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Posted On: February 5th 2025, 02:05 am
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TL;DR I designing now, too!
2025 marks the beginning of something that has been brewing for as long as I can remember. Those who know me well know that alongside performing and choreographing, I’ve always had a love for costumes. When I was 14, I started designing shows for my local theatre company, high school productions, dance eisteddfods, and anything else I could get my hands on. I was also dancing, singing and performing in as many shows as I could. When it came time to choose a path for college, I followed my first love - musical theatre.
At night I was working in my college costume shop, learning all I could about the NYC costume scene. After graduating, my first year in the industry was a mix of off-Broadway wardrobe gigs, stitching jobs, and performing contracts at regional theatres. As my career evolved, I leaned into performing and choreographing, meeting some of my closest friends—and now, my future husband—while working in theatres across the States.
Since the pandemic, I’ve balanced working for a costume office in New York and theatre contracts - I’ve had the chance to travel, develop my skills in costuming, and still stay connected to theatre. But over the past year, something told me it was time for a shift. So I poured more energy into my costume career—and now, I’m stepping into a new chapter.
I’m excited to say I have started designing and sketching costumes for clients, selecting fabrics and working with costume shops in NYC to bring my designs to life… a life a boy from Bendigo couldn’t have dreamed of.
I can’t make this post without honoring my Nanna Shirl—the woman who first nurtured my love for sewing, costumes, and fashion. She taught me to sew, bought me my first sewing machine, and passed on her passion. As a professional pattern maker and seamstress for a fashion brand back home, she set the foundation for everything I’m doing now. I’d like to think she’s looking down, proud of the man I’m becoming.
I look forward to embracing theatre opportunities both performing and directing/choreographing when those opportunities come. But for now, this moment feels right, and I’m ready to see where it leads.
2025 marks the beginning of something that has been brewing for as long as I can remember. Those who know me well know that alongside performing and choreographing, I’ve always had a love for costumes. When I was 14, I started designing shows for my local theatre company, high school productions, dance eisteddfods, and anything else I could get my hands on. I was also dancing, singing and performing in as many shows as I could. When it came time to choose a path for college, I followed my first love - musical theatre.
At night I was working in my college costume shop, learning all I could about the NYC costume scene. After graduating, my first year in the industry was a mix of off-Broadway wardrobe gigs, stitching jobs, and performing contracts at regional theatres. As my career evolved, I leaned into performing and choreographing, meeting some of my closest friends—and now, my future husband—while working in theatres across the States.
Since the pandemic, I’ve balanced working for a costume office in New York and theatre contracts - I’ve had the chance to travel, develop my skills in costuming, and still stay connected to theatre. But over the past year, something told me it was time for a shift. So I poured more energy into my costume career—and now, I’m stepping into a new chapter.
I’m excited to say I have started designing and sketching costumes for clients, selecting fabrics and working with costume shops in NYC to bring my designs to life… a life a boy from Bendigo couldn’t have dreamed of.
I can’t make this post without honoring my Nanna Shirl—the woman who first nurtured my love for sewing, costumes, and fashion. She taught me to sew, bought me my first sewing machine, and passed on her passion. As a professional pattern maker and seamstress for a fashion brand back home, she set the foundation for everything I’m doing now. I’d like to think she’s looking down, proud of the man I’m becoming.
I look forward to embracing theatre opportunities both performing and directing/choreographing when those opportunities come. But for now, this moment feels right, and I’m ready to see where it leads.
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