Curriculum Vitae
| Amanda Cardwell-Aiken CV 2024.pdf |
Last Updated 11/18/24
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Location: Portland, OR
University of Portland - Portland, OR
2024 - Present, Costume Studio Manager and Draper
2025 Spring, Costume Designer - Pride and Prejudice; Devised
Portland Revels - Portland, OR
2024 Winter, Draper, Midwinter Revel Norse Fire
Corrib Theatre - Portland, OR
2024 Fall, Costume Designer - Waiting for Godot
21Ten Theatre - Portland, OR
2024 Fall, Costume Coordination - Dorothy's Dictionary
Utah Opera Festival and Musical Theatre - Logan, UT
2024 Summer, Costume Designer - Little Shop of Horrors
2023 Summer, Costume Coordination - Les Misérables SE
2022 Summer, Costume Coordination - Les Misérables SE
2021 Summer Season, Wardrobe Assistant
Arizona Opera Company - Phoenix, AZ
2023 Fall, First Hand - Mainstage: Frankenstein, Barber of Seville, Romeo + Juliette, Don Giovanni,
2023 Fall, Stitcher - Education shows: Beauty and the Beast and the Big Bad Wolf
Phoenix Theatre Company - Phoenix, AZ
2023 Winter, Over hire Stitcher - Elf the Musical
Malouf Companies - Logan, UT
2023 Winter, Costume Designer/Wardrobe - President's Day Mattress Sale Ad Feat. George Washington
Lyric Repertory Company - Logan, UT
2023 Summer Asst. Shop Manager/Draper - Marvelous Wonderettes!, One Man, Two Guvnors, Twelfth Night, Break It Down
2022 Fall Tailor, A Christmas Carol
2022 Summer Costume Designer, Into the Breeches!
Utah State University Theatre - Logan, UT
2023 Spring, Teacher of Record - Costume Construction I
2023 Spring, Costume Design Pinocchio Teatrale a New Musical
2022 Fall, Costume Design Spring Awakening the Musical
2022 Spring, Hair and Makeup, 9 to 5 the Musical
2022 Spring, Costume Designer, Getting Near to Baby
2022 Spring, Draper, The Moors
2021 Fall, Wig and Makeup, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley* Regional KCACTF Honorable Mention
2021 Fall, Draper/Alterations, Julius Caesar
2021 Spring, Draper, Our Town
2020 Fall TA Costume Construction/Historic Clothing
2020 Fall, Assistant Costume Shop Manager, A Flea in Her Ear
Lion TV - New York, NY
2018 Fall, Wardrobe Assistant, Deadline Crime with Tamron Hall
2018 Summer, Wardrobe Assistant, Deadliest Decades
Lucky 8 TV - New York, NY
2018 Spring, Wardrobe Head, Abuse of Power
Sanguine Theatre Company - New York, NY
2018 Winter, Costume Designer, Education Off-Broadway
2017 Summer, Costume Designer, Jessica Ice Box Festival
New Ohio Ice Factory - New York NY
2016 Summer, Costume Designer, Are We Human
New York Shakespeare Exchange - New York, NY
2016 Spring, Costume Design Intern, Hamlet 10
Cider Mill Playhouse - Endicott, NY
2016 Winter, Costume Designer, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Kitchen Theatre Company - Ithaca, NY
2016 Winter, Costume Designer, Peter and the Starcatcher
2015 Fall, Costume Designer, I and You
2014 Winter, Costume Designer, Sunset Baby
2014 Spring, Costume Designer, Seminar
UO University Theatre - Eugene, OR
2012 Fall Costume Designer New Voices: The Tale of the Clever Blacksmith and the Dullard Prince
2012 Spring Stage Manager Arabian Nights by Dominic Cooke, Directed by Michael Najjar
2012 Spring Asst. Costume Designer I Ain't Yo Uncle Directed by LaDonna Forsgren
2010 Fall Stage Manager New Voices Plays: Astral and Savage & Strawberry by Alexis Shaeztle and Cassidy Slaughter-Mason
Oregon Contemporary Theatre - Eugene, OR
2013 Spring Stage Manager Boom
Mad Duckling Children's Theatre Company- Eugene, OR
2012 Summer Costume Design Assistant Summer 2012
