 Des. Dina Perez, etc. Costume shop manager for production of six shows in fourteen weeks with a fifty person shop Determine with designers the amount of builds per show Designate builds to drapers according to abilities and the chance for learning Costume Intern for Auckland Theatre Company – Auckland, New Zealand Romeo and Juliet   2011 Dir. Terrance Mann, Des. Bill Brewer, etc. 2010 Des. Nic Smillie Participate in all part of the costume production process, purchasing, fittings, and construction Recipient of Seman’s Artist Grant 2010 for travel to New Zealand Emily Blanche Costume Technician Draper for University of North Carolina School of the Arts – Winston Salem, NC Six shows in repertory  2009 Des. Dina Perez, etc. Draper and pattern maker for six shows in repertory over fourteen week period Stitcher for Santa Fe Opera – Santa Fe, NM 2009 La Traviata, Don Giovani, Elixir of Love, etc.  Des. Tom Ford, etc. Stitcher for leading lady team for five opera season. Draper Pat Sullivan. Draper for University of North Carolina School of the Arts – Winston Salem, NC Six shows in repertory  2008 Des. Mathew Kessler, etc. Draper and pattern maker for six shows in repertory over fourteen week period First Hand for University of North Carolina School of the Arts – Winston Salem, NC Five shows in repertory    Cut pattern pieces out of fabric as directed by draper Supervise stitchers in production of garments from turn of the century to modern Teach stitchers as needed Puppet Design and Construction for North Coast Repertory Theatre – Eureka, CA Little Shop of Horrors   2008 Draper Kizzie Martin 2008 Dir. Xande Zublin Design and construct four sizes of Audrey II puppets Participate in rehearsal process and train puppeteers Costume Crafts Shop Manager for Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (PCPA) 2007 – Santa Maria, CA Urinetown, Company, etc.  Des. Fred Deeben, etc. Manager of three person shop for the production of all costume crafts for six shows in repertory Wardrobe Crew and Electrician for Center Arts, Presenting Organization – Arcata, CA 2005-8 Various shows on tour including: Tech. Dir. Greta Welsh The Producers, Cats, Evita, James Brown, The Violent Femmes, John Cleese, etc.  Run wardrobe for touring shows: laundry, repairs, and running cues during the show with little to no rehearsal Related Skills Tailoring Pattern Drafting Millinery Fabric Dyeing Cutting Knitting Beading Feather Dyeing Silk Screening Spinning Yarn Fat Padding Jewelry Leather Work Fosshape Wonderflex Distressing Education Master of Fine Arts in Costume Technology, University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2011 Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Magna Cum Laude, Humboldt State University 2008