ELIZABETH EKTEFAEI

ELIZABETH EKTEFAEI

NEW YORK, NY 10039 | 347-978-5635 | ELIZABETHE1019@GMAIL.COM

RELEVANT SKILLS                                                                                                                                             

Management

• Oversee costume and material inventory, check stock on a regular basis

• Review resumes and conduct interviews to identify, hire, and manage an average of 10 student workers

• Create weekly schedules for 6 part-time staff and all student workers, as per scheduling requirements

• Supervise all costume shop staff and daily operations, do final checks on all show builds and projects

• Create, manage, and implement all costume shop policies and procedures

• Plan the costume shop season for all theatrical and individual productions, prevent any conflicts

• Organize and redesign the costume shop to be an efficient workspace and meet any needs that arise

• Instruct students in the execution of the costume design for production, teach staff proper technique

• Manage purchasing of fabric, notions, and other Costume Shop supplies and accessories

• Schedule and perform monthly maintenance on sewing, laundry, and other shop equipment

• Meet with clients to gather notes for designs and ensure proper execution

• Communicate with assistants to ensure smooth operations

• Direct crew members during the staging process for assigned projects to achieve correct design

• Oversee each design project, keeping everything at or under budget and on the scheduled timeline

• Track receipts and petty cash to keep correctly balanced budgets, submit monthly to billing department

• Develop relationships with costume designers and fabricators to use facilities to generate earned revenue at the end of each season

Costume Design

• Measure cast for each show to plan design needs before shows, ask them to bring in any potential costume pieces

• Communicate with the director and stage manager for all scripts, cast lists, song lists, and contact info

• Prepare for the dress parade by pulling, renting, and buying all necessary costume pieces

• In case of absence during any show run, communicate with team about any needed alterations or adjustments

• Schedule the dress parade according to the stage manager, director, and the rest of the shop’s availability

• Be on call for the duration of the show for all preview nights, runs, and strike; find coverage, if needed

• Maintain a clean and orderly workspace, keep all costumes and material stored as per shop rules

• Watch the show run through, discuss with director and stage manager, accept and correct any critiques

• Build any non-costume items for the show (curtains, pillows, etc.), as per the stage manager’s requests

• Keep track of costumes, manage returns and rentals, properly store and return all costume pieces and accessories

WORK EXPERIENCE                                                                                                                                             

American Musical and Dramatic Academy                                                                          February 2007 – Present

Resident/In House Designer                                                                                                       New York, NY

Director of Costume Production                                                                                                   New York, NY

Anthony Dunning Designs                                                                                                February 2017 – Present

Freelance Project Manager                                                                                                          New York, NY

EDUCATION AND TRAINING                                                                                                                             

American Musical and Dramatic Academy                                                                                 February 2007

Undergraduate Certificate in The Integrated Program – Musical Theater

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS                                                                                                       

• Proficient in all Microsoft and Google Office Suite programs

• Fluent in Mac and PC OS