Costumes In Time | Donna Duncan, Owner

OBJECTIVE

To work with organizations, public and/or private, utilizing my skills and expertise as a costume maker. To learn from other professionals, and given the opportunity, to use those new found skills in the theatre, movie, pageantry and historic reenactment industry.

EXPERIENCE

1983 – Present | Costumes In Time | Hickory Creek, TX

• Texas Ballet Theater, Richardson, TX
• Texas Civil War Museum, Ft. Worth, TX
• Approved Costumer for Scarborough Faire, Waxahachie, TX.
• Approved Costumer for West Texas Renaissance Festival, Abilene, TX
• Collin County Museum & Jr. League of Plano, Plano TX
• McKinney Historic Museum, McKinney TX
• Costumes for Texas Tornado Hockey mascot, “Vortex” Frisco, TX
• Make a Wish Foundation, in conjunction with Disney Studios, costumes for movie, “Racing Stripes”.
• Farmers Branch Historical Park, Texas (4 years).
• Blackland Prairie Festival, Historic Plano, Texas.
• Rockwall Historic Foundation
• Ralph Poteet High School Theatre Productions
• Sachse High School Madrigal Group, Sachse, TX (1^st place 2007)
• Ballet Conservatory, Lewisville, TX (1st Place, Youth America Grand Prix 2005/2^nd place 2007, New York, NY)
• Log Cabin Village, Ft. Worth, TX
• Murphy Middle School Theatre Productions, Murphy TX
• Cheshire Singers, Escondido CA
• Naaman Forest Renaissance Chamber Choir, TX (3 consecutive years)

1999-2002 | Dresses by Donna / Donna’s at Hancock’s | Abilene, TX

• Moscow State Ballet, Grace Museum, Paramount Theater – Costumer for the first stop on Moscow State Ballet’s worldwide tour.
• Cowboy Christmas Ball in Albany, black & white plaid hostess gowns. Featured in Texas Highways, December 2003 edition, pages 40 & 44. Received first place at Cowboy Christmas Ball 1999.
• Authentic reproduction costumes for the Grace Museum, 1910-1945 Timeline, Abilene TX
• Dance Costume for America Grand Prix 2005, 1^st Place, New York NY

1997 – 2003 | Abilene Community Theater | Abilene, TX

Productions included:

• Cemetery Club (Costume Mistress)
• Grease (Costume Mistress)
• Sound of Music (ensemble cast), Costumer
• Cabaret Lead Dancer & Costume Designer

1999-2002 | Cooper High School & McMurry Univeristy | Abilene, TX

Productions Included:

• Guys & Dolls (Costume Mistress)
• Annie Get Your Gun (Costume Mistress)
• Anything Goes (Costume Mistress)
• Damn Yankees (lead roll & Costumer)
• I Hate Hamlet (Costume Mistress)

1988-1990 | Freelancer | Hawaii

• 42^ndStreet, My One & Only & Wayne Harada Roast – Honolulu Community Theater (lead rolls)
• Oliver!, Army Community Theater (ensemble cast)
• Mardi Gras Follies, Pearl Harbor Officers Club (Entertainer)
• Captured contract to design and assemble opening production number costumes for the Miss Hawaii USA & Jr. Miss Hawaii USA Pageants for years 1988 & 1989.