Leandra Watson

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with an emphasis in Design and Technical Production, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 2011

Master Classes in Film Production & Color Rendering, Paul Kelly, WMU Department of Theatre, 2010

Workshop in Theatrical & Film Make-up, Robert Maverick, WMU Department of Theatre, 2007

 

PRODUCTION

DESIGN WORK:

Costume Designer, Singin in the Rain, Broadway by the Bay, Redwood City, 2017

Costume Designer, Next to Normal, Broadway by the Bay, Redwood City, 2017

Costume Designer, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Broadway by the Bay, Redwood City, 2017

Costume Designer, The Producers, Broadway by the Bay, Redwood City, 2016

Co-Costume Designer, Beauty and the Beast, Co-Designer Angela Lazear, Broadway by the Bay, Redwood City, 2016

Costume Designer, Alcina, San Francisco State University, 2016
Costume Designer, Miss Saigon, Broadway by the Bay, Redwood City, 2016

Assistant Costume Designer, Champion, Designer Christine Crook, Opera Parallel, San Francisco, 2016

Costume Designer, 11 Student Directed One Acts, Marin Academy, San Rafael, 2016

Co-Costume Designer with Beaver Bauer, The Mariners, Third Cloud From The Left Productions, San Francisco, CA, 2015

Costume Designer, Heathers: The Musical, Redwood High School, Larkspur, CA, 2015

Costume Designer, Il Ritorni d'Ulisse in Patria, West Edge Opera, Berkeley, CA, 2015

Assistant Costume Designer, Dead Man Walking, Designer Christine Crook, Opera Parallel, San Francisco, CA, 2015

Costume Designer, Proud to Present, JustTheatre, Oakland, CA, 2015

Costume Designer, The Miser, Marin Academy, San Rafael, CA, 2015
Assistant Costume Designer, 5 Mile Lake, Designer David Kay Mickelsen, South Coast Repertory, Cost Mesa, CA, 2014

Costume Designer, The Hollywood Cantina-Salute And Shimmy, Charity Event, Hollywood Legion Post 43, 2014

Costume Designer, My One And Only, Director Ken Leigh Rogers, WMU Shaw Theatre, 2010

Costume Designer, Alice In Wonderland, Director Jacki Stahr, Portage Parks and Rec, MI, 2010

Costume Designer, Chicago, Director Jay Berkow, WMU Williams Theatre, 2010

Costumer, Eurydice, Director Mark Liermann, WMU York Theatre, 2010

Assistant Costume Designer, Good Death, Designer Kate MacKenzie, in collaboration with The Tectonic Group, WMU Williams Theatre, 2009

Costumer Designer, A Raisin In The Sun, Director Topher Barett, Kalamazoo Central High School, Kalamazoo, MI, 2009

 

WARDROBE:

United States Costume Coordinator and Wardrobe Supervisor, Le Temple De La Gloire, Costume Designer Marie Anne Chiment, Berkeley, CA 2017

Assistant Stage Manager and Wardrobe Supervisor, The Box, Z Space, 2016

Wardrobe Supervisor, Champion, Opera Parallel, 2016

Wardrobe Supervisor, The Mystery of Irma Vep, California Shakespeare Theatre, 2015

Wardrobe Supervisor, Life Is A Dream, California Shakespeare Theatre, 2015
Wardrobe Supervisor, Twelfth Night, California Shakespeare Theatre, 2015

Wardrobe Supervisor, Talley's Folly, Aurora Theatre Company, 2015

Wardrobe, Head of Passes, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2015
Wardrobe Supervisor, The Glass Manegerie, American Conservatory Theatre, 2015
Wardrobe Supervisor, Dead Man Walking, Opera Parallel, 2015

Personal Wig Assistant to Kathleen Turner, Red Hot Patriot, Supervisor Barbara Blair, Berekeley Repertory Theatre, 2014

Wardrobe Supervisor, The Whale, Costume Shop Supervisor Ashley Rogers, Marin Theatre Company, 2014
Wardrobe, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Supervisor Eva Herdon, California Shakespeare Theatre, 2014

Wardrobe, Pygmalion, Supervisor Shannon Dunbar, California Shakespeare Theatre, 2014
Wardrobe, Comedy of Errors, Supervisor Shannon Dunbar, California Shakespeare Theatre, 2014

Wardrobe, Stinky Cheese Man, Supervisor Bert Henert, South Coast Repertory, 2014

Personal Dresser to Patti Cohenour & Erin Mackey, The Light In The Piazza, Supervisor Bert Henert, South Coast Repertory, 2014

Wardrobe, Hello, Dolly!, Supervisor John Riccucci, Goodspeed Musicals, 2013

Wardrobe, Good News, Supervisor John Riccucci, Goodspeed Musicals, 2013
Wardrobe, Disney’s Wishes, Senior Costumes Victoria Charter, Disney Fantasy, 2013

