Songs from a Hotel Bedroom- SEGUE Productions
Starring: Frances Ruffelle and Nigel Richards
Watford Palace Theatre (Watford), New Wolsey Theatre (Ipswich) and the Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House (London): Costume Assistant and Touring Wardrobe Supervisor
Writers: Kate Flatt and Peter Rowe
Directer and Choreographer: Kate Flatt
Designer: Chloe Lamford
Music: Kurt Weill
Musical Arrangements: James Holmes
Photography: Alex Rumford
The Threepenny Opera - Polly Peachum
London College of Fashion 3rd Year University Final Personal Project: designer and maker of the dress, hat and undergarments
Orpheus Descending - Lady Torrance
London College of Fashion 3rd Year University Project: designer and maker of the bodice, skirt and undergarments
Wig Styling: Amy Whittaker
Human Zoo - Costume for Performance 3rd Year Show (collaboration with Technical Effects and Make-up and Prosthetics students)
London College of Fashion: tailored piece for the character of Elvis- responsible for pattern cutting and construction of shirt, trousers and jacket
Director: Marie-Gabrielle Rotie
Designer: Naomi Howarth
Handel’s Agrippina - The Barber Opera 2009
Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham: maker
The Black Dinner - BBC Skillset Screen Academy 35MM Project
Shepperton Studios: Costume/Wardrobe Supervisor
Director: Kevin Rowe
Costume Designer: Rebecca Tredget
The Black Dinner - final film
Dyslexia Action’s Fourth Annual Dyslexia Awards Dinner 2007
Dorchester Hotel: volunteer/performer
Hedda Gabler
East Carolina University: principal make for the production
Guys and Dolls -Hot Box Girls
East Carolina University: pattern cutter and maker
My name is Gretchen. I am a confident freelance designer, maker and dresser currently working in the fields of film, television and theatre. My skills range from advanced knowledge of mens and womens historical and contemporary pattern cutting and draping, costume construction on both industrial and commercial machines, handsewing, toile making, tailoring, millinery, corsetry and frame construction, dressing, costume filing and alteration, as well as, basic experience with stage makeup, theatrical set construction and scene painting, fabric manipulation, dying and screen-printing
Additional Skills:
knowledgeable in theatre history, the production process and basic experience with the study of the history of interior decor and ornamentation
meticulous and pays great attention to detail; efficient organisational and time management skills; accurate note taking and record keeping; ability to communicate with confidence and ease; always enthusiastic and willing to learn; works well as a team member and demonstrates good problem solving skills
Education
2010 BA (Hons) Costume for Performance- University of the Arts London: London College of Fashion, London
2007 BFA Theatrical Design and Production (concentration in costume design and construction)- East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
Employment/Work Experience
-2011 Britain's Best Dish: itv Productions (Television)- Wardrobe Assistant
-2011 Hilary Wili Clothing & Costume Ltd.- Freelance Costume Maker, London
-2010 Songs from a Hotel Bedroom: Segue Productions (Theatre)- Costume Assistant/Running Wardrobe Supervisor; Watford Palace Theatre, The New Wolsey Theatre and Linbury Studio at the Royal Opera House
-2010 Hold The Sugar: Brand G Media (Film)-Costume Supervisor, London
-2010 "Revolution" Exhibition- Costume Designer/Maker, The Battersea Arts Centre: London College of Fashion
-2010 Human Zoo (Theatre)- Costume Maker, Cochrane Theatre: London College of Fashion
-2009 Handel's Agrippina (Opera)- Costume Maker, Barber Institute of Fine Arts: University of Birmingham
-2009 The Black Dinner (Film)- Costume Supervisor, BBC Skillset Screen Academy: Shepperton Studios
-2009 Handel's Alessandro (Opera)- Assistant Costume Supervisor/Wardrobe Assistant, Britten Theatre: Royal College of Music
-2008 Lord Mayor's Show (Event)- Costume Maker, Royal Company of Barbers Surgeons, London
-2007 Dyslexia Awards Dinner (Event)- Dresser and Performer, Dyslexia Action: Dorchester Hotel
-2005 - 2007 Costume Maker/Cutter; Wardrobe Assistant (Theatre): Various Productions, Loessin Playhouse Summer Theatre: East Carolina University School of Theatre and Dance
-2005 - 2007 Costume Shop Undergraduate Assistant (Theatre): Various Productions, Loessin Playhouse: East Carolina University School of Theatre and Dance
