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Deana M. Luetkenhaus

 

E-mail: dmluetkenhaus@gmail.com

Phone: 573-382-0599

Shows
 

COSTUME DESIGNER:


Anything Goes, Costume Designer, McLeod Summer Playhouse                
Wes Drummond, Director 2014

Jesus Christ, Superstar, Costume Designer, Youth Sing Praise, Lady of the Snows Shrine
Bradley Behrmann, Director 2014

Moments in Childhood, Costume Designer, The Rhythm Factory School of Performing Arts
Tiffany Okerson, Choreographer 2014

The Magic Flute, Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall                
Chris Goeke, Director 2014

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Youth Sing Praise, Lady of the Snows Shrine
Bradly Behrmann, Director 2013

Spring into Dance, Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall                
Marc Strauss, Artistic Director 2013

Fall For Dance, Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall
Philip Edgecombe, Artistic Director 2012

The Crucible, Costume Designer, Wendy Kurka-Rust Flexible Theatre
Amy Fritshe, Director 2012

A Night of Victorian Curiosities; Living History Presentation, Costume Designer, The Glenn House Dr. Rhodes and the Historic Preservation Class-Fall 2012            

Children of Eden, Youth Sing Praise, Lady of the Snows Shrine
Bradley Behrmann, Director 2012

Steel Magnolias, Costume Designer, McLeod Summer Playhouse
Jenny Holcombe, Director 2012

Living History Presentation, Costume Designer, The Glenn House
Dr. Rhodes and the Historic Preservation class-Spring 2012            

Spring Into Dance, Costume Designer, Bedell Performance hall
Marc Strauss, Artistic Coordinator  2012

Into The Woods, Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall
Amy Fritshe, Director  2011

Godspell, Costume Designer, Lady of the Snow Shrine,
Bradley Behrmann, Director  2011

Fall For Dance, Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall
Michelle Contrino, Artistic Director  2010

Blood Wedding, Costume Designer, Wendy Kurka-Rust Flexible Theatre
Robert Dillon, Director  2010

Moses and the burning within, Costume Designer, Lady of the Snows Shrine,
Laura Portune, Director  2010

Putnam County Spelling Bee, McLeod Summer Playhouse,
Jenny Holcombe, Director  2010

The Unnecessary Farce, Costume Designer, McLeod Summer Playhouse,
Tim Fink, Director  2010

Spring Into Dance, Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall,
Philip Edgecombe, Artistic Director  2010

Rumors, Co-Costume Designer, Wendy Kurka-Rust Flexible Theatre
Kenneth Stilson, Director  2010

Fall Into Dance, Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall,
Marc Strauss, Artistic Director  2009

The Children’s Hour, Costume Designer, Wendy Kurka-Rust Flexible Theatre,
 Robert Dillon, Director  2009

Dance-apalooza ’09, Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall,
Marc Strauss, Artistic Director  2009

Angels in America, Costume Designer, Wendy Kurka-Rust Flexible Theatre,
Robert Dillon, Director  2009

Twelfth Night, Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall,
Robert Dillon, Director  2008

Lost and Found, Costume Designer, Lady of the Snows Shrine,
John Vullo, Director  2008

Dance-apalooza ’08, Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall,
Marc Strauss, Artist Director  2008

Biloxi Blues, Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall,
Robert Dillon, Director  2008

Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Costume Designer, Lady of the
Snows Shrine, John Vullo, Director  2007

The Crucible, Costume Designer, McLeod Theater,
Segun Ojewuyi, Director  2006

Beauty and the Beast, Costume Designer, McLeod Summer Playhouse,
Lori Merrill-Fink, Director  2006

Fences, Costume Designer, McLeod Theater,
Segun Ojewuyi, Director  2006

Our Town, Costume Designer, McLeod Theater,
Lori Merrill-Fink, Director  2005

West Side Story, Costume Designer, McLeod Summer Playhouse,
Nathan Arnett, Director  2005

Other Side of the Door (Original work), Costume Designer, Moe Laboratory Theater,
Rebecca Fishel-Bright, Director  2005

Johnny & Lee (Original work), Costume Designer, Moe Laboratory Theater,
Thom Miller, Director  2005

