Lindsey Goodson Paris is a costume designer and technician with over 15 years of experience in academic and professional theatre. She received her MFA in costume design from the University of Georgia and has since designed costumes for over 30 productions. She has taught introductory theatre courses at the high school and university levels and regularly gives workshops on costume design and construction techniques. Paris seeks new opportunities to design and further develop her skills in patterning, tailoring, and historical costume accuracy.

1. Lindsey Goodson Paris
Costume Designer/Technician
Curriculum Vitae
4949 Oakdale Road Apt 221 parisianelle@gmail.com
Smyrna, GA 30080 (770) 296-0501 cell phone
Academic Training:
University of Georgia Graduated May 2008 GPA3.9 MFA in Costume Design
Winthrop University Graduated May 2005 GPA 3.59 BA/Theatre
Academic Experience:
Teaching:
Fall 2008, Intro to Theatre/Technical Theatre/Drama Club, Wheeler High School, Cobb County, Teacher
Fall 2007, DRAM3520: Makeup Design & Technology, University of Georgia, Teacher of Record
Spring 2007, DRAM3330: Costuming for Performing Arts, University of Georgia, Teacher of Record
Fall 2005 – spring 2008, Applied Drama, University of Georgia, T.A./Grad Assistant
Spring 2004 – spring 2005, Costume Shop Practicum, Winthrop University, Teaching Assistant
Workshops and Lectures:
February 2008 GA Thespian Conference Costume Design Workshops
March 2008 Georgia Museum of Art – Family Day Silhouette Workshops
February 2007 Georgia Museum of Art – Family Day Embroidery Workshop
Creative Experience:
Costume Design:
Costume Design, Joe’s Turner’s Come and Gone, Georgia State University Players, April 2009
Costume Design, Christmas at Sweet Apple, Marietta Theatre in the Square, December 2008

2. Costume Design, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, Theatre on the Square, 2008
Costume Design, The Misadventures of Uncle McBuck, University of Georgia Cellar Theatre, 2008
Costume Design, Iron Moon (original script by Gabriel Dean), Relativity Concern Theatre, 2007
Costume Design, Balm In Gilead, University of Georgia Cellar Theatre, 2006
Assistant Design, King Lear, University of Georgia Mainstage, 2006
Costume Design & Build, R & G are Dead, Piedmont College Mainstage, 2005
Costume Design, Topdog/Underdog, Winthrop Studio, 2005
Assistant Design, Kiss Me Kate, Winthrop Mainstage, 2005
Assistant Design, Reckless, Winthrop Mainstage, 2004
Costume Design, Blithe Spirit, Winthrop Mainstage, 2004
Costume Design, Krapp’s Last Tape, Winthrop One Acts, 2004
Costume Design, American Buffalo, Winthrop Studio, 2003
Costume Design, Bible, Winthrop One Acts, 2003
Costume Design, Semi-Superheroes, Winthrop One Acts, 2003
Costume Design, WASP, Winthrop One Acts, 2003
Costume Technology:
Intern Costume Assistant, “If It Ain’t Broccoli, Don’t Fix It”, Good Eats with Alton Brown, Food
Network and B-squared Studios, Atlanta GA, December 2007
First Hand, Midsummer Night’s Dream, University of Georgia Mainstage, 2008
First Hand, Real Women Have Curves, University of Georgia Cellar Theatre, 2008
First Hand, Urinetown the Musical, University of Georgia Mainstage, 2007
First Hand, Sordid Lives, University of Georgia Cellar Theatre, 2007
Assistant Costumer, Camelot, Aurora Theatre, 2007
First Hand, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, University of Georgia Mainstage, 2008

3. First Hand, Hamlet Machine, University of Georgia Cellar Theatre, 2007
First Hand, Tartuffe (2001 revision), University of Georgia Sceney Stovall Chapel, 2007
First Hand, Man Who Came to Dinner, University of Georgia Mainstage, 2006
Stitcher, Trois Pieces Courtes De Beckett, Theatre Du Reve/7 Stages, 2006
First Hand, Polaroid Stories, University of Georgia Cellar Theatre, 2006
First Hand, Children of an Idol Moon, Sceney Stovall Chapel, 2006
First Hand, Noises Off, University of Georgia Mainstage, 2005
First Hand, Anna in the Tropics, University of Georgia Sceney Stovall Chapel, 2005
First Hand, Twelfth Night, Winthrop Mainstage, 2003
First Hand, Primordial Egyptology, Winthrop Dance Theatre, 2003
First Hand, Our Town, Winthrop Mainstage, 2002
Related Design Work:
Georgia Museum of Art, Museum Exhibit Curation, Shaping the Silhouette -20th
Century Style, 2007
Makeup Design/Application, King Lear, University of Georgia Mainstage 2006
Makeup Design, Balm in Gilead, University of Georgia Cellar Theatre 2006
Makeup Design and Wigs, Blithe Spirit, Winthrop University Mainstage, 2004
Lighting Design, A Low Lying Fog, Winthrop One-Acts 2004
Makeup Design/Dresser, Our Town, Winthrop Mainstage 2004
Makeup Design/Application, Three Musketeers: All Swash and No Buckle, Firespark! Theatre 2000
Master Classes:
Production, Wardrobe Design and Supervision in Film & TV, Master Class with New Georgia members:
Helen Butler, Carl Clifford, and Barbara House, 2007
Lance Brockman Master Class, Scenic Painting, University of Georgia Design Team, 2006

