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Laurel Peterson

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Laurel Peterson
Instructional Associate and Costume Designer/Shop Manager

Ford Hall T128

503-883-2613

lpeterso@linfield.edu

Laurel Peterson, a 2007 ÃÛѨÊÓƵ alum, rejoined ÃÛѨÊÓƵ as the costume designer and costume shop manager in 2013. She designs and creates the hair, makeup and costumes for the theatre program's stage productions, and teaches courses in costume design, stage makeup and practicum classes in costume construction. She mentors student designers and technicians who work in the costume shop learning the art and craft of theatrical costuming. A number of her designs have been acknowledged with The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievement Award. In the summer, she often designs costumes for Western Oregon University’s Valley Shakespeare Company.

Education

  • B.A., ÃÛѨÊÓƵ College
  • M.F.A., Boston University