http://gracecochrankeenan.com/resume daily 0.75 2022-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/5af443f5-df9b-49e6-94ca-ee93d55ff44b/Grace+Cochran+Keenan+Resume+Website-1.jpg Resume - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://gracecochrankeenan.com/contact daily 0.75 2016-05-12 http://gracecochrankeenan.com/new-page daily 0.75 2016-05-12 http://gracecochrankeenan.com/mens-wear-1 daily 1.0 2023-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1506092533563-459K5AIEZH1V8BHQYGW1/33571732090_8f58be6233_b.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1506303009743-GDYDCDLC99QITF4JZFE1/Newsies_516.jpg Production Jacket and skirt that I patterned and tailored for the character Katharine in "Newsies." Photograph by Porthouse Theatre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1507814502182-7JVC72318HETD9Q8RBM8/30227635176_619ce4b38c_o.jpg Production Here is a tailcoat and vest that I patterned and tailored for the character Valentine in "Quality Street." Photograph by Baldwin Wallace University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1508520261366-UFS5MXWSSMQYRA0QAVNN/Aint_Misbehavin_543.JPG Production Above is the dress and bolero I draped and supervised the construction of for "Aveena" in Ain't Misbehavin'. Photograph by Porthouse Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1509118823981-9YZ7MNWJQC9EFEW5MHYY/Aint_Misbehavin_603.JPG Production "Jim" in Ain't Misbehavin'. I patterned and tailored the vest for the character's look in the second act. Photograph by Porthouse Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1545154762812-1G6ND57Q1HME95QS7DYI/B0B_5237.JPG Production Above is a jacket and a pair of trousers that I patterned and tailored for Porthouse Theatre’s production of Oklahoma! Photograph by Porthouse Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1545152823344-L7IM5WRBTNTLKU6ONZQQ/_CTD5015.JPG Production Above is a dress that I draped for Porthouse’s production of Anything Goes in 2018. As you will see in the following pictures, this dress will take quite a journey. Photograph by Porthouse Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1601658935418-2CEAVU296DNJ11Y15F1T/B0B_9128.JPG Production This is an 18th century gown that I draped and oversaw the construction of for Player 1 in “Emilie.” This was a last minute build for the production as the designer was unable to find a garment in stock that was in the colors that she wanted that was the correct size for the actress. Since I have worked often in the 18th century, I agreed to quickly make this garment happen. Photograph by Kent State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1509119742786-N0WKZFVIOLJX2CQB6FCX/Aint_Misbehavin_551.JPG Production Here is a vest I patterned and oversaw the construction of for the characgter "Eugene" in Ain't Misbehavin'. Photograph by Porthouse Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1601664038865-UGG1NTBB5HLZOJYNVEFD/BOB_0443.JPG Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1601664998461-SXP2RCPLZCXYOVU44LVU/Mike%26Maria4.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1606844171558-OPOWFJJRC0IXNBAEL5I2/BOB_0325.JPG Production I served as the draper for the character of Susannah in Tintypes at Porthouse Theatre. Her character required me to drape and oversee the construction of her Act I top seen here as well as her Act II top seen below. Photograph by Porthouse Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1606845266726-VZFC4022H70YHHJTWFF7/BOB_0751.JPG Production This is a bolero and skirt that I draped and supervised the construction of for the character of Emma Goldman in Tintypes. This skirt also had to bustle up in both the front and the back as the actress wore it while roller-skating onstage in Act II. Photograph by Porthouse Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1606855329670-FTTX0V67MTIG62P47F15/Music_Man_1076.jpg Production For The Music Man, I served as the draper for the character of Marian. The two builds for her was the dress she wore to the bridge in Act II, pictured above, and the tailored jacket and skirt seen below. I also constructed her gown and my first hand and stitcher built her jacket and skirt. Photograph by Porthouse Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1606917318599-484X06LU2U38ZWLPUJ0O/Music_Man_479.JPG Production For Porthouse Theatre’s production of The Music Man, I draped and oversaw the construction of the skirts for two of the Pick A Little Ladies, both pictured here. The one in the orange is my favorite. The designer wanted the look of some early hobble skirts where a standard walking skirt was tied around the ankle. As the actress still need to be able to dance and move about onstage and offstage easily, this was a fun challenge. The other Pick A Little Lady skirt was a fairly straight