JAMES EDABURN ASST. COSTUME SHOP MANAGER CUTTER / DRAPER University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ranch@pahrahdiseonline.com

VITAE

EDUCATION

BA Drama - University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA - 1976
MA Drama - Theatre History - California State University, Sacramento, CA - 1984
Life Teaching Credential - California State Community College System - 1984
MFA Theatre Costume Design - University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV - 1991

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

September, 2003 to Present University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Asst. Costume Shop Manager - Cutter / Draper.

August 1, 2001 to May 31, 2003 Utah Opera, Salt Lake City, UT

Cutter / Draper.

1997 to June, 2001 GEVA Theatre, Rochester, NY

Costume Shop Manager: scheduling, buying, computer bookkeeping and budgeting, cutting, supervising staff of 4. In-House Design. Hair and Millenry.

In-House Costume Designer: 1998 Every Good Boy Deserves Favor

In-House Costume Designer: 2000 Women Who Steal

1995 (Winter) Production Filming, 20th Century Fox, Courage Under Fire, El Paso, TX

Tank Driver.

1995 (October) Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, CA

Costume Designer and Construction: Mr. Mummy costume.

1994 (October) Industrial, Showerman's Distributing Company, San Jose, CA

Costume and Makeup Designer: Miller Beer Girls Halloween costumes.

1993-1995 2 years San Jose Repertory Theatre, San Jose, CA

Resident Cutter: Supervised 2 to 4 stitchers. Assisted with buying.

1993-1994 overhire Marriott's Lincolnshire Theatre, Lincolnshire, IL

Cutter/Draper: supervised 2 First Hands and 2 stitchers.

1991-1992 overhire San Jose Civic Light Opera, San Jose, CA

Cutter/Draper: Supervised 2 to 4 stitchers.

1990 Dominion Post Newspaper, Morgantown, WV

Costume Designer and Construction: Mr. Newspaper costume.

1987-1989 Capital City Ballet, Sacramento, CA

Head Cutter/Design Assistant: supervised 2 to 4 volunteers.

1989 (Spring) Sacramento Theatrical Lighting, Jimmy Buffet Tour.

Cutter/Shopper.

1988 (Winter) Rose Bowl Parade, Rotary International Float, Anaheim, CA

Cutter/Shopper.

1986-1988 overhire Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL

Cutter/Draper: supervised 2 to 4 stitchers.

1988 (Summer) Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley, CA

Head Cutter: supervised 2 to 4 stitchers.

1985 (Spring) Harolds Club Gun Collection and Museum, Reno, NV

Exhibit Fabricator and Installer: helped fabricate and install gun and music machine exhibits in new museum area.

1985 (Summer) Churchill County Museum, Fallon, NV

Exhibit Fabricator and Installer: helped fabricate and install exhibits in newly renovated 10,000 sq. foot museum.

1984-1986 Virginia Stage Company, Norfolk, VA

Cutter/Draper: supervised 1 Assistant Cutter, and 2 to 4 stitchers.

1984-1985 (Winter) Oregon Shakespearean Festival, Ashland, OR

Cutter: supervised 1 first hand and 3 stitchers.

1984 (Summer) California State Fair Nutrition Show, Sacramento, CA

Design Assistant.

1982 (Winter) Alley Theatre, Houston, TX

Cutter: supervised 1 first hand and 3-6 stitchers.

1981-1982 Alaska Repertory Theatre, Anchorage, AK

Cutter: supervised 1 to 2 stitchers.

1980 Denver Center Theatre, Denver, CO

Cutter: supervised 1 first hand and 2 to 6 stitchers.

1979-1980 Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY

Wardrobe Master, Cutter/Stitcher.

1978 (Fall) Sacramento Civic Theatre, Sacramento, CA

Costume Design and Construction: The Wind in the Willows

1978 (Summer) Music Circus, Sacramento, CA

Design Assistant/Cutter.

1977 (Summer) Story Theatre Workshop, Sacramento, CA

Costume Design and Construction: A Midsummers Night's Dream

1976 (Winter) Story Theatre Workshop, Sacramento, CA

Costume Design and Construction: Under Milkwood

1975 (Winter) Stockton Civic Theatre, Stockton, CA

Costume Design and Construction: My Three Angels

1972 Oregon Shakespearean Festival, Ashland, OR

Costume Technician.

ACADEMIC THEATRE

1989-1996 (6 Summers) - Santa Rosa Jr. College/SRT, Santa Rosa, CA

Instructor/Cutter: supervised and trained inexperienced cutters, first hands and stitchers in an on-the-job-training theatre facility. 8-10 students per summer.

1993 (Summer) - Colorado Shakespeare Festival, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Draper: cut and draped for the production of King Lear. Supervised student first hand and 3 student stitchers.

1992-1993 (2 Fall Sessions) Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey Clown College, Venice, FL and Baraboo, WI

Instructor and Cutter: cut clown's agency suits and helped instruct the students in basic sewing and costume maintenance. 30-31 students per session.

1989-1991 2 Years (4 Semesters) University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV

Graduate Teaching Assistant: helped supervise the instruction in the Costume Lab, emphasizing basic sewing skills, both machine and hand; and basic costume construction. 15-25 students per semester.

1991 (Spring) University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV


Costume Designer: Much Ado About Nothing

1990 (Spring) University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV


Costume Designer: The Foreigner

1987-1988 1 Year (2 Semesters) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Resident Cutter/Instructor: helped supervise the instruction in the Power Center, emphasizing basic sewing skills, both machine and hand; and basic costume construction. 10-15 students per semester.

Cut for all professional designers who came into the shop. Supervised 2 professional first hand/stitchers and 2 professional stitchers.

1985-1986 (2 Summers) University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Instructor/Cutter: supervised and trained inexperienced cutters, first hands and stitchers in a theatre on-the-job-training facility. 4-6 students per summer.

1985-1986 1 Year (2 Semesters) PCPA/Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA

Head Cutter: 6 show season. Supervised 1 asst. cutter and 4-6 stitchers.

1981 (Summer) PCPA/Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria,CA

Artist/Teacher: supervised 4-8 students in costume construction for each of the shows, emphasizing basic sewing skills and costume construction techniques.

1981 Spring Semester PCPA/Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA

Artist/Teacher: supervised 4-8 students in costume construction for each of the shows, emphasizing basic sewing skills and costume construction techniques.

1978 California State University, Sacramento, CA

Costume Design and Construction: Scapino.

1977 (Summer) California State University, Sacramento, CA

Costume Design and Construction: Arsenic and Old Lace.

1976 (Summer) Colorado Shakespeare Festival, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Milliner/Costume Properties: 3 show season.

1975 (Spring) University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA

Costume Design and Construction: Bret Harte.

1975 (Spring) University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA

Costume Design and Construction: How to Succeed in Business.

1973 (Summer) PCPA/Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA

Stitcher/Dresser: 6 show season.

1972-1974 2 Years (4 Semesters) American River College, Sacramento, CA

Costume Design: designed all productions. 3 per semester.


Costume Technician: supervised and ran all day-to-day aspects of a small academic theatre costume shop, including instruction in basic sewing and construction techniques. 2-4 students.