Alexandra Gould
Theatrical Artist
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Employment
Cutter/Draper – Children’s Theatre Company - September 2009 – May 2020
Faculty - North Hennepin Community College, September 2007 – December 2014.
Costume Shop Head – Des Moines Metro Opera - May 2015 - August 2015
Cutter / Draper – Illinois Shakespeare Festival, June 2012-August 2012.
Cutter / Draper – Williamstown Theatre Festival, June 2011-August 2011.
Lead Cutter / Draper – Trollwood Performing Arts, May 2008 – July 2008.
Costume designer and instructor – Gustavus Adolphus College, February 2005 – May 2005.
Rental associate – Costume rentals, September 2005 to February 2006.
Resident costume director and designer - St. Croix Festival Theater, April 2003 to September 2005.
Cutter / draper - Tasha Marohn, fashion designer, November 2002 – April 2003.
Stitcher - Vee Corporation, Costume and Creatures, May 2002 – November 2002.
Stitcher / dresser - Texas Shakespeare Festival, summer 2001
Graduate assistant - University of Southern Mississippi, May 1999 – May 2002.
Education and Training
MFA in Costume Design and Technology - The University of Southern Mississippi 2002
BFA in Theater Performance - Eastern New Mexico University 1999
Margolis Master Class - A class with Kari Margolis taken at The Guthrie Theater – 2013
Acting Training at the Birmingham School of Dramatic Arts, where I completed grads 8, 9, and silver of the London Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts Examinations.
BTEC (British Technical Education Council) in Media - East Birmingham College of Further Education 1995
Costume Designs (abridged)
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson & Jeffrey Hatcher
The Paul Banyan Play House Director – Zach Curtis 2013
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
North Hennepin Community College Director - Julien Phillips 2011
Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll and Hyde Story by Lauren Wilson
Theatre Unbound Director - Kim Hines 2009
Helen by Ellen McLaughlin
North Hennepin Community College Director - Sean Dooley 2009
Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw
North Hennepin Community College Director - Julien Phillips 2008
Big Daddy Ubu by Josh Cragun
Nimbus Theater Director - Josh Cragun 2008
Fools by Neil Simon
North Hennepin Community College Director - Janice Wolf 2008
Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Theatre Unbound Director - Genevieve Bennett 2007
An Italian Straw Hat by Eugene Labiche and Marc-Michael
North Hennepin Community College Director - Julien Phillips 2007
The Bacchae of Euripides Translated by C.K. Williams:
North Hennepin Community College Director - Janice Wolf 2007
Bach at Leipzig by Itamar Moses:
Gremlin Theatre Director - Rob Goudy 2007
Sex Diary of an Infidel by Michael Gurr
Penumbra Theater Company Director - Ching Valdes-Aran 2006
Black Nativity by T. Mychael Rambo & Lou Bellamy
Penumbra Theater Company Director - Lou Bellamy 2005
Clock Works: Einstein Time by Janet Allard:
Gustavus Adolphus College Director - Amy Seham 2005
Into The Wood by Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine
Paul Bunyan Play House Director - Michael Grittner 2005
A Mid-Summer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare:
St. Croix Festival Theater Director - R. Chris Reeder 2004
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde:
St. Croix Festival Theater Director - John Arthur Lewis 2004
Little Shop of Horrors by Howard Ashman & Roger Corman:
St. Croix Festival Theater Director - R. Chris Reeder 2004
The Lion in Winter by James Goldman:
The Paul Bunyan Playhouse Director - M. Curtis Grittner 2004
Scenes Form an Execution by Howard Barker:
Gustavus Adolphus College Director - Amy Seham 2004
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare:
Theater Pro Rata Director - Carin Bratlie 2004
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
St. Croix Festival Theater Director - R. Chris Reeder 2003
Cutter / Draper work, for other costume designers:
The Children’s Theatre 2020 Annie Rich Hamson
Spamtown Trevor Bowen
Cinderella Eduardo Sicangco
Savage Umbrella 2017 The Awakening Laura Leffler
Des Moines Metro Opera 2015 Jenůfa Costume Coordinator
The Girl of the Golden West Costume Coordinator
The Abduction from the Seraglio Jacob Climer
Illinois Shakespeare Festival, 2012 Othello Helene Siebrits
The Rivals Dottie Englis
Williams Town Theatre Festival, 2011 A Street Car Named Desire Janice Pytel
She Stoops to Conquer Gabriel Berry
One Slight Hitch Susan Hilferty
A Doll’s House Kaye Voyce
Ten Cents A Dance Ann Hould-Ward
Touched Emily Rebholz
Trollwood Performing Arts, 2008 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat
Robin Waytenick
Directing Experience.
North Hennepin Community College:
2014 The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Christopher Marlow
2014 Sherry’s Basement Anne Bertram
2012 Tongue of a Bird Ellen McLaughlin
2009 Picasso at the Lapin Agile Steve Martin
2008 The Maids Jean Genet
Theater Unbound:
2013 Medea Wendy Wasserstein & Cristopher Durang
2011 The Waters Fine Eli Effinger - Werbowski
2009 Overtones Alice Gerstenberg
Back Up Anne Bertram
Box Wine Theatre’s Raucous Caucus II
2012 Vague, Generic or Wishy-Washy! Heather Meyer
Eastern New Mexico University:
1998 Help Anonymous
1998 Song of Songs Jean Giraudoux
1997 The Sand Box Edward Albee
1997 (Assistant) A Midsummer Night’s Dream William Shakespeare
Plymouth University:
1996 Help Anonymous
ROLE Light Opera Society (student group of Plymouth University):
1996 Bugsy Malone Alan Parker
Performance Experience
Theater Unbound:
2013 The Judge’s Wife – Peg Director Maggie Scanlan
2013 Within – Lethargy Director Heather Brady
2009 Grasping - Joy Director Heather Brady
2008 Strike – Split – Spare - Middle Pin Director Laura Wilhelm
2007 Action In Inaction: 365 days / 365 plays - Performer Director Heather Brady
2007 Frankenstein Incarnate; The Passions of Mary Shelly- James Hunt Director Carin Bratlie
2007 24 Hour Play Project, Six Women in Search of a Playwright - Anne Boleyn Director Nancy Griggs Morgan
Marble Hand Productions:
2009 Second Skin - Barbra Director Neal Beckman
TMJ productions:
2009 Meat Treat, Extra Director Ed Linder
2008 ABC’s of John B Anderson, Extra Director Ed Linder
The Guthrie:
2006 Edgardo Mine - Essential Director Mark Lamos
University of Southern Mississippi:
2000 Coming Through the Rye - The voice Director Patrick Torres
Eastern New Mexico University:
1999 Sweet Dreams - Jane Director Dr. Rucker
1998 Slight Indulgences - Author Director David Cherry
1998 The Odd Couple - Gwendelon Director Janice Scarbrough
1998 The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Caruther and Crockett Director Dr. Patrick Julian
1997 A Flea In Her Ear – Olympe Feraillon Director Dr. Patrick Julian
1997 Bearclaw - Constance Director Jenifer Metzger
1997 Out West - Girl Director Todd Terry
The Llano Estacado Players:
1998 A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Helena Director Christy Mendoza
Special Skills
Improvisation, stage movement, La Ban movement, Yoga, Commedia Dell’arte, directing, tailoring and advanced dress making skills, pattern making, draping, tailoring, dying, millinery, wig styling and maintenance, mask making, theatrical makeup, costume history, knowledge of fabrics, teaching, acting, class D driver license, photography, gift wrapping, customer service, front of house management, box office, Microsoft Office (word, excel, one note, power point, publisher).