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
ACADEMIC PRODUCTIONS, COSTUME SHOP, AND COLLECTIONS WORK
Vassar College Costume Technician • Poughkeepsie, NY • Fall 2021-Spring 2023
- Utilize advanced hand and machine stitching techniques
- Operate and perform basic repair of domestic sewing and serger machines
- Working knowledge of costume history
- Participate and oversee wardrobe run crews for various department productions
Vassar College Costume Shop Academic Intern • Poughkeepsie, NY • Fall 2024-present
- 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
ACADEMIC PRODUCTION WORK
Metamorphoses
Stitcher, wardrobe
Vassar College
Fall 2021
Our Dear Dead Drug Lord
Stitcher, wardrobe
Vassar College
Fall 2021
Sunday in the Park with George
Stitcher, draper, wardrobe
Vassar College
Spring 2022
Sunday in the Park with George
Designer, stitcher, wardrobe
Vassar College
Spring 2022
Mosquitoes
Stitcher, wardrobe
Vassar College
Fall 2022
Pippin: The Musical
Stitcher, wardrobe
Vassar College
Fall 2022
Hilda
Stitcher, wardrobe
Vassar College
Fall 2022
Witch
Stitcher, wardrobe
Vassar College
Spring 2023
Les Précieuses ridicules
Stitcher
Théâtre Molière-Sorbonne (Paris, France)
Fall 2023
Men on Boats
Stitcher
Vassar College
Fall 2024
Ghost Sonata
Stitcher
Vassar College
Fall 2024
Bodice
Designer
Vassar College
Spring 2025
HELLO! My Name is…
Designer
Vassar College
Spring 2025
PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION WORK
High School Musical, Sound of Music, The Jungle Book
Stitcher, draper, wardrobe
Tripp Lake Camp
Summer 2022
The Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, Seussical
Stitcher, wardrobe
Tripp Lake Camp
Summer 2022
Fever Dreams (of Animals on the Verge of Extinction)
Stitcher
Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF)
Summer 2023
The Overview Effect
Stitcher
CATF
Summer 2023
Redeemed
Stitcher, wardrobe
CATF
Summer 2023
Your Name Means Dream
Stitcher, wardrobe
CATF
Summer 2023
Sh-Boom! Life Could be A Dream
First Hand
Lyric Repertory Company
Summer 2024
Hay Fever
First Hand
Lyric Repertory Company
Summer 2024
Driving Miss Daisy
First Hand
Lyric Repertory Company
Summer 2024
Shear Madness!
First Hand
Lyric Repertory Company
Summer 2024
Twelfth Night
First Hand
Texas Shakespeare Festival
Summer 2025
Steel Magnolias
First Hand
Texas Shakespeare Festival
Summer 2025
Macbeth
First Hand
Texas Shakespeare Festival
Summer 2025
Kiss Me! Kate
First Hand
Texas Shakespeare Festival
Summer 2025
SPECIAL SKILLS
- Industrial sewing and serger machine experience
- Knitting, crochet, and basic embroidery
- Meticulous re-organization and maintenace of costue stock and paperwork
- Low/advanced beginner fluency in American Sign Language
- Low intermediate fluency in Russian
- Low/advanced native speaker fluency in French