He Lives, Costume Designer, Woodland Baptist Church,
Celetus Barrett, Director  2004

1940’s Radio Hour, Costume Designer, Belk Centrum Auditorium,
Joseph Sturgeon, Director  2003

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Costume Designer,
Hickory High School, Deborah Wakefield, Director  2003

Sweet Bird of Youth, Costume Designer, Belk Centrum Auditorium,
Joseph Sturgeon, Director  2002

Trio of Tricksters, Costume Designer, P.E. Monroe Auditorium,
Joseph Sturgeon, Director  2002
 
Macbeth, Costume Designer, Belk Centrum Auditorium,  
Joseph Sturgeon, Director  2002

Charlotte’s Web, Costume Designer, P.E. Monroe Auditorium,
Joseph Sturgeon, Director  2001

Dark Side, Costume Designer, Belk Centrum Auditorium,
Joseph Sturgeon, Director  2001

Once upon a Mattress, Costume Designer, Foothills Performing Arts,
Donegan Smith, Director  2001

The Adventures of Peer Gynt, Costume Designer, Western Piedmont Theater,
Cheryl Oxford, Director  2000

Camping with Henry & Tom, Costume Designer, Hickory Community Theater, Pam Smith, Director  2000

From This Day Forward, Costume Designer, Old Colony Players, Keith Smith, Director  2000

Lysistrata, Costume Designer, Belk Centrum Auditorium, Donegan Smith, Director  1999

Parked, Costume Designer, Fireman’s Kitchen, Hickory Community Theater,
Bob Smith, Director  1999

You Can’t take it With You, Costume Designer, Hickory Community Theater, Charles Jeffers, Director  1999

Pawn to King’s Bishop, Costume Designer, Belk Centrum Auditorium, Donegan Smith, Director  1998

Inherit the Wind, Costume Designer, Hickory Community Theater, Charles Jeffers, Director  1998

Othello, Costume Designer, Belk Centrum Auditorium,Donegan Smith, Director 1998

State Fair, Costume Designer, Hickory Community Theater, Charles Jeffers, Director  1998

Oliver, Costume Designer, Green Room Theatre, John Coffee, Director  1997

Don’t Dress for Dinner, Costume Designer, Ice House Theater,
W. Robin Findlay, Director  1996

Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talkin, Costume Designer, Black Box Theater,
Amy Abels-Owens, Director  1995

Ribbons and Beaus, Costume Designer, Ice House Theater, Bob Britton, Director  1995

Wait Until Dark, Costume Designer, Black Box Theater,
Jeffrey Luetkenhaus, Director  1995

Beau Jest, Costume Designer, Ice House Theater,
W. Robin Findlay, Director  1995

Scarecrow, Costume Designer, Black Box Theater,
Lisa Geeting, Director  1995

Crossing the Bar, Costume Designer, Black Box Theater,
Michael Welsh, Director  1995

Sorry Wrong Number, Costume Designer, Black Box Theater,Amy Abels-Owens, Director  1995

Lurker, Costume Designer, Black Box Theater,
Deana Goodwin, Director  1995

Sorry Wrong Chimney, Costume Designer, Ice House Theater, Michelle Humphreys, Director  1994

ASSISTANT DESIGNER:

Lend me a Tenor, Asst. Costume Designer, Wendy Kurka-Rust Performance Hall,
Jonathan Starr, Costume Designer, Amy Fritsche Director 2012

Hamlet, Asst. Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall
Bill Black, Costume Designer, Kenn Stilson, Director 2011

To Kill a Mockingbird, Asst. Costume Designer,  Wendy Kurka-Rust Performance Hall,
Rhonda Weller-Stilson, Costume Designer, Kenn Stilson, Director 2011

Anything Goes, Asst. Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall
James Miller, Costume Designer, Kenn Stilson, Director 2011

Once on This Island, Asst. Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall,
Rhonda Weller-Stilson, Costume Designer, Kenn Stilson, Director 2010

The Drowsy Chaperone, Asst. Costume Designer, McLeod Summer Playhouse,
Caitlyn Entwistle, Designer, George Pinney, Director 2010

