Susan Branch Towne

Costume Design – United Scenic Artists, Local 829

EDUCATION

MFA- Yale School of Drama

BFA- Carnegie-Mellon University

 

SELECTED COSTUME DESIGN EXPERIENCE

THEATRE	PRODUCTION	DIRECTOR
New Orleans Opera Curtis Institute of Music Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Denver Centre Theater Company Syracuse Stage Zachary Scott Theatre Center (Austin) Geva Theatre Center Pioneer Theatre Company         Alabama Shakespeare Festival Skylight Opera Theatre   Austin Lyric Opera      Riverside Theatre (Vero Beach FL)   Maltz Jupiter Theatre Ballet Austin       Utah Shakespeare Festival New York City Opera Zilker Theatre Productions (Austin)    State Theatre Company (Austin)   St. Edward’s University (Austin) Opera Ensemble of New York Virginia Stage Company Madison Repertory Theatre Connecticut Repertory Theatre Circle in the Square (Off B’way)      Blue Light Theater (Off B’way)     Theaterworks USA (Off B’way)    Cornell University     Harvard University/Hasty Pudding    Yale Repertory Theatre      New Jersey Shakespeare Festival	Le Nozze di Figaro The Turn of the Screw Dangerous Liasons A Midsummer Night's Dream The Taming of the Shrew Eventide King Lear A Flea in Her Ear The Diary of Anne Frank White Christmas Peter Pan Deathtrap The Sound of Music The Rocky Horror Show Immortal Longings Once Matilda, The Musical Sunday in the Park with George One Man, Two Guvnors Sophisticated Ladies A Christmas Carol Tommy Vanya & Sonya & Masha & Spike A Christmas Story One Night with Janis Harvey Xanadu Dividing The Estate Hairspray August: Osage County The Drowsy Chaperone Our Town The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee The Grapes of Wrath God of Carnage Jesus Christ Superstar Present Laughter Urinetown Aida Always…Patsy Cline Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Cabaret Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues Jelly’s Last Jam Love! Valour! Compassion! The Laramie Project (Parts 1 and 2) Sideman Spamalot Sylvia The Lifespan of a Fact Christmas at Pemberley A Commedy of Tenors Other Desert Cities The Tempest Hamlet In Our Town A Chorus Line My Fair Lady Romeo and Juliet A Midsummer Night’s Dream Chicago Julius Caesar Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Macbeth Richard III Rosencrantz and Guildenstern… King Lear       Tartuffe Sophisticated Ladies Smokey Joe’s Café Furniture of Home Rocket City Crowns Twelfth Night The Taming of the Shrew The Real Thing The Producers Oklahoma! Ain’t Misbehavin’ A Little Night Music A Funny Thing Happened…Forum Falsettos Sweeney Todd She Loves Me L’Elixir d’Amore The Pirates of Penzance A Chekhov Trilogy Die Fledermaus Blithe Spirit Master Class The Magic Flute Cult of Color: A Call to Color  Liminal Glam (Long Center opening) Songs of Innuendo Her Stories Director's Choice: To Here Troilus and Cressida The Taming of the Shrew Twelfth Night The Winter’s Tale Griffelkin The Sound of Music The Music Man Annie Get Your Gun The Secret Garden Crazy for You Seven Brides for Seven Brothers My Favorite Year Nickel and Dimed I’m Not Lying The Dinosaur Within The Little Prince Godspell These Shining Lives The 25th Annual Putnam County... The Book Club Play The Three Musketeers Cabaret She Loves Me The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui The Secret Garden The Robber Bridegroom Merrily We Roll Along Hamlet Museum The Crucible Carousel The Life of Galileo The Pajama Game Amadeus Ah! Wilderness! She Loves Me The Crucible A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Marvelous Wonderettes Love is the Weirdest of All Lady Be Good! Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! The Two Gentlemen of Verona Babes in Toyland Amadeus Paradise Lost and Found (HPT 150) The Beauty Part The Taming of the Shrew	Chas Rader-Shieber Chas Rader-Shieber Chas Rader-Shieber Paul Barnes Kent Thompson Kent Thompson Kent Thompson Kent Thompson Paul Barnes Paul Barnes Paul Barnes Paul Barnes Dave Steakley Dave Steakley Peter Rothstein Dave Steakley Abe Reybold Dave Steakley Abe Reybold Abe Reybold Dave Steakley Dave Steakley Abe Reybold Dave Steakley Randy Johnson Dave Steakley Nick Demos Steven Dietz Dave Steakley Dave Steakley Nick Demos Dave Steakley Dave Steakley Dave Steakley Dave Steakley Dave Steakley Dave Steakley Dave Steakley Matt Lenz Dave Steakley Ann Ciccolella Ann Ciccolella Dave Steakley Dave Steakley Matt Lenz Dave Steakley Dave Steakley Melissa Rain Anderson Mark Cuddy Wes Grantom Julie Kramer Wes Grantom Charles Morey Charles Morey Charles Morey Charles Morey Charles Morey Patti D’Beck Charles Morey Paul Barnes Paul Barnes Charles Morey Charles Morey Paul Barnes Charles Morey Charles Morey Charles Morey Charles Morey Charles Morey Patti D’Beck Patti D’Beck Nancy Rominger David Ellenstein Janet Cleveland Gavin Cameron Webb Susan Willis Bruce Sevy Mark Lococo Craig North Craig North Elaine Petricoff Roger Bean Elaine Petricoff Johnathon Pape Dorothy Danner Dorothy Danner Roger Bean Dorothy Danner Rod Caspers Marcia Milgrom Dodge Marcia Milgrom Dodge Stephen Mills Stephen Mills Stephen Mills Stephen Mills Jennifer Hart Jennifer Hart Paul Barnes Peggy Shannon Bruce Sevy James Edmondson Johnathon Pape Scott Tatum Rod Caspers Scott Schroeder Rod Caspers Scott Schroeder Robin Lewis Scott Schroeder Scott Kanoff Scott Kanoff Michael Breault Scott Kanoff Anna Skidis Vargas Lara Toner Haddock Rick Roemer Anna Skidis Vargas Megan Monaghan Rivas Danny Herman Nick Mayo David Long Robert Westenburg Danny Herman Ev Lunning Michelle Polgar David Long Michelle Polgar Michael McKelvey Michelle Polgar Michael McKelvey Scott Thompson Rod Caspers John J.D. Sheehan John J.D. Sheehan Paul Barnes Roger Bean Roger Bean Peter Westerhoff Michael Leeds Dylan Baker Jeff Kalpak David Feldshuh Tony Parisi Walton Jones Dylan Baker

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor of Theatre, Costume Design- St. Edward's University (2012-Present)

Costume Rendering Workshops- University of Texas, University of Utah, Utah State University