Costume Designer: Maria Bjornson
Garments worked on at Parsons-Meares between 2004 and 2007.
The items show were primarily but not exclusively for the Las Vegas production.
Since this is a long-running production, for several costumes, the items were dyed differently depending on the availability of the primary fabrics. The Bows dress and the Il Muto skirt are examples of this. The dyed ribbons of the Bows dress must match the fabric for the overdress and the skirt fabric for Il Muto must go well with the ribbons that are bought. In my time at Parsons, the Las Vegas production of Phantom was both the most challenging and the most rewarding.
Fabric Dyeing
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Ringling Brothers
The Circus of Dreams
Designed by Colleen Atwood
Constructed by Parsons-Meares Ltd.
The projects I worked on the most were Shemsheeva's costume and the trim and appliqués for the Cossack riding act. -
Spamalot
Costumes designed by Tim Hatley
Constructed by Parsons-Meares Ltd.
I worked on replacement items for Broadway and the tours during my time at Parsons. -
Wicked
Designed by Susan Hilferty, constructed by Parsons-Meares Ltd.
I worked on the Chicago production and the first touring company. -
White Christmas
Designed by Carrie Robbins and constructed by Parsons Meares Ltd.
These were used in multiple cities for performances over the holiday season in 2005. Several sets were built. I believe that some, if not all of these costumes were also used in the Broadway production in 2008. -
Hot Feet
Designed by Paul Tazwell, constructed by Parsons-Meares Ltd. Premiered on Broadway in 2006
For this song, the cast wore screen printed unitards over tops and pants combining ripstop nylon both screened and dyed, and other athletic fabrics dyed to pick up the colors in the printed fabrics. I dyed the solid pieces of the tops and pants. -
Other Projects
A selection of smaller projects from my time at Parsons-Meares Ltd. -
Fabric painting and dyeing seminar
Work from a seminar taught by Nicole Faurant at the University of Illinois in 2004