Wardrobe, Disney’s Believe, Senior Costumes Victoria Charter, Disney Fantasy, 2012

Wardrobe, Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular, Senior Costumes Victoria Charter, Disney Fantasy, 2012

Wardrobe Supervisor, Arabian Nights, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, WMU Williams Theatre, 2011

Wardrobe Supervisor, Mother Courage and Her Children, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, WMU Shaw Theatre, 2009

Wardrobe Supervisor, Picnic, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, WMU Shaw Theatre, 2009

Wardrobe Supervisor, Moon Over Buffalo, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, WMU Shaw Theatre, 2008

 

SEAMSTRESS:

Rock of Ages, Costume Designer Rebecca Valentino, Center Repertory Theatre, 2016

Mousetrap, Costume Designer Valera Coble, Shotgun Players, 2015

The Mariner, Co-Costume Design with Beaver Bauer, Third Cloud From The Left Productions, 2015

The Little Prince, Costume Designer Christine Crook, UC Santa Cruz, 2015

Antigonick, Costume Designer Christine Crook, Shotgun Players, 2015

The Convert, Shop Manager Ashley Rogers, Marin Theatre Company, 2015
Stinky Cheese Man, Shop Manager Amy Hutto, South Coast Repertory, 2014

Tartuffe, Shop Manager Amy Hutto, South Coast Repertory, 2014

Tambourines To Glory, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, WMU Shaw Theatre, 2010

As You Like It, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, WMU Shaw Theatre, 2010

Carousel, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, WMU Shaw Theatre, 2009

Five Women Wearing The Same Dress, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, WMU Williams Theatre, 2009
Spitfire Grill, Shop Manager Karen Culpepper, PCPA Theatrefest, Santa Maria, CA, 2009
The Music Man, Shop Manager Karen Culpepper, PCPA Theatrefest, Santa Maria, CA, 2009
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Shop Manager Karen Culpepper, PCPA Theatrefest, Santa Maria, CA, 2009

Mother Courage And Her Children, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, WMU Shaw Theatre, 2009

Picnic, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, WMU Shaw Theatre, 2009

West Side Story, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, WMU Shaw Theatre, 2008

Moon Over Buffalo, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, WMU Shaw Theatre, 2008

Dracula, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, WMU Williams Theatre, 2008

 

FILM:

Costume Designer, The Platinum Loop, Director Eric Fulford, Ballast Productions, Los Angeles, CA, 2017

Wardrobe and Head Stitcher, Pilot for Nickelodeon, Costume Designer Kate Bergh, Director Andrew Jones, Los Angeles, CA, 2016

Costume Coordinator, The Van Life (webseries), Director Suzan Satterfield, Picture Window Productions, Berkeley, CA, 2016

Costumer, Cost of Living (webseries), Director Daniel Kawka, Los Angeles, CA, 2014

Wardrobe Supervisor and Make-up, Ron Goes To Heaven, Director Alec Robbins, Ron Lechler Productions, Kalamazoo, MI, 2012

Costume Designer and Wardrobe Supervisor, The Day Job, Director Daniel Kawka, Western Filmmakers Association, Kalamazoo, MI, 2011

 

OTHER:

Skilled in operation of Articulated Character Costumes, 2012
Head of Character Costuming, Disney Fantasy, Disney Cruise Lines, 2012

Head of Cruise Staff Costuming, Disney Fantasy, Disney Cruise Lines, 2012

Assistant Seamstress/Dresser, MODA Spring 2011 Fashion Show-The Venetian Carnival, Designer Deanna Ansara, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI, 2011

Teacher Assistant, Stagecraft 1, Instructor Kate MacKenzie, Gilmore Theatre Complex, 2010

 

 

EMPLOYMENT

Resident Costume Designer, Broadway by the Bay, Redwood City, CA, 2016

Assistant Costume Shop Manager, Center Repertory Theatre, Walnut Creek, CA, 2016

Wardrobe Supervisor, Marin Theatre Company, Costume Shop Manager Ashley Rogers, Mill Valley, CA, 2014
Wardrobe, California Shakespeare Theatre, Wardrobe Supervisor Shannon Dunbar, Orinda, CA, 2014

Wardrobe, South Coast Repertory, Wardrobe Supervisor Bert Henert, Costa Mesa, CA, 2014

Wardrobe, Goodspeed Musicals, Wardrobe Supervisor John Riccucci, East Haddam, CT, 2013

Costume Technician, Disney Fantasy, Disney Cruise Lines, Senior Victoria Charter, Port Canaveral, FL, 2012-2013

Costume Shop Assistant, WMU Department of Theatre, Shop Manager Kate MacKenzie, Kalamazoo, MI, 2008-2010

Seamstress, Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts, Shop Manager Karen Culpepper, Santa Maria, CA, 2009

 

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