4. Charles Berliner Master Class, Him by e.e.cummings, University of Georgia Graduate Design, 2005
Janet Gray Master Class Sessions, Makeup Design and Technology, Winthrop University 2003
Related Technical Work:
Director, Light Design, Set Design, Sylvia, Wheeler High School Thespian Society, Fall 2008
Director, Bible, Winthrop Studio, 2004
Lighting Tech, Winthrop Dance, Winthrop Mainstage, 2004
Sound Design/Tech, Extremities, Winthrop Studio, 2002
Fly Operation, Palmetto Dramatics Association, 2002
Stage Hand and Set Construction, Laramie Project, Actor’s Theatre/Charlotte, 2002
Stage Manager, Forbidden Fruit, Winthrop Studio, 2002
Set Construction, Madwoman of Chaillot, Winthrop Mainstage 2001
Props, Gypsy, Walton High School 2000
Professional Organizations and Affiliations:
Costume Society of America Fall 2007- present
USITT Southeast Membership Fall 2005 – present
USITT National Membership Fall 2005 - present
Alpha Psi Omega Secretary 2003-2004 2002-2005
Thespian Troupe 2023 Walton High School 1999-2001
Awards and Nominations:
W. Joseph Stell Design Expo - USITTSE Streetcar Named Desire Sept. 2007
KCACTF Nomination in Costume Design Balm in Gilead Fall 2006
W. Joseph Stell Design Expo - USITTSE R & G Are Dead Sept. 2006

5. KCACTF Nomination in Costume Design Blithe Spirit Fall 2004
Graduate Teaching Assistantship University of Georgia 2005-present
Florence Mims Scholarship Winthrop University 2004-2005
Tillman Award Scholarship Winthrop University 2001-2005
Producer’s Circle Scholarship Winthrop University 2002-2004
Dean’s Meritorious Scholarship Winthrop University 2001-2002
Skills:
Costume history and research skills, Pattern alteration, Women’s tailoring, Jewelry production, Wig
dressing, Distressing, Flat patterning, Draping, Shop Management and Organization skills, Budgeting,
Stitching speed and accuracy, Makeup design and application, Ability to integrate history and design for
production, Hand drafting, Scenic Painting.
References:
Sylvia Hillyard Pannell Tina Hantula
Professor Emeritus/ USITT President Costume Shop Manager
(706) 202-4750 University of Georgia – Dept. of Theatre
hillyard@uga.edu (706) 542-2312
hantula@uga.edu
Suzanne Yates Kathleen Parish
Fine Arts Department Head Production/Company Manager
Wheeler High School Theatre in the Square
(770) 578-3266 770-422-8369 ext.19
Suzanne.yates@cobbk12.org kathleen@theatreinthesquare.com

6. KCACTF Nomination in Costume Design Blithe Spirit Fall 2004
Graduate Teaching Assistantship University of Georgia 2005-present
Florence Mims Scholarship Winthrop University 2004-2005
Tillman Award Scholarship Winthrop University 2001-2005
Producer’s Circle Scholarship Winthrop University 2002-2004
Dean’s Meritorious Scholarship Winthrop University 2001-2002
Skills:
Costume history and research skills, Pattern alteration, Women’s tailoring, Jewelry production, Wig
dressing, Distressing, Flat patterning, Draping, Shop Management and Organization skills, Budgeting,
Stitching speed and accuracy, Makeup design and application, Ability to integrate history and design for
production, Hand drafting, Scenic Painting.
References:
Sylvia Hillyard Pannell Tina Hantula
Professor Emeritus/ USITT President Costume Shop Manager
(706) 202-4750 University of Georgia – Dept. of Theatre
hillyard@uga.edu (706) 542-2312
hantula@uga.edu
Suzanne Yates Kathleen Parish
Fine Arts Department Head Production/Company Manager
Wheeler High School Theatre in the Square
(770) 578-3266 770-422-8369 ext.19
Suzanne.yates@cobbk12.org kathleen@theatreinthesquare.com