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BARBARA ANDERSON
Bessie Anathan Professor of Drama, Carnegie Mellon University
Associate Dean, College of Fine Arts
B.F.A., Drake University, M.F.A. Yale School of Drama
Author (With Cletus Anderson) - Costume Design;
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, N.Y. 1983
2nd Edition, Harcourt Brace, 1998
- Address: 2030 Beechwood Boulevard
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15217
- Phone: Home: 412-422-9607
Business: 412-268-1580
Fax: 412-268-2988
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Feature Films
- Costume Designer
- The Dark Half
(A George Romero Production for Orion Films
- Winner, Rome Film Festival)
- Night of the Living Dead
(1992 remake, released by Columbia Pictures)
- Two Evil Eyes
(An ADC Production, directed by George Romero and Dario Argento.)
- MonkeyShines
(A Charles Evans Production, released by Orion Films)
- The Silence at Bethany
(A Keener Production for national release and American Playhouse)
- Day of the Dead
(A George Romero Production)
- Creepshow
(A George Romero Production, written by Stephen King)
- KnightRiders (Associate Designer)
(A George Romero Production)
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- Historical Films
- Costume Designer
- The St. Augustine Story -
The Struggle to Survive
Dream of Empire
Educational Films
- Costume Designer
- Hamlet (National Geographic
Romeo and Juliet Film Series)
Macbeth
Shakespeare and His Time
- Industrial Films
- Costume Designer
- Stouffer's Lean Cuisine Video Series
Fisher Scientific
PPG
- Makeup Artist Westinghouse
- Television
- Costume Designer
- The Boy Who Loved Trolls
(PBS WonderWorks Series)
Miracle at Moreaux Pass
(PBS WonderWorks Series)
Leatherstocking Tales
(Emmy Award winning 4 segment series for Once Upon a Classic )
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
(Once Upon a Classic)
John Marshall
(5 part series on early Supreme Court decisions,
sponsored by the United States Judicial Commission)
Decades of Decision
(12 part series concerned with the American Revolution,
sponsored by the National Geographic)
Dead Wrong
(Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Safety Commission)
Moving Right Along Pilot film (HUD and PBS)
Great Scott (Syndicated pilot)
George Washington: Portrait of a Hero as a Young Man
John and Sam Adams: The Boston Massacre
(Both films for NET Biography Series)
Me, Too (Children's Television Pilot)
Frank’s Garage (Children’s Television Pilot)
MisterRogers' Neighborhood
(Specialty costumes many episodes, including the following operas
- A Star for Kitty
Windstorm in Bubbleland
Grandparents Opera
Spoon Mountain Opera (Nominated for an Emmy)
- Special Projects
- Costume Designer
- John Heinz Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
Series of costumes for Stages in History
featuring characters from the region’s past.
- Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and John Heinz Historical Society
Steel: original musical based on Pittsburgh's industrial past
- Educational, Regional and Summer Theatres
- Costume Designer
- Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
- A Little Night Music
1776
- Pittsburgh Public Theatre
- Moon for the Misbegotton
Cobb
‘A’ is for Alice
- Carnegie Mellon Theatre Company
- George Dandin
School for Wives
The Beaver Coat
Quail Southwest
Dance of Death
All for Love
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Happy Hunter
The Killing of Sister George
Absurd Person Singular
The Good Professor
Sleuth
- Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival
Penn State Professional Summer Theatre
Dartmouth Professional Summer Theatre
Yale University
Carnegie Mellon University
McCarter Theatre
Bogart pre-Broadway tour
Over 40 Productions designed and executed.
Supervisor of costume construction for over 230 productions at the above theatres and Brandeis University, Santa Fe Opera Company, National Repertory Theatre, Theatre by the Sea, Theatre on the Green.
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- Mascots
- Dragon Costume DDI
Wally Wishbox Wishbox.Com
- Workshops and Presentations in Costume Design
- U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology
- Panel Discussion and Student Portfolio Reviews, Long Beach
Toronto, Nashville
Ohio Conference, Judging and Presentation
Student and Professional Portfolio Reviews, Pittsburgh, PA.
Retrospective of Career, Pittsburgh, PA
- American Theatre Association
Theatre Association of Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Drama League
Pittsburgh Embroiderer's Guild
Buffalo State College
Youngstown University
American Society of Graphic Artists. Pittsburgh Chapter
Sitges Fantasy Film Festival, Sitges, Spain
- International Council of Fine Arts Deans –
- Forum: Technology and Creative Partnerships
Globel Arts Beyond 2000, Auckland, New Zealand
Technology Partnerships Forum: Pittsburgh, PA
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- Accreditation Committee Hong Kong Academy School of Theatre Arts
- Awards
- Hornbostel Award for Teaching Excellence in the College of Fine Arts
Ryan Award for Teaching Excellence at Carnegie Mellon
- Vice-President, Tartan Films, Inc.
University Service
While this document deals mostly with my professional work, I have also done extensive service for the University, including:
- Chair, Faculty Senate
- Chair, Faculty Review Committee
- Numerous Faculty Senate Committees
- Search Committees:
- Two University Presidents
- Athletic Director
- Dean of Fine Arts
- Head of Drama (chair)
- Drama Faculty (often chair)
- Tenure and Promotion Committees
- Fine Arts Review Committees
- Numerous School of Drama committees (often chair)
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