Carousel, Asst. Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall,
Rhonda Weller-Stilson, Costume Designer, Dennis Courtney, Director 2010

Sweet Charity, Asst. Costume and Scenic Designer, Bedell Performance Hall,
 Rhonda Weller-Stilson, Costume and Scenic Designer, Kenn Stilson, Director 2009

Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it all for you/ Actors Nightmare, Asst. Costume Designer,
Wendy Kurka-Rust Flexible Theatre, Rhonda Weller-Stilson, Costume Designer 2008

1940’s Radio Hour, Asst. Costume Designer, Bedell Performance Hall,
 Rhonda Weller-Stilson, Costume Designer, Dennis Courtney, Director 2008

Cats, Asst. Costume Designer, McLeod Summer Playhouse,
Lisa Lantz, Costume Designer, Curt Olds, Director 2006

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Asst. Costume Designer, McLeod Summer
Playhouse, Lisa Lantz, Costume Designer, Tim Fink, Director 2006

Noises Off, Asst. Costume Designer, McLeod Theater,
Kathryn Wagner, Costume Designer, Richard Raether, Director 2006

I Do, I Do, Asst. Costume Designer, McLeod Summer Playhouse,
Jennifer Peterson, Costume Designer, Tim and Lori Fink, Directors 2005

Bat Boy, Asst. Costume Designer, McLeod Theater,
Richard Taylor, Costume Designer, J. Thomas Kidd, Director 2005

The Green Bird, Asst. Costume Designer, McLeod Theater,
Jennifer Peterson, Costume Designer, J. Thomas Kidd, Director 2004

Mid-Summer Night’s Dream, Asst. Costume Designer, Belk Centrum Auditorium, Ingrid Nell, Costume Designer, Joseph Sturgeon, Director 2004

The House of Yes, Asst. Costume Designer, Belk Centrum Auditorium,
Leah Long, Costume Designer, Nathan Johnson, Director 2003

House at Pooh Corner, Asst. Costume Designer, Hickory Community Theater,
Jennifer Donahue, Costume Designer, Charles Jeffers, Director 1999

Moon Over Buffalo, Asst. Costume Designer, Hickory Community Theater,
Jennifer Donahue, Costume Designer, Charles Jeffers, Director 1998

Grapes of Wrath, Asst. Costume Designer, Belk Centrum Auditorium,
Cynthia Martin, Costume Designer, Donegan Smith, Director 1997

Playboy of the Western World, Asst. Costume Designer, Black Box Theater,
W. Robin Findlay, Designer, Larry Dobbins, Director 1996

Merry Wives of Windsor, Asst. Costume Designer, Potter Hall Auditorium,
W. Robin Findlay, Designer, Lamby Hedge, Director 1996

Frankenstein, Asst. Costume Designer, Potter Hall Auditorium, W. Robin Findlay, Costume Designer/ Director 1995

About Love (Stage & Video), Asst. Costume Designer, Potter Hall Auditorium,
W. Robin Findlay, Costume Designer, Larry Dobbins, Director 1995

Little Shop of Horrors, Asst. Costume Designer, Potter Hall Auditorium,
W. Robin Findlay, Costume Designer, Lamby Hedge, Director 1995

Cahoots, Asst. Costume Designer, Ice House Theater,
W. Robin Findlay, Director 1994

The Boys Next Door, Asst. Costume Designer, Potter Hall Auditorium, W. Robin Findlay, Costume Designer/ Director 1994

Historia Calamitata, Asst. Costume Designer, Potter Hall Auditorium, W. Robin Findlay, Costume Designer, Larry Dobbins, Director 1994

Breaking the Code, Asst. Costume Designer, Black Box Theater,  
W. Robin Findlay, Costume Designer, Lamby Hedge, Director 1993

Hotel Paradiso, Asst. Costume Designer, Potter Hall Auditorium, W. Robin Findlay, Costume Designer, Larry Dobbins, Director 1993

COSTUME CONSTRUCTION:

My Fair Lady, Cutter/Draper, McLeod Summer Playhouse,
Kathryn Wagner, Designer; J. Thomas Kidd, Director 2005