forward build with a purple walking skirt with circular tiers. Photograph by Porthouse Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1606918774352-J3JCS78K2EE8YNS9EDV9/Hunchback_of_Seville_73.jpg Production I served as draper and oversaw the construction of the look for the character Queen Isabella in Kent State’s production of The Hunchback of Seville. The look was such fun to do! I hadn’t had the opportunity to work in clothing for the early 16th century and this look needed to be as historically accurate as possible, something that I really enjoy doing. Photograph by Kent State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1607008575554-4BCJKUQA8ROW96OJSWHJ/20200220-390.jpg Production For Kent State’s production of Parade, I draped and constructed this fun look for the character, Sally Slaton. It involved a button down shell top worn under a jacket with a vest front attached and wrap around bands that closed at the center back. This was a fun puzzle to figure out. Photograph by Kent State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1607009808123-BOMJDYP22VWBAOF32N0K/20200923_133627.jpg Production This is a coat that I patterned and tailor for the titular character in Dracula. Unfortunately like so many productions, the show was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I was still asked to complete the coat for future use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1652455201357-GNFFIO2LETFIUC0IVGU7/Quilters_293.jpg Production This show was my first after the shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I draped and oversaw the build for this show as I was the only draper this season. We built all of the bodices, aprons, and skirts for the entire cast, seen above. Photograph by Bob Christy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1661888910214-OX2LAQSTVRG0J8736CWN/Seymore.jpg Production This is a jacket that I patterned and tailor for the character Seymore in Little Shop of Horrors. This was the first bit of menswear that I had been able to do since the COVID-19 shutdown. It was so nice to just get my hands back into tailoring. Photograph by Sarah Russell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1661886116512-47KRUX6VCIAE8FMBHO8J/20220727_BC_220352_WestSideStory_648.jpg Production This is a dress that I draped and oversaw the construction of for Anita in Porthouse’s production of West Side Story. This was a great process that offered much in collaboration with the costume designer. I am very proud with how this garment came together. Photograph by Bob Christy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1669665725430-IBW4XCBWNQ689LNYIFRK/Head_Over_Heels_107.jpg Production This is a dress that I draped and over saw the construction of for Kent State's fall musical "Head Over Heels." Amy Ballew, my first hand and stitcher for this production, created a video of the construction process that you can find here on my Instagram page. Photograph by Rami Daud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1701466528371-ZL5O16T75PRUXOXNDJG2/Urinetown_1551.jpg Production This is a matching jacket and jodhpurs I patterned and oversaw the construction of for Kent State’s production of Urinetown. This was a lovely opportunity as I had not patterned jodhpurs before. Photo: Kent State University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1701714112590-Z3BD0ER5CLPJ9MUGFJXH/James+1.jpg Production I patterned and oversaw the construction of this 3 piece 18th century suit for the character James the Anabaptist, played by Jonathan Patton for Glimmerglass Festival’s production of Candide. This 2023 production was a remount of their 2015 production. Tony nominated costume designer, Jen Moeller, designed the costume’s for the 2015 production and returned for the remount, though much of the process was overseen by her assistant designer, Arthur Wilson. The overall design concept was that the audience is watching an acting company in the 18th century putting on the show, so only a few characters, like James, had a complete look as opposed to pieces added to their base costume. Photo: Evan Zimmerman/The Glimmerglass Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1461683287979-2IEUOVYE626YWE4BXNFL/26021902450_50695ff9eb_o.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1461689003264-KJHOZ86L6IOWNJEIWCX0/Lucretia+show+1.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1461803213666-3NBSMMFS2WLSKS2PZS8B/glt022113459.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1461803632421-NIYB3JER773A9MK7DJO6/799b82a2081fbbc1097892d8068060a8.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1461804365730-JR2K990RQ0OEG1L14ZGB/glt022014119.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1461805289369-ZYNVI4Q3E6OM5ECO7PP4/glt022615018.