Pocket Playhouse Theatre- Eugene,OR
2012 Spring, Costume Designer The Tempest: Devised.
2011 Winter, Director, Costume Designer Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev
Teaching Experience
University of Portland, 2024-Present
Rolls: Costume Shop Manager and Draper, Costume Practicum/Lab Supervisor
Classes Taught: THTR 172 Theatre Experience II , THTR 365 Theatre Makeup Techniques, THTR 372 Production Work & Review
Club Advisor: Basic Stitches
Education
M.F.A Costume Design and Technology, Utah State University 2023
Rolls: Asst. Costume Shop Manager, Tailor, Draper, Costume Practicum/Lab Supervisor
Teaching Assistant: Historical Clothing, Costume Construction I/II, Costume Design I/II, Stage Make Up
B.A. Theatre Arts, University of Oregon 2012
Magna Cum Laude with Departmental Honors GPA: 3.86
Focus: Stage Management, Costume Design
Workshops: 'Bake-Off' Playwriting with Heidi Schreck, 6 Acts Prague Quadrennial- 2nd Act, Roma Patel 2011, Hand to Mouth Theatre, Devising
Committees
Season Selection Representative, University of Portland Department of Theatre
Season Selection Representative, Utah State University Department of Theatre
Differential Tuition Committee, Utah State University Caine College of the Arts
Visiting Artists and Scholarships Series Committee, Utah State University Caine College of the Arts
Caine College of the Arts Grad Representative, Graduate Student Council, Utah State University
Publications
Hills, N. E. Recreating historic dress: Clothing gems from the Hereford Museum Clothing Collection, with patterns. Routledge, 2024.
- Recreated Historical Dress with Hand Painted Silk for collection "Dressed in White" shown at Utah State University. https://www.usu.edu/today/story/dressed-in-white-nancy-hillss-remarkable-finale-celebrating-fashion-history
Semler, Lydia, et al. A History of Maternity Wear: Design, Patterns, and Construction. Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
- I worked on pattern correcting historical garments included in this book.
Pipino, K. (2022). #TheatreAppreciation. SUNY ONEONTA. p.107.
- Costume Design Renderings from The Birds included as example of fantasy costumes.
“All the Best Cosplay Beauty Looks at New York Comic Con.” Nylon, 9 Oct. 2018, www.nylon.com/articles/nycc-cosplay-beauty.
- Cosplay from 2018 NYCC included in article.
Internships
Kitchen Theatre - Ithaca, NY
Stage Management/Production Internship (EMC)
Assistant stage manager getting hands on work and exposure to stage management skills and production. Experience in props and/or costumes required. Will be working as asst. stage manager through the entire production process from pre production to strike, as well as costume and prop organization and maintenance throughout the season.
La Musica Lirica - Novafeltria, Italy
Stage Management Internship, Rigoletto by Verdi; Directed by Robert Breault
Assistant Stage Manager, La Cenerentola by Rossini; Directed by Carol Freeman
Assistant Stage Manager, Don Bucefalo by Cagnoni; Directed by Kathryn Hartgrove
Awards/Achievements
2023 Spring, KCACTF Region 8 Honorable Mention Costume Design- Spring Awakening
2022 Spring, KCACTF Region 8 Honorable Mention Allied Arts - Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
2022 Spring, KCACTF Region 8 Honorable Mention Costume Design Theoretical - Pipeline
2021 Spring, KCACTF Region 8 Smithsonian Membership Award - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2013 Winter, KCACTF Region 7 Meritorious Achievement Stage Management - Arabian Nights
