Melissa Wilson

Costume Technology / Lighting Design and Technology mnwilson.technician@ gmail.com (630)-707-7759 wix.com/mnwilso/design Employment
Position
Electrician Overhire Electrician Overhire Costume craft technician Costume technician Lighting/costume apprentice Lighting over hire

Location
Drury Lane Marriot Lincolnshire Illinois Shakespeare Festival Illinois State University Costume Shop Fox Valley Repertory Chicago Lighting Design

Supervisor
Justin Horn Charlotte Rathke Christine Duncan Christine Duncan Laura Eilers Len Woefel

Dates
August 2012 August 2012 Summer 2012 2010-2012 Summer 2012 2009-Present

Costume Experience at Illinois State University

Position
Assistant costume design Assistant costume design Assistant hair and makeup wardrobe supervisor wardrobe supervisor wardrobe crew

Production
Julius Caesar Les Liaisons Dangereuses A Flea in Her Ear Tooth of Crime Don Quan Evita!

Supervisor
Amy Cain, CD Lauren Lowell, CD Mark Spain, HMD Carol Zhou, CD Judith Rivera-Ramirez, CD Sarah Putnam, CD

Year
2012 2010 2011 2011 2009 2009

Lighting Experience at Illinois State University

Position
Lighting designer Lighting designer Lighting designer Lighting designer Master electrician Master electrician Assistant master electrician Assistant master electrician

Production
Boom! Dance Inventions Blind Harassment Psychopathia Sexualis Bhopal Playboy of the Western World Candide Equus

Supervisor
Josh Raether, Director Julie Mack, Professor Corey Pond, Director Nicole Zare, Director Justine Clewer, LD Grace Maeberg, LD Matthew Schauer, ME JM Montevelco, ME

Year
2012 2012 2010 2009 2011 2010 2009 2009

Education
B.S. in Theatre Production/Design Summa cum laude Illinois State University, Normal IL 2012

Honors and Awards

Illinois State University Deans List Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, and Spring 2012. Exceptional Merit in the Arts from Illinois State University 2012.

Special skills
Costuming: I have basic skills in draping, flat patterning, dying, distressing, makeup, ventilation, leather working, and millenary. Other: CPR/AED certified, First Aid certified, puppet creation, and assistant stage management.

References
Laura Eilers Assistant Production Manager Fox Valley Repertory apm@foxvalleyrep.org Mark Spain Costume Crafts Supervisor Illinois State University mdspain@ilstu.edu Christine Duncan Costume Crafts Supervisor Illinois Shakespeare Festival poppyhead@aol.com