7911 Vicksburg Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90045 Stephanie Schoelzel
Educator
VOICE: (323) 807.6471
FAX: (310) 410.7643
TEACHING:
1993 - 1995 Hollywood Hands-On Computer Learning Center

National Teleconference Seminar in Theatre Safety - Ventilation
Site Manager and Instructor


Panelist
1992 - 1994 American College for the Applied Arts
(Fashion - CAD)
Instructor
1992 - 1993 Santa Monica City College Instructor
Glendale Community College Guest Patternmaker
Canadian Inst. for Theatre Technology National Conference '93 - Seminar Series in Computer for Costumes Presenter/Instructor
1991 L.A. Theatre Academy at L.A.C.C. Guest Designer
CSU Summer Arts Program at Humbolt State University - Workshop in Computers for Costume Design Presenter/Demonstrator
Seminar in Occupational Safety for Costume and Crafts Makers - Sponsored by Southern California USITT at El Camino College Producer and Lecturer
1984 - 1991 Parson School of Design at Otis Art Institute Instructor in Continuing Ed.
1984 - 1989 U.C.L.A. Dance Department Guest Lecturer and Designer in Residence
1984 - 1986 Pasadena City College Instructor
1979 - 1980 Los Angeles Theatre Alliance C.E.T.A. Program Instructor
1977 - 1979 Purdue University Associate Professor
1970 - 1976 University of Montana Assistant Professor
1968 - 1970 Wayne State University Instructor

SUBJECTS TAUGHT: Design for Fashion and/or Costumes, Garment and/or Costume Construction, Tailoring for Women, Men and/or Period Garments, Draping, Pattern Making (for garment industry and costuming, including period patterning and stretch costumes), CAD for Fashion and/or Costume applications (Mac and DOS/Windows), Fashion and Costume History, Illustration, Scenographic Design, Production Design for Dance, Textiles, Textile Surface Design, Dying, Wig making and styling, Makeup Design, Period Movement, Introduction to Technical Theatre, Introduction to Theatre Arts & Theatre History (including with a Dance Emphasis, Business for the Costumer and Free-hand Drawing for Theatrical Design. 

COMPUTER CLASSES TAUGHT: Intro to Computers, Intro to DOS, Intro to Windows, Intro to Mac, WordPerfect 5.1, WordPerfect for Windows, Paradox for Windows, Adobe Photoshop, Intro to AutoCAD, CAD for Fashion Design (Patternmaking - Custom Pattern Maker), SnapFashun, Quicken (DOS, Mac & Windows), Movie Magic Scheduling, FastTrack for Costume Breakdown &Budgeting

LITERATE IN THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE: AutoCAD (Mac,DOS, Windows), Strata Studio Pro, Maya, FileMaker PRO, Paradox, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, Macromedia Driector, DreamWeaver, Fireworks, BBEdit, WordPerfect 5.1, WordPerfect for Windows, WordPerfect for MAC, All components MS Office, Corel Draw, Custom Pattern Maker, Costume Pro, ModaCAD, Movie Magic Scheduling.

DESIGN EXPERIENCE:
1959 - 1995

* over 200 stage productions for such venues as: high schools, colleges, summer stock, dance, opera, equity waiver, repertory, LORT, regional/national/international tours.

* Costumer and Costume Designer for Film & T.V.* men's, women's and children's sportswear, formal wear, professional wear - women's, girls, children's and infant's better dresses - stretch dancewear - uniforms - textiles: weaves, knit patterns, prints, embroidery, silk screens, hand painted, beaded - millinery.

PUBLICATIONS:

Designs published in:
INVITATION TO THE THEATRE by KERNODLE

THE NATURE OF THEATRE by VERA ROBERTS

ORIENTATION TO THE THEATRE by THEODORE W. HATTEN

A GUIDE TO THEATRE STUDY by CAMERON HOFFMAN

THE MAKING OF DRAMA: IDEA AND PERFORMANCE by NORMAN SMALL

INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE: A MIRROR TO NATURE by HOLTAN

THE THEATRE EXPERIENCE by EDWIN WILSON

CREATING THROUGH DANCE by ALMA M. HAWKINS

Good Shipping Procedures for Costumers - Theatre Crafts article - 1979

Custom Pattern Maker featured in Article "The Use of AutoCAD in Costume Design" - Theatre Crafts - October 1989

What is Scenography, and Why Should I care? - TD&T Journal - Winter 1992

Was ist ein Szenograf, und warum ist die Frage von Belang? - Buhnentechnische Rundschau - February 1994
Designs exhibited at:

Copper Village Art Gallery, Anaconda, MT - 1974

Turner Art Gallery, Missoula, MT - 1975

Rhode Island School of Design Alumni Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA - 1985

Pasadena City College Gallery - 1986

Cover the Walls Exhibit, USITT National Conference - 1993

American College for the Applied Arts Gallery - Westwood, Los Angeles, CA - 1993

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP:


1968 - 1970: created program structure for BFA & MFA in costume design Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan - instituted 1971

1970 - 1976: created courses & course structures for BFA Design/Tech, part of team that facilitated the transfer of the Dance Program from Physical Education to a Division of Theatre Department and created the new program structure, Chair of Search Committee for New Department Chair, Member of Art Gallery Adm. Committee, founded period costume teaching collection, part of diplomatic team that founded the Montana Theatre Association, Member of Board of Directors for Montana Repertory Theatre.

1977 -1979: Member of Scenography faculty triad which created innovative new program (in the United States) for training Scenographic designers and technicians. There are now numerous programs that follow this concept.

1976 - 1977: co-authored standards for BFA Design/Technical training programs which were adopted by NAST for accreditation of degree programs.

1979: Co-created CETA Theatre Technician Training Program for Los Angele Theatre Alliance

1984 - 1989: Creation of new courses for teaching Scenographic Conceptualization to choreographers

Member of Committee for Innovative Restructuring of undergraduate program

Member of Committee for Creation of MFA Program at UCLA Dance Department

Chair of Committee for Creation of Innovative New Foundation Course Structure

AWARDS: Lever Lace Award for Miss Rhode Island State Competition

First Place, USITT National Design Competition

Drama Critics Award for The Crucible

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
United Scenic Artists - Local 829

Motion Picture Costumer's Union - I.A.T.S.E. Local 705 - Executive Board - Chair, Education Committee

Film Industry Joint Safety Committee - Costume Representative

Hollywood Hands-On Computer Learning Center (the official I.A.T.S.E. training center) - Board of Directors - Site Manager

The United States Institute for Theatre Technology

The Costume Society of America

The Archeological Institute of America

TEACHING CREDENTIALS:
California Community Colleges Life-time Credential:
Theatre Arts & Related Fields and Textile Technologies & Related Fields

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES:
French - German

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES:
BFA - Apparel Design - Rhode Island School of Design

MFA - Scenography - Wayne State University

CREDENTIALS:
Placement Service
Rhode Island School of Design
2 College Street
Providence, R.I. 02903
reference: Stephanie A. Schoelzel - Apparel, Class of '67

REFERENCES: 
Willard Bellman - Prof. Emeritus - CSU Northridge
20314 Haynes
Canoga Park, CA. 91306
(818) 347-3148


Allegra Fuller Snyder
- Prof. Emeritus - UCLA Dance Department
15413 Whitfield Ave.
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
(at the Buckminster Fuller Foundation = (310) 837-7710)


Dr. Randall W. A. Davidson - Commissioner Emeritus for Health & Safety - USITT
960 E. Bonita #158
Pamona, CA 91716 
(909) 625-5961

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