I Do, I Do, Cutter/Draper, McLeod Summer Playhouse,
Jennifer Peterson, Designer; Tim and Lori Fink, Directors 2005

Dancing At Lughnasa, Cutter/Draper, McLeod Theater,
Chandra Ewell, Designer; Segun Ojewuyi, Director 2005

The Green Bird, Cutter/Draper, McLeod Theater,
Jennifer Peterson, Designer 2004

He Lives, Head Cutter/ Draper, Woodland Baptist Church,
Celetus Barrett, Director 2004

1940’s Radio Hour, Head Cutter/ Draper, Belk Centrum Auditorium,
Joseph Sturgeon, Director 2003

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Head Cutter/Draper,
Hickory High School, Deborah Wakefield, Director 2003

Sweet Bird of Youth, Head Cutter/ Draper, Belk Centrum Auditorium,
Joseph Sturgeon, Director 2002

Trio of Tricksters, Head Cutter/ Draper, P.E. Monroe Auditorium,
Joseph Sturgeon, Director 2002

Macbeth, Head Cutter/ Draper, Belk Centrum Auditorium,
Joseph Sturgeon, Director 2002

Charlotte’s Web, Head Cutter/ Draper, P.E. Monroe Auditorium,
Joseph Sturgeon, Director 2001

Dark Side, Head Cutter/ Draper, Belk Centrum Auditorium,
Joseph Sturgeon, Director 2001

Once upon a Mattress, Head Cutter/ Draper, Foothills Performing Arts,
Donegan Smith, Director 2001

The Adventures of Peer Gynt, Head Cutter/Draper, Western Piedmont Theater,
Cheryl Oxford, Director 2000

Camping with Henry & Tom, Head Cutter/ Draper, Hickory Community Theater, Pam Smith, Director 2000

From This Day Forward, Head Cutter/ Draper, Old Colony Players, Keith Smith, Director 2000

Forever Plaid, Head Cutter/Draper, Hickory Community Theater,
Jennifer Donahue, Designer; Charles Jeffers, Director 1999

Lysistrata, Head Cutter/ Draper, Belk Centrum Auditorium, Donegan Smith, Director 1999

You Can’t take it with You, Head Cutter/ Draper, Hickory Community Theater, Charles Jeffers, Director 1999

House at Pooh Corner, Head Cutter/ Draper, Hickory Community Theater,
Jennifer Donahue, Costume Designer, Charles Jeffers, Director 1999

Moon Over Buffalo, Head Cutter/ Draper, Hickory Community Theater,
Jennifer Donahue, Costume Designer, Charles Jeffers, Director 1998

Pawn to King’s Bishop, Head Cutter/ Draper, Belk Centrum Auditorium,Donegan Smith, Director 1998

Inherit the Wind, Head Cutter/ Draper, Hickory Community Theater, Charles Jeffers, Director  1998

Othello, Head Cutter/ Draper, Belk Centrum Auditorium, Donegan Smith, Director 1998

State Fair, Head Cutter/ Draper, Hickory Community Theater, Charles Jeffers, Director 1998

Oliver, Head Cutter/ Draper, Green Room Theatre, John Coffee, Director  1997

Playboy of the Western World, Cutter/ Draper, Black Box Theater,
W. Robin Findlay, Designer, Larry Dobbins, Director 1996

Merry Wives of Windsor, Cutter/ Draper, Potter Hall Auditorium,
W. Robin Findlay, Designer, Lamby Hedge, Director 1996

Little Shop of Horrors, Cutter/ Draper, Potter Hall Auditorium,
W. Robin Findlay, Costume Designer, Lamby Hedge, Director 1995

Skills

Fabric Dying

Millinery

Puppet Crafting

Professional Organizer

Computer Rendering

Mask Making

Pattern Making

Draping

Airbrushing

Advanced Sewing

Basic Shoe Cobbling

Wig Ventilation and Styling

Stage Makeup

Coutour

Research and Analysys

Periods and Styles

Historic reproduction

Properties

Tailoring

2010 - present

2010 - present

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