Deborah Lastinger
Costume Designer
Lithia,FL
Summary
Award-winning Costume Designer with proven low-budget production history and superb attention to detail. Managed costume design program for large production and achieved preset goals while staying within budget. Excellent design and collaborative skills enabled outstanding results.
Winner of 4 Monti Awards (East Hillsborough County), 2 Nancy Awards (Carrollwood Players), and a STAR Award (Pinellas County).
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Costume Designer
Eight O'Clock Theatre
Largo, FL
05.2018 - Current
- Read scripts and researched appropriate costumes.
- Developed entire looks encompassing garments, accesories and wigs.
- Designed new patterns for special genre and story requirements.
- Sewed full outfits for use by main actors and extras.
- Created visually appealing character styles that married story with director vision.
- Completed alterations to existing outfits to fit specific body sizes and types.
- Fully costumed 4 musicals per season including Jekyll and Hyde, Hunchback of Notre Dam, Young Frankenstein, Music Man, Sunset Boulevard, Last Five Years, Once The Musical, Disenchanted, and several others
Alterations Professional
Satin And Lace Bridal Boutique
Riverview, FL
08.2018 - Current
- Performed custom bridal gown fittings and completed alterations with eye toward quality and sense of urgency.
- Estimated costs of alterations for customers to make decisions before sewing work began.
- Altered and hemmed Wedding Gowns to create custom-fitted styles.
Costume Designer
MAD Theatre
Tampa, FL
08.2021 - 10.2021
- Production: Toxic Avenger The Musical - October 2021
- Developed entire looks encompassing garments, accessories and wigs.
- Sewed full outfits for use by main actors and extras.
- Completed alterations to existing outfits to fit specific body sizes and types.
- Shopped at brick-and-mortar and online stores to find unique and relevant pieces.
Costume Designer
Various Theatres As Listed
Tampa Area, FL
08.2007 - 11.2021
- Developed entire looks encompassing garments, accessories and wigs.
- Sewed full outfits for use by main actors and extras.
- Shopped at brick-and-mortar and online stores to find unique and relevant pieces.
- Attended and participated in extensive rehearsals for stage.
- Carrollwood Players - The Producers, Full Monty, Fiddler on the Roof, The Addams Family, Jekyll and Hyde The Musical, Nice Work If You Can Get It, and A Christmas Carol
- Vivid Productions - All My Sons, Biloxi Blues, Brighton Beach Memoirs
- Plant City Entertainment - Shrek The Musical, Rumors, Lucky Stiff, Hello Dolly, Once Upon a Mattress, and several others
Skills
Sewing proficiency
Period and genre accuracy
Tailoring and accessorizing
Alterations
Budgeting
Timeline
Costume Designer
MAD Theatre
08.2021 - 10.2021
Alterations Professional
Satin And Lace Bridal Boutique
08.2018 - Current
Costume Designer
Eight O'Clock Theatre
05.2018 - Current
Costume Designer
Various Theatres As Listed
08.2007 - 11.2021