TEEN TECH: Foam Costume Craft

ENROLLMENT IS CLOSED

4 SESSION PROGRAM

Ages 12-17 (limited space)

It’s that time of year! Well… for theatre technicians it is always that time of year - the time to create a costume or costume accessory. This September, our Teen Tech program dives into making a standout costume/cosplay piece using specialty foam. This program invites ages 12-17 to learn the craft of designing and constructing an original custom accessory (armor, headpiece, jewelry, shoe/boot covers, pauldrons, helmet, mask, crown, etc.) 

Teen Tech: Costume Craft is a hands-on 4-session program focused on the creation of a costume accessory from inception to completion. We will be using craft techniques utilized in the professional world of stage, film, and television. 

Participants will design, pattern, assemble, and fabricate their own unique accessory using non-traditional materials including EVA foam and thermoplastics. 

Participants will learn from Costume Design professionals who will guide the creative process through step-by-step instruction and hands-on demonstration utilizing the tools and materials of the trade.

TEACHING ARTISTS

JESSICA CHAMPAGNE HANSEN

Jessica Champagne Hansen is a Los Angeles-based costume designer and technician with credits in theater, dance, film, television, commercials, theme parks, and corporate clients. Jessica is proud to be the head faculty and creator of the costume program at East Los Angeles College in the Theater Arts Department. She is a member of IATSE Local 829 and received an MFA in Costume Design from University of California, Irvine and a BFA in Costume Design & Technology from Emerson College. Jessica is a published co-author of Navigating a Career in Technical Entertainment with Camille Schenkkan, and her work has been featured in numerous theater journals and books. She is an honored recipient of the Herbert D. Greggs Merit Award. Jessica is also the Education Program Manager at the Garry Marshall Theatre in Burbank. 

VINCE DAVEY

Vince Davey has been building sets since high school in Indiana. He received his MFA in Theatre Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has served as the Technical Director for the Monomoy Theatre in Chatham, MA, and The Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, CA. He has been GMT’s Technical Director since 2019. His most recent productions include Legally Brunette: The Search For Myself, Jane Austen Unscripted: Tea At Pemberley, Cindy & The Disco Ball, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Motown, Holidaze Harmony, The Root Beer Bandits, and Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill. 

GMT Theatre Education is supported in part by the Yeardley Smith Foundation & Nancy and Steve Carell.

For questions or more information, email education@garrymarshalltheatre.org

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