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1461979552138-9XSHG368GXPGFJMHIPWD/Final+Tutu+3.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1462235010405-B2I5UK9XBMXSU9PJEGOU/24429308959_eda07432d7_o.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1462314423543-BHYU7XTF9261DVL81YMW/Vicki+Show.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1462317112973-0RH9663SOG0L1O3QBZUB/GEDC2578.JPG Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1462318918657-QYEML2SEGXF54OU54SKP/Beaux+strategem.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1462410400512-UESTWLIPUT33E8OW4BR3/Chicago_158.JPG Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1462411154207-T1LBZDCFOICMBUT5OT8N/tempest.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1462411644877-OY1L6W27C09WQ3GG2I1C/GEDC0673.JPG Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1462412682519-TR9WT23XLHVYNOV95L3D/1069244_10151787966785833_927958190_n.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1462413052899-AM58VV8RRI1FSXYO58V8/1003031_10151787966820833_1652440690_n.jpg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1462413871944-NNMMKTURTURBYDKHYLOZ/PffE9.AuSt.36.jpeg Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1462414492783-W96SAQTE8JN6V4P3BGW0/GEDC3348.JPG Production https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1462415889468-A4QVH7MZ1KYIMN1Y0KHE/GEDC3331.JPG Production http://gracecochrankeenan.com/bio daily 0.75 2022-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/71e51845-2d4b-460d-8665-358b4975dddc/240882002_10111249398711834_1139941448026243744_n.jpg Bio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://gracecochrankeenan.com/design daily 0.75 2020-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1528596444364-6KQMS12S77CZVZVUSKBM/Dance_Fall_2005_019a.jpg Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1528637407250-2697JTG66QN4JRQS55RD/image-asset.jpeg Design Set in the 1930s, Wonderful Town tells the story of two sisters from Ohio who move to Greenwich Village to seek success in New York City. For this production, I sought to emphasis the almost cartoonish depicting of the characters in the Village. There is an emphasis on bold colors and cartoonish proportions. Here is Eileen and Ruth singing “Ohio.” Photograph by Kent State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1528592295752-E9IQZMPU3UL0GU8XF0RL/GEDC0153.JPG Design The “History Boys.” The play The History Boys takes place at a secondary school for boys in Northern England in the 1980s. The boys are preparing to take their entrance exams to Oxford or Cambridge under the instruction of their teachers, Hector, Lintott, and Irwin. I paid special attention on how the characters saw themselves in contrast to how they really present themselves. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1528594009691-EY5OAFAAUUJCAUF7YTOZ/castfinale.jpg Design Cabaret is set in the Kit Kat Klub in 1931 Berlin as the Nazi party is starting to rise to power. The look of this particular production can best be described as “heroin chic.” I stuck with a fairly tight color scheme of red with black and grey tones. As the play progress and the Nazi regime becomes more omnipresent, the colors of all the characters skew to black and red. The abuse that the Nazi party inflicts on the country of Germany is represented by the gradual dishelvement and bruising seen on the characters. Final Tableau. Picture by Kent State University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1547419489987-773DOVGON0IL3EP59PXY/edited.jpg Design “Thumbelina” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1547419589590-A5OC54UXQSSLX4M1W9FD/20190112_101201.jpg Design Herodias & Herod https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1547420009703-867NF18UNNMSYNUTU0B9/20190112_100738.jpg Design Mathew Harrison Brady https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1545156289988-7APVGCRK9HWA5QBEX7JV/Dance+Fall+2018-0295.jpg Design This dance piece was about the thread that dance had run through the choreographer’s life and how it is a tradition that she shared with her spouse and her children. I expanded this idea in that we all have parts of ourselves that connect us with those that came before us and will run through those that come after us. Photograph by Kent State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571f7960746fb9143719b134/1601672260858-GKXLBFX8T7SRSNH9KWSP/man%2Bof%2Bla%2Bmancha-0119.jpg Design For the show Man of La Mancha, I wanted to focus my design on how Don quixote views the world as far grander and kinder than the reality and the magic that this viewpoint can wrought. One sees this especially in the transformation of Aldonza’s idea of her own self worth and what a marvelous place the world could be if more people could approach the world as Don Quixote. Photograph by Andrea Hallgren.