Athena Randall

EDUCATION

High School Diploma • Graduated June 2020 • Lakeside Upper School, Seattle, WA

Bachelor of Arts • Graduated May 2025 • Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY • French and Francophone Studies • Russian Studies

Study Abroad • Fall 2023 • Sorbonne IV Université • Paris, France

Study Abroad • Spring 2024 • Yerevan State University • Yerevan, Armenia

INTERNSHIPS

Vassar College Costume Shop Academic Intern • Poughkeepsie, NY • Fall 2024-Spring 2025

• Employing of advanced patterning and draping techniques
• Collaborate as well as supervise student employees on 5 to 8 department productions per academic year
• Teach basic sewing skills to new employees and the Introduction to Stage Craft course
• Work as teacher's assistant to the Introduction to Draping and Drafting course

Vassar College Costume Collection Historical Assistant • Poughkeepsie, NY • Fall 2021-present

• Assist with the accessioning of donations including properly recording historical era, fabric fiber content, construction/embellishment techniques for collection records
• Assist shop manager with collection maintenance including repackaging garments in acid-free tissue paper and archival cardboard boxes, updating the online database as well as organizing and inputting hard copy files to database
• Assist with the mounting and display of garments for museum exhibitions, academic course interactions, and photoshoots
• Perform research and creat garment labels and tombstone lables as needed for various exhibitions

Internship at Locust Grove Estate • Poughkeepsise, NY • Spring 2023

• Catalogued and inventoried historical hand fans in the Locust Grove Estate archives
• Researched the origin, construction, and wider social significance of extant examples
• Identified possible provenance through usage of online, physical, and academic museum and academic archives
• Created a permanent online exhibition to increase education and accessibility of the collection

Internship at Théâtre Molière-Sorbonne • Paris, France • Fall 2023

• Worked in a profesional French costume shop to assist in the creation of various costumes for their production season
• Performed period-specific hand sewing techniques as required for the historical accuracy of mid-17th century garment construction
• Maintained paperwork on the ongoing research on the 1659 premiere production of Les Précieuses ridicules
• Assisted shop head with researching and sourcing materials at professional showrooms and vintage markets