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TAMARA COOPER

Costume Design and Construction

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Costume Design

Chicago                                           

The Reluctant Vampire*                     

Phantom of the Opera                           

Wendy and Peter Pan

Rock of Ages    

The Illusion

Ragtime                                                  Spending the End of the World on OKCupid*  

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Soul House

Dracula

The Tempest                                  

You Can't Take it With You

The Women

I'll Be Seeing You

JC Superstar**

Stones in His Pockets

Southern Comfort

Dog Sees God

Dance...

Servant of Two Masters

Pinocchio

Alice's Phonics Fantasy

The Immigrant

The Phantom Tollbooth

Taming of the Shrew

I Never Saw Another Butterfly

Zink

The House of Bernarda Alba

TV Project

Forever Plaid

The Fantasticks

Charlotte's Web

Jerry's Girls

Buddy's Girl

Night Coil

Grotesque Lovesongs

Waiting for the Parade***

The Fantasticks

The Dallas File

Kim

Sweeney Todd

 

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

Ohlone Summerfest/Stage One, Fremont, CA

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

Ohlone Summerfest/Stage One, Fremont, CA

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

Ohlone Summerfest/Stage One, Fremont, CA

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

City College, San Francisco, CA

City College, San Francisco, CA

City College, San Francisco, CA

City College, San Francisco, CA

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

Summer Repertory Theatre, Santa Rosa, CA

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA

Cal State Northridge—TADW, LA, CA

The Reading Stage Productions, NY, NY

Promenade Playhouse, LA, CA

Cal State Northridge—TADW, LA, CA

Ossining H.S., Ossining, NY

Provincetown Playhouse, NY, NY

Cal State Northridge—TADW, LA, CA

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Cal State Northridge—TADW, LA, CA

Stagedoor Manor, Lake Sheldrake, NY

Second Stage Theatre, LA, CA

City Garage Theatre, Santa Monica, CA

Whitefire Theatre, LA, CA

Commonwealth Theatre, LA, CA

U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Chatsworth H.S., Chatsworth, CA

  *World Premieres

**KCACTF Meritorious Achievement Award for Costume Design

***Dramalogue Critics’ Award Recipient for Costume Design

Costume Technology

Now This

Wild Oats

Richard III

Up

Seussical

Dangerous Liaisons

Big Love

The Rocky Horror Show

The Importance of Being Earnest

Macbeth

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Love's Labours Lost

Our Town

Kiss Me Kate

Tight Quarters

Forbidden Hollywood

42nd Street

Annie

 

Stitcher

First Hand

First Hand

Stitcher

Draper

Draper

Draper

First Hand

First Hand

Costume Coordinator

Draper

Draper

Draper

Draper

Wardrobe Head

Wardrobe Assistant/Dresser

Stitcher/Wardrobe

Stitcher/Wardrobe

 

University of Houston

University of Houston

University of Houston

University of Houston

TADW--Cal State Northridge

University of Houston

University of Houston

University of Houston

University of Houston

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University

Tiffany Theatre

Coronet Theatre

Civic Light Opera of S. Bay Cities

Civic Light Opera of S. Bay Cities

Film

Winning the Wayne Way

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Drifting School

 

Costume Supervisor

Assistant Designer

Costume Designer

 

Blockbuster Industrial

Santa Monica Pictures

Tri Vision Entertainment

 

Teaching

Ohlone College,   2011-Present

                      Assistant Professor-- Costume Design

                          Costume Technology

                                                  Makeup for Stage

                                                  Costume History

                                                  Introduction to Acting

                                                  Theatre for Today

City College of San Francisco, August 2013-December 2014

                     Adjunct Faculty—Theatrical Costuming and Makeup

University of Houston

             Graduate Teaching Fellow—Costume Technology, Fall 2010, Spring 2011

                      T.A.—Costume Technology, Fall 2009, Spring 2010

Cal State University, Northridge--Teenage Drama Workshop

                     Guest Instructor—Costume Design, Summers 1998, 1999 2008-2010

Renaissance H.S. for Musical Theatre and Tech.

                     High School Teacher—Theatre, Bronx, NY Aug. 2007-May 2008

Explore Charter School

                     K-7 Theatre Instructor, Brooklyn, NY, Aug. 2006-March 2007

MCC Youth Ensemble/Shakespeare to Go/NYU

                     Teaching Artist, NY, NY Sept. 2005-May 2006

Patrick Henry M.S.

             Middle School Teacher---Theatre/English, Granada Hills, CA Oct. 2000-May 2004

Leadership Positions

Ohlone College Costume Shop Manager Fremont, CA 2011-present

Santa Cruz Shakespeare Costume Shop Manager Santa Cruz, CA Summer 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

Ohlone College High School Theatre Festival Coordinator Fremont, CA 2015-2018

Summer Repertory Theatre Costume Shop Manager Santa Rosa, CA Summer 2012, 2013, 2014

Ohlone College Costume Design Advisor Proof, Fremont, CA Summer 2013

Patrick Henry Middle School, LAUSD--L.A., CA 2000-2004

                     Theatre Program Director, 4 Years

                     School Improvement Coordinator, 2 years

                     School Improvement Committee, 3 years

                     School Based Management Committee, 3 years

                     8th Grade Sponsor, 2 years

  • Created and implemented school plan for academic achievement.

  • Assigned/tracked budget allocations for state and federal funds.

  • Represented teachers in a decision-making capacity.

  • Coordinated fundraising for special projects.

Costume Supervisor, Studio productions, U.C. Berkeley Spring 1994

Sigma Kappa Sorority, Pledge Class President Fall 1991

Education

University of Houston, MFA Costume Technology, 2011

New York University, M.A. Educational Theatre, 2006

Carnegie Mellon University, 2 years MFA program Costume Design

U. C. Berkeley, B. A. Italian, 1994

Universita di Bologna, Italy, Junior Year abroad

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