Valerie St. Pierre Smith

Valerie St. Pierre Smith Resume Design Photos Styling & Makeup Textile Art Press Biography & Contact Info Publications and Downloads

Costume Designer, Crafts Artisan, Educator

After receiving my M.F.A from San Diego State University, I have worked as a costume designer and crafts artisan for clients that include Warner Brothers Studios; Universal Studios, Hollywood; The Old Globe Theatre and Sea World, San Diego. I have also received several awards and recognition for innovative design work. My design work spans a range from classics like Tartuffe and A Doll's House through Guys and Dolls and The Boyfriend all the way to the abstract world of Caryl Churchill's The Skriker.

My resume is displayed below, and a few samples of my design work, and production photos, may be found through the links to the left, or by following any highlighted titles. Styling & Makeup Photos include a few samples of fashion styling and photographic make-up work; Textile Art highlights my latest series of silk paintings.

Design Credits*

  • Merrily We Roll Along, Leslie Jacobson

  • The Body Project, Leslie Jacobson and Vanessa Thomas

  • One, Peter Bennett

  • Tartuffe, Frank Kraat

  • Halloween; Sea World, San Diego

  • She Loves Me, Millie Garvey

  • The Boyfriend, Becky Glaser

*printable resume and full list of credits available upon request

 

Education

M.F.A. Theatre Arts: Costume Design and Technology; San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

B.F.A. Theatre Arts; Stephens College, Columbia, MO

Related Credits*

Costume Crafts Artisan credits include:

  • La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California
  • The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California
  • Warner Bros. Studios, Los Angeles, California
  • San Diego Opera, San Diego, California

Styling and Make-up credits include:

  • REALM magazine, New York City, New York
  • Ken Thurlbeck, New York City, New York
  • SVA, New York City, New York
  • Eleanor Antin, San Diego, California

Publications include:

  • E-Style: Teaching Costume Design and History Within an Online Learning Environment. USITT Costume Poster Session, 2008.
  • The Development of an Aesthetic: Costume Design Concept and Approach for Shakespeare's The Tempest
  • Creature Feature; TD&T vol. 37 no. 3, summer 2001; USITT Tech Expo Catalog, 2001
  • The Mask of Quick Change, USITT Tech Expo Catalog, 1999

Awards include:

  • Ming Cho Lee’s Clambake Invited Exhibitor - 2001
  • United States Institute of Theatre Technology Young Designer's Forum- 2001
  • United States Institute of Theatre Technology Tech Expo Exhibiter Award- "Creature Feature”- 2001
  • KPBS Pate Award for Outstanding Costume Design- 2000

Professional Affiliations:

  • United States Institute of Theatre Technology- member
  • Costume Society of America- member

*full list of credits available upon request

References

Ralph Funicello, Scene Designer

Yoav Kaddar, Choreographer/Director

Jodi Kanter, Director

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