Emily Atkins
Email Address
emratkins@gmail.com
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Costume Design from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, Class of 2015
Bachelor of Arts in English, Minors in Studio Art and Theater, Film, and Media Studies from St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, MD, Class of 2012, Cum Laude.
Costume Designer
Show
Frankenstein: Dawn of a Monster
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Arabian Nights
The Importance of Being Earnest
All Shook Up
Chicago
Green Square
Two Rooms
Don Juan In Hell
Oleanna
[title of show]
Director
David Leong &David Emerson Toney
Maggie Roop
Gabriel Barre
Jan Powel
Taavon Gamble
Dewayne Barrett
Katherine LeTrent
Joe Obermueller
Terry Hardcastle
Jonathan Wagner
Jonathan Wagner
Theater
Hodges Theater, VCU
TheaterLAB
Hodges Theater, VCU
Henley Street Theater
Arundel Barn Playhouse
Arundel Barn Playhouse
Shafer St. Playhouse,
Shafer St. Playhouse,
Shafer St. Playhouse,
The White Room, SMCM
The White Room, SMCM
Location
Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA
Richmond VA
Richmond, VA
Arundel, ME
Arundel, ME
Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA
St. Mary’s, MD
St. Mary’s, MD
Other Costume Credits
Position
Tailor
Draper
Assistant Designer
Distressing Supervisor
Distressing Supervisor
Stitcher
First Hand
Assistant Designer
First Hand
Associate Designer
Associate Designer
2nd Asst. Designer
Wig Designer
Show
Mercy Street
Pride & Prejudice
Rasheeda Speaking
Man of La Mancha
Macbeth
Amazing Grace
Pirates of Penzance
London Rocks
Hairspray!
Shrek: The Musical
The Andrews Brothers
Entwined
The Colored Museum
Designer
Amy Andrews Harrell
Sophia Choi
Toni-Leslie James
Devario Simmons
Xaiolin Lan
Toni-Leslie James
Victoria Saunders
Toni-Leslie James
Isabela Tavares
Luke D’Alessandro
Lisa Hargan
Toni-Leslie James
J. Theresa Bush
Theater
Manson House Productions, PBS
Hodges Theater, VCU
The New Group
Hodges Theater, VCU
Hodges Theater, VCU
Bank of America Theater
Thomas Nelson CC
Busch Gardens, WMBG
Hodges Theater, VCU
Arundel Barn Playhouse
Arundel Barn Playhouse
Busch Gardens, WMBG
Hodges Theater, VCU
Skills
Garment construction and alteration, draping and flat patterning,. Physical and paint distressing. Dying. Wig styling. Body pad construction. Mask making, Digital rendering. Scene painting. Proficient in Photoshop and Microsoft Office.
References
Available upon request.