2012 Fall, Everett D. Monte Scholarship
2012 Spring, KCACTF Meritorious Achievement Stage Management - Arabian Nights
2012 Winter Selected as a contestant on the Price is Right. Winning multiple prizes.
2012 Winter, KCACTF Region 7 1st Place Costume Design Paper Project- Sweeney Todd
2012 Winter KCACTF Meritorious Achievement Devising
2010-2011 Karrer, Eleanor W, Outstanding Theatre Arts Student Scholarship
Special Skills
Costuming: Draping/Cutting, Tailoring, Sewing, Alterations, Crafts, Dyeing, Digital Rendering, Historic Costuming, Brother Embroidery Machine
Programs: Word, Excel, Google Workspace, Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop, Procreate, Qlab, Vectorworks(Basics),
Able to read Music, Play Percussion
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Location: Portland, OR
University of Portland - Portland, OR
2024 - Present, Costume Studio Manager and Draper
2025 Spring, Costume Designer - Pride and Prejudice; Devised
Portland Revels - Portland, OR
2024 Winter, Draper, Midwinter Revel Norse Fire
Corrib Theatre - Portland, OR
2024 Fall, Costume Designer - Waiting for Godot
21Ten Theatre - Portland, OR
2024 Fall, Costume Coordination - Dorothy's Dictionary
Utah Opera Festival and Musical Theatre - Logan, UT
2024 Summer, Costume Designer - Little Shop of Horrors
2023 Summer, Costume Coordination - Les Misérables SE
2022 Summer, Costume Coordination - Les Misérables SE
2021 Summer Season, Wardrobe Assistant
Arizona Opera Company - Phoenix, AZ
2023 Fall, First Hand - Mainstage: Frankenstein, Barber of Seville, Romeo + Juliette, Don Giovanni,
2023 Fall, Stitcher - Education shows: Beauty and the Beast and the Big Bad Wolf
Phoenix Theatre Company - Phoenix, AZ
2023 Winter, Over hire Stitcher - Elf the Musical
Malouf Companies - Logan, UT
2023 Winter, Costume Designer/Wardrobe - President's Day Mattress Sale Ad Feat. George Washington
Lyric Repertory Company - Logan, UT
2023 Summer Asst. Shop Manager/Draper - Marvelous Wonderettes!, One Man, Two Guvnors, Twelfth Night, Break It Down
2022 Fall Tailor, A Christmas Carol
2022 Summer Costume Designer, Into the Breeches!
Utah State University Theatre - Logan, UT
2023 Spring, Teacher of Record - Costume Construction I
2023 Spring, Costume Design Pinocchio Teatrale a New Musical
2022 Fall, Costume Design Spring Awakening the Musical
2022 Spring, Hair and Makeup, 9 to 5 the Musical
2022 Spring, Costume Designer, Getting Near to Baby
2022 Spring, Draper, The Moors
2021 Fall, Wig and Makeup, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley* Regional KCACTF Honorable Mention
2021 Fall, Draper/Alterations, Julius Caesar
2021 Spring, Draper, Our Town
2020 Fall TA Costume Construction/Historic Clothing
2020 Fall, Assistant Costume Shop Manager, A Flea in Her Ear
Lion TV - New York, NY
2018 Fall, Wardrobe Assistant, Deadline Crime with Tamron Hall
2018 Summer, Wardrobe Assistant, Deadliest Decades
Lucky 8 TV - New York, NY
2018 Spring, Wardrobe Head, Abuse of Power
Sanguine Theatre Company - New York, NY
2018 Winter, Costume Designer, Education Off-Broadway
2017 Summer, Costume Designer, Jessica Ice Box Festival
New Ohio Ice Factory - New York NY
2016 Summer, Costume Designer, Are We Human
New York Shakespeare Exchange - New York, NY
2016 Spring, Costume Design Intern, Hamlet 10
Cider Mill Playhouse - Endicott, NY
2016 Winter, Costume Designer, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Kitchen Theatre Company - Ithaca, NY
2016 Winter, Costume Designer, Peter and the Starcatcher
2015 Fall, Costume Designer, I and You
2014 Winter, Costume Designer, Sunset Baby
2014 Spring, Costume Designer, Seminar
UO University Theatre - Eugene, OR
2012 Fall Costume Designer New Voices: The Tale of the Clever Blacksmith and the Dullard Prince
2012 Spring Stage Manager Arabian Nights by Dominic Cooke, Directed by Michael Najjar
2012 Spring Asst. Costume Designer I Ain't Yo Uncle Directed by LaDonna Forsgren
2010 Fall Stage Manager New Voices Plays: Astral and Savage & Strawberry by Alexis Shaeztle and Cassidy Slaughter-Mason
Oregon Contemporary Theatre - Eugene, OR
2013 Spring Stage Manager Boom
Mad Duckling Children's Theatre Company- Eugene, OR
2012 Summer Costume Design Assistant Summer 2012
Pocket Playhouse Theatre- Eugene,OR
