Feeling Distressed
Post-grad life is exciting in many ways. I’ve gotten the opportunity to do what I love more than anything in this world: watch TV, and also get a good sense of what a freelance lifestyle can look like. Applying to jobs every morning, keeping myself in the loop, on the pulse, if you will; and sending cold emails left and right. It feels like being a publicist of nothing.
I recently finished a gig at CO/LAB theater group, a non-profit specializing in devising works for and by artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities, which has been so wonderfully refreshing. Everyone there has such a beautifully wholesome commitment to their work and each other. Good news: I enjoy stage managing theater!
Speaking to the title of this blog post, I want to take a moment to share another passion of mine in the theater world, more specifically, costume fabrication. Looking back on my time working in the undergraduate costume shop at Tisch, I had the pleasure of becoming one of the dedicated shop distressers. It’s possible that destroying is a therapeutic outlet for me, or I just have a strange adept skill for destroying things, but I came to enjoy artificially aging clothing far more than sewing or other crafts. I enjoy thinking about clothing through its wear and tear, and giving it its own tragic/dramatic story. It feels like writing or direction to decide where and when a character falls in the mud, or survives a battle.
Here are some examples of my fun times in the dye room:
Just Graduated
It all begins with an idea.
Disclaimer: This is my first blog post, so if it’s too short and/or too sweet, or not what it’s supposed to be, it can only get better from here. I hope!
I just graduated Class of 2025 from NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama (specialized in Costume Design and Stage Management), with minors in Social Work, Film Production, and Producing. Yikes, what a mouthful! And no– I did not sleep the entire time!
It doesn’t feel real yet, so I hope that getting it down on my website might solidify this as a reality, but we’ll see. Even though it feels hypothetical, I am so beyond grateful to have attended this university, having met so many wonderful friends, artistic collaborators, and mentors along the way. Truly, this was an invaluable experience.
Ahhh, onto bigger and brighter things, I guess!!