Sarah Iams

Sarah Iams

413 W. 56th St, #15

New York, NY 10019

(917) 653-9741

sarahiams@yahoo.com

sarahiams.com

 

Objective

Costume Professor

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Teaching

• CUNY Brooklyn College, Department of Theater - Adjunct instructor

  • Costume Construction 1: hand sewing techniques, introduction to the industrial sewing machine, closures, fabric manipulation, textiles, drafting a tote bag, using a commercial pattern to construct pajamas.

  • Costume Construction 2: padding out a dress form to match actor measurements, basic draping and drafting, designing and creating a costume dress.

  • Costume Construction 3: creating a complete boned bodice, from draft to complete build.

• Roundabout theatre – Teacher Outreach

  • P.S. 874: taught costume design basics to High School Faculty in “Postcard Production” workshop.

  • Tito Puente School of the Arts – visiting professional.

• Tracey Warner School of Fashion, Philadelphia – Chairperson and Instructor, substituted all classes; draping and sewing

• Peirce College, Philadelphia- Instructor, Textiles and Fashion Merchandising

Construction                

Draper

• Brooklyn College, Department of Theater                                   (2016 - present)  

College Laboratory Technician, tenured since 2021:

Draper and Consultant for graduate and undergraduate productions. I build for 4-5 production per calendar year, with occasional support during summers as well.  Made to order costumes are between 1 - 3 costumes per show (in addition to my teaching 1-2 classes a semester)                                              

• Puppet Heap                                                                                                                  (2006)

Statler and Waldorf Refurb, Miss Piggy as a Valkyrie

• NYU Tisch                                                                                                                     (2003)

• Harrison/Erickson                                                                                                       (2002)

Philly Phanatic (puppet refurbish), Phoebe, the Phanatic’s Mom

• Jim Henson Co.                                                                                                               (1993-2004)

Muppets of Oz (TV), (2005), It’s a Wonderful Life, (NBC-TV) 2002, Muppets Fairy Tales (Video), Muppets Tonight (TV), Aliens in the Family (TV), Muppets Treasure Island (Film) (First Hand).

Wardrobe Assistant for Film – The Trade, Nancy and Frank .                                       (2001)

 

Costume Shop Manager

• Brooklyn College Department of Theater; substitute  (2017)

• Aspen Opera Music Theater: summers of 1998, 1999

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First Hand

• Barbara Matera, ltd., Kiss me Kate (2000), Whipped Cream ABT Ballet (2018)

• Parsons-Meares (1989-90)

Starlight Express, Cats. Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, The Siegfried and Roy Show.

• Santa Fe Opera (1993-4)

The Abduction from the Seraglio, The Story of Blond Eckbert, The Barber of Seville, The Magic Flute, The Tsar has his Photograph Taken, The Protagonist,  Xerxes.

• Glimmerglass Opera  (1988-1990)

Intermezzo, Albert Herring, La Boheme, La Traviata, A Question of Taste. The Mighty Casey, HMS Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, Eugene Onegin, Midsummer Night’s Dream (stitcher, intern and resident costume assistant).

• Walnut Street Theater (1990,1993)

Big River, Into the Woods, Cyrano.

 

Shopper

•  Barbara Matera (1995-2000)

Kiss me Kate, Swan Lake, Wild Party, Aida, Annie Get Your Gun, 102 Dalmatians, Victor/Victoria, Busker Alley, West Side Story/City Ballet, EFX/MGM Grand, Othello, Arcadia, A Christmas Carol, Beauty and the Beast (NY and Tours), Indiscretions, Crazy for You (tours), Smokey Joe’s Café, Grease, Guys and Dolls.

Crafts – Paper Bag Players (2003)

Costume Coordinator - Yale Opera – (1998-2002)

The Magic Flute , Faust, The Rape of Lucretia, La Boheme, Falstaff, Die Fledermaus.

Design & Construction                                                                                    

• Brooklyn College, Department of Music   (Opera)                                                           (2018-2021)  

Gianni Schicchi (2019), Calling: An Opera of Forgiveness (2021)

• Madame Alexander Doll Co.                                                                                       (2006-2016)

  Design, research, draping, patternmaking, hand sewing and machine work for high end collectible and fashion dolls.

  Also creating and developing accessories, including shoes and hats.

  Research, developing and construction of wigs.

  Design, research, developing, some construction of doll bodies, face sculpts and stencils

  Oversee construction of samples and small runs of in-house production.

• SUNY Stony Brook Opera                                                                                           (2001-2012)

The Abduction from the Seraglio, The Marriage of Figaro, The Turn of the Screw, Agrippina, The Thief of Love.

• Spaeth Design                                                                                                                (2003-2014)

Animated figures for store windows: Lord and Taylor Christmas windows, Today Show Christmas Window Special, East Bay Company Christmas windows, Marshall Field’s Christmas windows, Macy’s Christmas windows, HBO Windows.

• William Paterson University                                                                                       (2004)

“A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Wedding” (a.k.a. Casina).

• Jim Henson Co. Sesame Street (2001-2003)

Season 34 (2004 Daytime Emmy Award for best non-drama costumes), Season 35.     (2001-2003)

• Vital Theater                                                                                                                  (2002)

“Funny “ OOBR award for personal contribution to excellence (2003).

• Queen’s Company                                                                                                         [2001-2005]

The Taming of the Shrew, Edward II, The School for Scandal, Much Ado About Nothing, The Lucky Chance, Antony and Cleopatra, The Feigned Courtesans, The Duchess of Malfi, The Rover.

• Aspen Opera Theater                                                                                                   (1998-1999)

Belladonna ,Ariadne Auf Naxos, Susannah, Greek, Falstaff, Cosi fan Tutte.

• Yale Opera                                                                                                                     (1999-2002)

La Tragedie du Carmen, Opera Scenes, The Coronation of Poppea, Iolanta, Der Kaiser von Atlantis.

• Yale School of Drama                                                                                                   (1998-1999)

Cymbeline, Billy Bishop Goes to War, Bad Intentions, Helen!

• WHYY TV, Philadelphia                                                                                                 (1993)

         Paper Walls (Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for best overall short), Inquest of Love.

 

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Design(only)                                                                                                                                    

Magic Tree House (2008), the Musical.

Berlin Opera (Associate Designer) (2006) Il Trittico.

Staatstheater am Gaertnerplatz, Munich (Associate Designer (2005) Der Waffenschmied,

Juilliard (2003) Turn of the Screw

The Acting Company (2001), Othello     

Yale Repertory (1999) Glass Menagerie

Gorilla Theater (2004), Corporate Rock

Dress up America (2006) Tween Halloween and Purim costumes

 

Education

• M.F.A. in Theater Design, costume design, Yale School of Drama, New Haven, 1999.

  M.A. in Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1990.

  B.A. in Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1988.

  Minor in International Relations