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My Design Work Has Been Seen at:

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• Brooklyn Academy of Music

• Lincoln Center Theater/Institute

• SLC Winter Olympics

• Indianapolis Opera

• Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey

• On Site Opera

• NYU Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, UAE

• NYU Abu Dhabi Institute

• Theater Mitu

• Gotham Chamber Opera

• Teatro DUOC UC, Santiago Chile

• The Cairo Opera House, Cairo Egypt

• Three Legged Dog, Art & Technology Center NYC

• Secret Cinema

• Tuacahn

• Prauge Quadrenial

• National Asian American Theater Company

• Perseverance Theater Company, Jeuno, AK 

• Williams College

• BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble

• Kusika & Zambazi Marimba Band

• Skybetter & Associates

• Danscores by Ofelia Loret de Mola

• Hale Center Theater

• The Nerve Tank

• Brigham Young University

• The University of Texas at Austin

• Rutgers University 

• Handcart Ensemble

• Prospect Theater Company 

Directors I Have Worked With:

 

• Rubén Polendo

• Scott Wentworth

• Daniel Goldstein

• Eric Einhorn

• Joseph Discher

• Will Swenson

• Michael Lluberes

• Paul Mullins

• Corey Atkins

• Thom Sesma

• Kenneth Albers

• Marion Bentley

• Randy Booth

• David Tinney

• Robert Cuccioli

• Chris Hayes

• PJ Paparalli

• Thaddeus Strassberger

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Guest Artist:

Residencies, Fellowships, 

Lectures or Panel Discussions

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• NYU Playwrights Horizons

• NYU Abu Dhabi

• Fordham University

• The National Portfolio Review

• Brigham Young University​​

• Oregon Shakespeare Festival

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Selected Awards & Exhibits

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The Roy Crane Award for

Outstanding Creative Achievement 

in The Performing Arts

The University of Texas at Austin

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Richard L. Hay Design Fellowship 

Oregon Shakespeare Festival 

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Prague Quadrennial International Exhibition

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Ming Cho Lee's Clambake | Design Showcase NYC

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By the Hand of Mother 

Photographic Essay about Women & Children

based on Texts of Dramatic Literature & Opera

Presented by The Cohen New Works Festival​

Costume Designers

I Have Worked With:

As Associate/Assistant 

or Research Assistant

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• Mattie Ullrich

• Kaye Voyce

• Debrah Dryden

• Susan Mickey

• Meg Neville

• Antonia Xereas

• Christopher Acebo

• Susan Mickey

• Janet Swenson

Work as Associate or Assistant:

• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

• Opera Omaha

• Fort Worth Opera/Opera de Montreal

• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

• Bard SummerScape

• Oregon Shakespeare Festival

• Idaho Shakespeare Festival

Skills

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Artistic

Eye for Detail & Texture

Advanced Knowledge of 

Ethnic & Traditional Dress

Costume History

Hand Drawing

Photoshop

InDesign

Watercolors & Acrylics​

Associate/Assisting

Budgeting

Pulling from Rental Houses

Shopping

Textile Identification & Selection

NYC Garment District

Relationships with NYC Costume shops

Character/Historical Research

Script Breakdowns

Personal

Organized, good problem solver, calm under pressure, understands the big picture & the small details, 13 Years in NYC

Affiliations

​IATSE - United Scenic Artists Local 829

                 Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 764

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Theater Mitu - Resident Artist

​Theater Mitu is a permanent group of

collaborators focused on world perfor-

mance traditions & methodologies.  

Candida has designed and workshoped

with them in the United Arab Emirates

and the United States, supporting

their mission of artist training and

research.  

 

www.theatermitu.org​

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