PAMELA SHAW    Costume Design
(310) 721- 6771 / www.pamelashawdesign.com / ps@pamelashawdesign.com

EDUCATION & TRAINING

California State University, Long Beach, M.F.A. (Expected 2011)
Mask Design, Arte Della Maschera, Centro Maschere E Strutture Gestuali (Padova) Italy; 1988
California State University, Fresno, M.A. (Theatre Arts, Costume) 1981, B.A. 1979

AFFILIATIONS & CREDENTIALS

Lifetime California Community College Instructor Credential,
Theatre Arts & Related Technologies, 1981
Costume Designers Guild, Local 892, Los Angeles, CA
Vice President, 1999-2007, Member 22 years

United Scenic Artists, USA-Local 829, Member 12 years
Western Region Trustee 2010-2013
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Member since 1994
Peer Group: Costume Design & Supervision

PUBLICATIONS

Shopping LA: the Insiders Sourcebook to Film & Fashion, Co-Author


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ______________COSTUME DESIGNER,
except as noted

 -FILM & TELEVISION (selected list)

THE ARTIST; Assistant Costume Designer; Mark Bridges, Costume Designer
VAMPIRE DIARIES; Assistant Costume Designer; Jennifer Bryan, Costume Designer
ST. MICHAEL'S CROSSING; Bob Butler, Director/Producer
CBS Productions: Jorge Zamacona, Maddy Horne, Executive Producers

PHANTOMS OF XINJIAN; Steve Eder, Director
Terra Nova Television: Steve Eder, Producer
THE DOGWALKER; Paul Duran, Director
Complex/Rita Films:  Vera Anderson, Producer

GRACE UNDER FIRE; Michael  Lessac, Director, Carsey-Werner Productions

-COMMERCIALS (selected list from over 100)

ALL SPORT. Fahrenheit Films; Steve Chase, Director
PIZZA HUT. Limelight Commercials, David Bishop, Director
NIKE, APPLE, XEROX, MCDONALD PEPSI, DIET PEPSI. PYTKA Productions, Joe Pytka, Director
THRIFT DRUG; JOHN DEERE. PYTKA Productions; John Pytka, Director
PHANTOMS OF XINJIAN; Steve Eder, Director
ENERGIZER. Bunny only (Forty Spots) Chiat/Day Agency, Casanova-Pendrill Publicidad

 -THEATRE (selected list)

Resident Costume Designer, Will & CO., LATC, 1999-2001, 2009 seasons:
CHRISTMAS CAROL, HAMLET, THE MIRROR OF LA MANCHA, TEMPEST, A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, TOM SAWYER, Colin Cox, Director
AGAINST THE GRAIN, Jenny Sullivan, Director, Rubicon Theatre, Ventura
DOUBT, THE LITTLE FOXES, Jenny Sullivan, Director, Rubicon Theatre, Ventura
LONESOME TRAVELER, James O’Neil, Director, Rubicon Theatre, Ventura
GHOSTS, Jonathan Fox, Director, Ensemble Theater Company, Santa Barbara
BLEEDING THROUGH, Theresa Chavez and Rose Portillo, Directors,About Productions
WESTERN STAR, A World Premiere

Dale Wasserman, Playwright; Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities
HOME SIEGE HOME, Katharine Noon, Director, Ghost Road Ensemble, Inside the Ford
CAMPING WITH HENRY AND TOM, Michael Michetti, Director, McCoy Rigby Ent.
JULIUS CAESAR, Charles Marowitz, Director, Humbolt Arts Festival

-THEME PARKS 

Costume Designer, HOLIDAY PARADE, Universal Studios
Costume Designer, STREETS OF THE WORLD, Universal Studios


ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

WORLD EDUCATION GROUP, BELMONT, NORTH CAROLINA 2010-2011
Developed curriculum, mission statement and course specifications
Al Baha University, Fashion & Textile Design Department, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Princess Noura bint Abdul Rahman University, Fashion & Textile Department, Saudi Arabia

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Adjunct Professor spring 2010, 2011
Department of Theatre, Film and Television Advisor to MFA Candidates in Costume Design

Costume Design: The Cherry Orchard; Mel Shapiro, Director

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
Department of Theatre and Dance
Visiting Professor, Spring 2008; Adjunct Professor, Spring 2005-2009

Costume Design:
The Children’s Hour, This Place on Third Avenue, The Elephant Man, Henry IV, Part One,                 
The Rocky Horror Show, Cloud Nine, The Laramie Project, Lo Fingido Verdadero, My Children, My Africa

SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Department of Theatre Arts
Assistant Professor, 1982 - 1987; Adjunct Professor, Spring 2001

Costume & Makeup Design:
The Elephant Man, You Can’t Take It With You, The Hasty Heart. Supporting Cast, Philadelphia Story, The King and I, My Three Angels, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Fiddler on the Roof, South Pacific, Miss Julie, Arsenic and Old Lace,
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, Right You Are if You Think You Are, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Costume Design for Dance:
Spring Dance Concert 4 Years
Kay Fulton solo performance concert

Costume Design for Santa Barbara Theatre Group:
The Country Girl with Eva Marie Saint,   Jeffery Hayden, Director                                  
Brigadoon, The Rocky Horror Show,

Shakespeare & the Indians* West Coast Premiere,  Dale Wasserman

Design:
Butterflies are Free  
  Production Design: Scenic, Lighting, Costumes
Death Trap Special Effects

BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE
Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
Adjunct Professor, 1981 - 1982

Costume& Makeup Design:
Under Milkwood, Tribute, A Renaissance Extravaganza

Design:
American Buffalo; Production Design: Scenic, Lighting, Costumes

 

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