2012 Spring, Costume Designer The Tempest: Devised.
2011 Winter, Director, Costume Designer Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev
Teaching Experience
University of Portland, 2024-Present
Rolls: Costume Shop Manager and Draper, Costume Practicum/Lab Supervisor
Classes Taught: THTR 172 Theatre Experience II , THTR 365 Theatre Makeup Techniques, THTR 372 Production Work & Review
Club Advisor: Basic Stitches
Education
M.F.A Costume Design and Technology, Utah State University 2023
Rolls: Asst. Costume Shop Manager, Tailor, Draper, Costume Practicum/Lab Supervisor
Teaching Assistant: Historical Clothing, Costume Construction I/II, Costume Design I/II, Stage Make Up
B.A. Theatre Arts, University of Oregon 2012
Magna Cum Laude with Departmental Honors GPA: 3.86
Focus: Stage Management, Costume Design
Workshops: 'Bake-Off' Playwriting with Heidi Schreck, 6 Acts Prague Quadrennial- 2nd Act, Roma Patel 2011, Hand to Mouth Theatre, Devising
Committees
Season Selection Representative, University of Portland Department of Theatre
Season Selection Representative, Utah State University Department of Theatre
Differential Tuition Committee, Utah State University Caine College of the Arts
Visiting Artists and Scholarships Series Committee, Utah State University Caine College of the Arts
Caine College of the Arts Grad Representative, Graduate Student Council, Utah State University
Publications
Hills, N. E. Recreating historic dress: Clothing gems from the Hereford Museum Clothing Collection, with patterns. Routledge, 2024.
- Recreated Historical Dress with Hand Painted Silk for collection "Dressed in White" shown at Utah State University. https://www.usu.edu/today/story/dressed-in-white-nancy-hillss-remarkable-finale-celebrating-fashion-history
Semler, Lydia, et al. A History of Maternity Wear: Design, Patterns, and Construction. Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
- I worked on pattern correcting historical garments included in this book.
Pipino, K. (2022). #TheatreAppreciation. SUNY ONEONTA. p.107.
- Costume Design Renderings from The Birds included as example of fantasy costumes.
“All the Best Cosplay Beauty Looks at New York Comic Con.” Nylon, 9 Oct. 2018, www.nylon.com/articles/nycc-cosplay-beauty.
- Cosplay from 2018 NYCC included in article.
Internships
Kitchen Theatre - Ithaca, NY
Stage Management/Production Internship (EMC)
Assistant stage manager getting hands on work and exposure to stage management skills and production. Experience in props and/or costumes required. Will be working as asst. stage manager through the entire production process from pre production to strike, as well as costume and prop organization and maintenance throughout the season.
La Musica Lirica - Novafeltria, Italy
Stage Management Internship, Rigoletto by Verdi; Directed by Robert Breault
Assistant Stage Manager, La Cenerentola by Rossini; Directed by Carol Freeman
Assistant Stage Manager, Don Bucefalo by Cagnoni; Directed by Kathryn Hartgrove
Awards/Achievements
2023 Spring, KCACTF Region 8 Honorable Mention Costume Design- Spring Awakening
2022 Spring, KCACTF Region 8 Honorable Mention Allied Arts - Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
2022 Spring, KCACTF Region 8 Honorable Mention Costume Design Theoretical - Pipeline
2021 Spring, KCACTF Region 8 Smithsonian Membership Award - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2013 Winter, KCACTF Region 7 Meritorious Achievement Stage Management - Arabian Nights
2012 Fall, Everett D. Monte Scholarship
2012 Spring, KCACTF Meritorious Achievement Stage Management - Arabian Nights
2012 Winter Selected as a contestant on the Price is Right. Winning multiple prizes.
2012 Winter, KCACTF Region 7 1st Place Costume Design Paper Project- Sweeney Todd
2012 Winter KCACTF Meritorious Achievement Devising
2010-2011 Karrer, Eleanor W, Outstanding Theatre Arts Student Scholarship
Special Skills
Costuming: Draping/Cutting, Tailoring, Sewing, Alterations, Crafts, Dyeing, Digital Rendering, Historic Costuming, Brother Embroidery Machine
Programs: Word, Excel, Google Workspace, Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop, Procreate, Qlab, Vectorworks(Basics),
Able to read Music, Play Percussion