My name is Adam Dill and I am thrilled that you have found my blog! I am the Assistant Costume Director at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and I manage the costume shop for resident productions at PlayMakers Repertory Company. I have a MFA in Costume Design from the University of Arizona and a BFA in Theatre Production from the University of Texas at Arlington. It just happened that I found myself in costume shop management, and I think it balances my artistic and analytical mind. I love what I do - and without following my gut instincts - I would not be where I am today.
I started my higher education in 1997 - enrolling at Baylor University in Waco, TX as a Pre-Dental student. I wasn't following my heart, but my mom was really happy! Eventually I withdrew from Baylor, moved to Arlington, TX and decided to follow my dreams of being an actor. I started at UTA in the summer of 1998 and in time graduated in 2004. When I was assigned to work practicum hours in the costume shop - I found my true calling. During that arduous six year period - I worked my tail off!!! I went to school full time, had various full-time and part-time jobs, and all while working as a design assistant throughout the DFW metroplex. It was an amazing learning experience! I gained immense knowledge of costume design, construction, and time management - lessons I am thankful for to this day.
I moved to Tucson, AZ in the summer of 2004 to prepare for my graduate studies. It was a huge adjustment from the DFW scene, but I knew I was doing something I loved. Although I was scared, I knew it was right. While in grad school, I was honored to assistant design for Rick Tuckett's Carousel, The Rocky Horror Show by Patrick Holt, and Al Tucci's design of Tartuffe. I was also lucky to design clothes for She Loves Me, The Who's TOMMY, and after graduating - Urinetown. The program was intense and design heavy, but there was an extraordinary amount of costume construction information provided in production and class work. I am very grateful to have received this education...I think it produces a well balanced designer/technician.
I have worked for and met some amazing costume shop managers! Let me drop my list now, because I draw inspiration from all of them: Lee Dombroski - CSF, Kristina Lucka - CSF, Rana Webber - CSF, Kyle Schellinger - GRSF, Jeanne Oost - GRSF, Barb Tanzillo - ATC, Rick Tuckett - U of AZ, Jeff Lieder - USF, Lori Hartenhoff - USF, Jen Bach - USF, McKay Coble - UNC, and Judy Adamson - UNC. I owe everything I know about shop management, budgeting, sourcing, problem solving, time mangement, motivating, and having fun while doing it from all of these people. I thank them all! Dearly.
Ok - enough blah blah blah. That is me, and this is what I do! Enjoy some of my renderings, and I hope you look forward to my first paper project - I am taking my best friend Kyle Schellinger's suggestion - Follies by Stephen Sondheim. My goal is to explore the research process, create complete production paperwork, develop practical budgets, include sourcing information, and to provide fully swatched renderings. I'm really excited to be taking this on!
Lucia - The Rape of Lucretia
Bianca - The Rape of Lucretia
Elizabeth Proctor, The Crucible
Hope Cladwell, Urinetown
Penelope Pennywise, Urinetown
Senator Fipp, Cladwell, and McQueen
The Acid Queen, The Who's TOMMY
Mrs. Walker, The Who's TOMMY
Lady Domin Ajax, Class Project
Roy Lichtenstein inspired project, Classwork
Bronze sculpture inspired, Classwork
Mistress Tini, Classwork
Rev. Samuel Parris, The Crucible
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