Christianne Myers
Claribel Baird Halstead Collegiate Professor of Theatre & Drama
Bio
Christianne Myers (she/her/hers) is a costume designer and educator working at the intersection of pedagogy and practice. She holds an MFA in Costume Design from New York University and BFA in Theater Design from Pace University. Her costume design work includes theatre, opera, industrials, and film. New York highlights: Music Theatre Group’s Running Man, Dare Clubb’s Oedipus, Lincoln Center Institute, and 17 shows at the Juilliard School; as a stitcher and first hand she worked at Donna Langman and Parsons-Meares’ studios. Regional Design: Santa Fe Opera, Detroit Public Theatre, Clarence Brown Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Indiana Rep, Theatreworks/USA, Caldwell Theatre, Irondale, and Opera Memphis.
Since joining the University of Michigan in 2002, Christianne has designed over 50 shows for the School of Music Theatre & Dance. Recent work has included securing internal grants to support ATCA and writing One Approach to Student Engagement in Educational Season Selection for Howlround Theatre Commons. A passion for puppets allows her to keep her hands busy carving, cutting and repurposing the unreasonable amount of cardboard she’s been hoarding. She occasionally blogs on her portfolio website.
