Deana M. Luetkenhaus

D'Tails - Upcycle Exchange 2013 - Present
Owner / Lead Designer and Instructor

Duties include designing theatrical costumes,customize wedding, formal, and pagent attire, jewelry, and home decor items, create custom patterns and construction of garments, teach workshops and private lessons.

Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts  2013-Present
Wardrobe Specialist for Professional Touring Series,
 

Duties include organizing and maintaining costume and wig needs for all touring shows presented at the River Campus for such shows as; Man of LaMancha ,New Dance Horizons, West Side Story, Gisselle,Gypsy Romance, and Menoause The Musical,
 

McLeod Summer Playhouse    2010-Present
Costume Designer/ Shop Co-Manager

Duties included organizing operations of the costume shop, supervising personnel, and maintaining costume budgets for the season.

 

The Bard Sumerscape Festival   2009
First Hand/Head Stitcher

Duties included assisting Cutter/Draper, constructing costumes, attending fittings, and supervising stitching team.

 

Opera Theatre St. Louis   2007-2008
First Hand/ Head Stitcher

Duties included assisting Cutter/Draper, constructing costumes, attending fittings, and supervising stitching team.

Southeast Missouri State University  2007-2013
Instructor/Costume Shop Supervisor

Duties included teaching costume construction, stage makeup, and instructing students fulfilling lab hour requirements, advising BFA design/tech students, and design costumes for various productions in the department.

Courses: Costume Construction (TH 251); Stage Makeup (TH 155); Freshmen Seminar: The Creative Process (UI 100)

Department Committees and Service:
Costume Shop Supervisor  2008-2013
Off-site Recruitment Committee  2008-2012
BFA Policies Committee  2008-2013
Production Calendar Committee  2008-2013
CERT Committee  2008-2013
Member of  Department Workship Assistants Committee  2008-2013
BFA Jury Committee Member  2008-2013
Faculty Advisor for University Players  2009-2013
Theatre and Dance Academy Craft/Snack Supervisor  2011-2012

College Committees and Service:
Marching Band Uniform restoration Leader  2011
Judge of Student Services/ Paintings on Broadway Contest/Home Coming  2009
Costumes for Presidents Office/Home Coming Parade  2008-2011
River Campus Representative for CERT Committee  2008-2013
College of Liberal Arts, Faculty Development Committee  2009-2013

 

McLeod Summer Playhouse  2006
Costume Shop Manager

Duties included organizing operations of the costume shop, supervising personnel, and maintaining costume budgets for the season.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale  2004-2007
Teaching Assistant

Duties included teaching courses in stagecraft, stage makeup and instructing students fulfilling lab hour requirements.

Courses: Stagecraft-Costumes (THEA 218c); Stage Makeup (THEA 205)

Department Committees:
Recruitment and Retention, Member   2005-2006
Masks of Transformation Conference, Conference Staff   2005-2006
McLeod Theater 40th Anniversary Committee, Staff   2005-2006

 

Pleasant Edgar Productions   2001-2004
Co-owner

Duties involved assisting in the instruction of technical theatre students in the area of costume design and with cooperation of the Lenoir-Rhyne College Theatre Department.

About Face Boot Camp   2001-2004
Instructor

Duties included teaching and mentoring troubled teens. Utilized the 'gamesercises' techniques developed by Augusto Boal.

 

Western Piedmont Community College   2001-2002
Guest Artist, Costume Designer   2001

Departmental/University Committees:
Criminal Justice Scholarship Ad Hoc Committee, Member   2002
Multicultural Festival Planning Committee, Member   2001

 

Hancock Fabrics   1999-2001
Home Décor specialist

Managed department and assisted customers on fabric selection and construction of personal projects; constructed items according to customer’s specifications.

Lenoir Rhyne College   1998-2004
Guest Artist, Costume Designer   1998-2002
Guest Artist, Costume Advisor   2002-2004
Guest Lecturer, Costume construction techniques   1999

Duties included supervising and instructing students fulfilling lab hour requirements and assisting student designers, Publicity and consultant for experimental theatre.

Departmental/University Committees:
Alpha Psi Omega Activities Committee, Member   2002-2004
Student Showcase Planning Committee, Member   2003-2004
Sociology Department Activities Committee, Member   2003-2004
LRC Radio Promotions Committee, Member   2003-2004

Hickory Community Theatre  1997-2000
Costume Designer/ Facilities Manager

Designed and coordinated costumes for seasons; supervised personnel for scheduled events.

Luetkenhaus Designs    1996-2004
Free-lance Designer

Designed and created costumes for local theatres and churches as well as personal items for individuals.

Northern Lights Playhouse    1996
Box Office/Business Manager

Duties included maintaining financial records, supervising box office personnel, and customer relations.

Ice House Theater   1994-1996
Costume Designer/ Stage Manager 

Designed and coordinated costumes, assisted directors during rehearsals, and supervised running of shows.

Missouri Western State College Asst. to Costume Designer   1993-1996
Asst. to Costume Designer

Assisted designer with various costume design and construction projects; was wardrobe supervisor for productions, and shop supervisor for student workers.