Sarah Strange

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Contact Info

608.342.7345
Center For The Arts
755 W Main St
Platteville, WI 53818-3099

Campuses and Colleges

  • UW-Platteville
  • College of Liberal Arts and Education

Appointments and Roles

Senior Lecturer
Center For The Arts
Senior Lecturer
Center For The Arts
Lecturer
Center For The Arts

Committees and Groups

Member of Academic Staff Senate
Area II (LAE)
Member of Academic Staff Award for Excellence Committee
Senate Liaison

Expertise

Flat Patterning
Draping
Machine Sewing
Hand Sewing
Embroidery
Dyeing and Fabric Painting
Wig Styling
Stage Makeup
Styling
Costume Shop Management

Biography

About

Education

  • B.S. in Theatre Design and Technology, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
  • M.F.A. in Costume Design, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Introduction to Theatre
  • Introduction to Design
  • Introduction to Costume Design and Construction
  • Costume Design
  • Advanced Costume Construction
  • Stage Makeup
  • Theatrical Styles
  • Crafts: Fibers and Fabrics
  • Designing Pioneer Players Productions
  • Costume Shop Management
  • Draping/Patterning 

Biography

­­Sarah Strange is the Costume Director and Senior Lecturer at UW-Platteville. She teaches courses in Design, Stage Makeup, Textiles, Costume Technology and Introduction to Theatre. She has an MFA in Costume Design from UW-Madison and a BS in Theatre Design and Technology from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. She has designed for many theatre companies across the country including The American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA; Endstation Theatre Company in Sweet Briar, VA; Children’s Theatre of Madison in Madison, WI; and Echo Theatre and The Orange Girls Theatre Company in St. Louis, MO. 

In 2009 she designed the costumes for the world premiere of Katatonika at the Prague International Fringe Festival. Sarah has worked in several prestigious costume studios including Opera Theatre of St. Louis and The Berkshire Theatre Festival building costumes for Broadway Costume Designers David Murin, Martin Packlendinaz, and Clint Ramos. Sarah has designed costumes for the Platteville Summer Arts Festival and The Heartland Festival including Once, Big Fish, Peter and The Starcatcher, Mary Poppins, and Shrek.