Costume Rental

USITT Cincinnati 2009

The Found-Object Costume Challenge held at the national USITT conference in Cincinnati was a great success! The 80 + participants were asked to create a costume based on a sea theme using only paper, plastic and tape. View the video to see their final presentations.

Regina Truhart -- Vice Commissioner of Costume Technology

Regina Truhart will be taking on the new role of "Vice Commissioner of Technology" with the Costume Design and Technology Commission of the United States Institute for Theater Technology.

After getting fit for her new tiara, Ms. Truhart will be responsible for programing an ongoing hands-on style session at the USITT national conference. The appointment was offered to her after a very successful "drinking and draping" (also known as "the found object draping challenge") session held here in Cincinnati at last year's USITT conference.

"You Can't Take It With You" -- building 1930's costumes for the stage

CCM Drama Production Fall 2009
Costume Designer -- MFA Student Liz Polley
Pattern maker/Draper -- David Arevalo

These are just some of the lovely 1930's style dresses that were designed by Liz Polley and patterned & built by CCM's staff draper-- David Arevalo.

Blood Wedding -- Katie Kimmel Costume Designer

"The Moon" played by CCM drama student Greg Wool

Costume Designer -- MFA Student Katie Kimmel

The Opera "Falstaff" gets a new look at CCM.

Last spring Dean Mogle, costume designer and head of the CCM costume area, lead the way to a brand new production of the opera "Falstaff". The professional staff, MFA student technicians and crafts artisans worked hard to build everything from gowns, ruffs, and hats for this fabulous production.


Peggy Ezekiel Awards of Outstanding were granted from USITT.
Dean Mogle--Costume Design
Star Slocum Fish-Costume Technology
Melissa Neville--Millinery

Falstaff Costumes Win Awards from USITT

Congratulations Starr Slocum Fish! This is just one of the gowns she built for the latest production of the opera "Falstaff". Here at CCM all principal characters are double cast so creating costumes is twice the fun.

This gown, along with the costumes for the leading male character Falstaff won Starr an OUTSTANDING for Costume Technology from USITT Ohio Valley.