COSTUMES DESIGNED BY LEON DOBKOWSKI

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS BY JERRY FRITCHMAN

IN 2018, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT THIS WONDERFUL SHOW WITH LEON DOBKOWSKI. TOGETHER WE REIMAGINED HEADPIECES FOR FLOUNDER, SEBASTIAN, AND THE CONTESTANTS. I ALSO HELPED REBUILD URSULA’S SKIRT AND TENTACLES AS WELL AS THE MERMAID BRAS.

COSTUMES DESIGNED BY TIIA TORCHIA- LAGER AND SHAWN ADRIAN DECOU.

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER CLARK AND JERRY FRITCHMAN.

THIS SHOW IS THE BIGGEST PRODUCTION I HAVE WORKED ON YET. I BUILT MOST OF THE ENCHANTED CHARACTERS FOR MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA'S PRODUCTION OF DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. WE COLLABORATED WITH CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER FOR THE BODIES OF THE CLOCK AND THE WARDROBE. MANY DIFFERENT MATERIALS WERE USED IN CREATING THE PODS. SOME OF THEM INCLUDE, STEEL HOOPING, L200 FOAM, NU-FOAM, SPANDEX COVERINGS WITH UPHOLSTERY WELTING AND A LITTLE MAGIC. IT WAS THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER CLARK, JERRY FRITCHMAN, AND PAUL CHAUNCEY

DIRECTED BY MARK MADAMA

CHOREOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J MARCUM

COSTUME DESIGN BY PEGGY KELLNER AND DIXON REYNOLDS

HELLO DOLLY IS A TRUE TESTAMENT TO MY SKILLS AS A MILLINER. IT WAS SO FUN DESIGNING THESE HATS TO MATCH THE BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES. IT WAS A TRUE TREAT TO FLAT PATTERN BUCKRAM, STEAM STRAW AND DECORATE EXISTING BASES FOR MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA'S PRODUCTION OF HELLO, DOLLY!

COSTUMES DESIGNED BY TIIA TORCHIA

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRISTOPHER CLARK, JERRY FRITCHMAN, AND PAUL CHAUNCEY

FOR MY SON PINOCCHIO AT MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA, I BUILT ALL THE HATS AND BONNETS AS WELL AS ENGINEERED THE NOSE GROW FOR PINOCCHIO. EVERY SINGLE SKILL SET I HAVE WAS USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS SHOW. THERE WAS FELT BLOCKING, RESHAPING STRAW, BUILDING OF WIRE ARMATURES, MASK MAKING, AND FLAT PATTERNING.

COSTUMES DESIGNED BY DIXON REYNOLDS

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER CLARK AND JERRY FRITCHMAN

IN 2015, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME DYE WORK FOR THE SHOW AIDA AT MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA. THERE WAS ALSO CALL FOR SOME EXTRA FASHION SHOW PIECES THAT I BUILT. I USED RIGILENE BONING AND WEBBING TO CREATE CAGES AND DECONSTRUCTED BOWS AND STEEL LAMP SHADES TO PAY AN HOMAGE TO ALEXANDER McQUEEN.

COSTUME DESIGN BY DEBORAH ROBERTS

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER CLARK

IN 2014 AT MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA, I DESIGNED THE HATS FOR 42ND STREET. THE DAMES HATS AND THE BALLET HATS WERE MY MAIN FOCUS WITH LITTLE ACCESSORY BITS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SHOW. I BUILT DOROTHY BROCK'S HATS AS WELL AS ALL 21 ENSEMBLE WOMEN'S HATS.

AT MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA IN 2014, I WAS THE HEAD CRAFTS ARTISAN FOR CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. I PATTERED AND BUILT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT PILLBOX HATS AS WELL AS ALL THE NURSES' HATS FOR THE PRODUCTION. I ALSO CREATED PATCHES AND DID ALL THE CRYSTALLING FOR THE PRODUCTION. PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRISTOPHER CLARK AND JERRY FRITCHMAN. COSTUMES DESIGNED BY DIXON REYNOLDS

THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROJECTS I HAVE WORKED ON AS HEAD MILLINER AND CRAFTSPERSON AT MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA. IN 2013, WE BUILT COSTUMES FOR MARY POPPINS. I BUILT AND PAINTED STATUES WITH THE HELP OF AN ASSISTANT AS WELL AS ALL THE HATS FOR THE PRINCIPLES AND ENSEMBLE MEMBERS FOR BIG SHOW NUMBERS. I PROJECT MANAGED THE WHOLE THING AND BUILT SOME SPECIALTY ITEMS. PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS BY JERRY FRITCHMAN. COSTUMES DESIGNED BY GEORGE T. MITCHELL.

IN 2012, I WORKED AS CRAFTS ARTISAN AT MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA. MY MAIN PROJECT FOR LEGALLY BLONDE WAS TO CREATE THE SPECIALTY LOOKS FOR THE DELTA NU GREEK CHORUS WHILE THEY SANG ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS. I ALSO BUILT A LOT OF ELLE'S ACCESSORIES FOR THE PLAYBOY BUNNY LOOK. THERE WAS ALSO A LOT OF RHINESTONING AND ADDING SEQUINS TO THINGS. PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS TAKEN BY CHRISTOPHER CLARK. COSTUMES DESIGNED BY LEON DOBKOWSKI.

THIS SHOW WAS MY FIRST ROLE AS HEAD MILLINER ON A SHOW. I BUILT HATS AND HEADPIECES FOR LINA LAMONT IN SINGING IN THE RAIN AT MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA. I ALSO BUILT A LOT OF THE HEAD PIECES FOR THE DREAM BALLET. PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS BY JERRY FRICHMAN. COSTUMES DESIGNED BY SARAH REEVER- PICKEREL AT MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA, 2012.

IN 2011, I WAS AN INTERN AT MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA IN THIER CRAFTS DEPARTMENT. MY RESPONSIBILITY DURING THE BUILD PROCESS OF DISNEY'S LITTLE MERMAID WAS TO BUILD HATS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES FOR MEMBERS IN THE ENSEMBLE, AS WELL AS SOME SPECIAL COSTUMING FOR FLOUNDER. THE COSTUMES WERE DESIGNED BY LEON DOBKOWSKI. PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY PAUL CHAUNCEY

DURING MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA'S 40TH SEASON IN 2011, I BUILT HEADDRESSES FOR SUNSET BOULEVARD. THEY INCLUDED THE LARGE JEWEL TONE HEADDRESSES ON THE BALI DANCERS AS WELL AS A FEW OF NORMA DESMOND'S HEAD PIECES. I ALSO BUILT THE HAT FOR THE REPORTER AT THE END OF THE SHOW. PROFESSIONAL PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY CHRISTOPHER CLARK. COSTUMES WERE DESIGNED BY GEORGE T. MITCHELL. 

WITH FINIAN'S RAINBOW AT MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA IN 2011, I LEARNED HOW BUCKRAM AND VERIFORM THERMO PLASTIC WORKED WITH THE RIBBON DANCER HATS. I SAW THE PROJECT OUT FROM BEGINNING TO END. PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRISTOPHER CLARK. COSTUME DESIGN BY SARAH REEVER- PICKEREL.