Wendy Meaden
Wendy Meaden earned her M.F.A. in Costume Design and
Construction at Indiana University, and a B.A. in Theatre from
Bates College. She joined the Butler faculty following 10 seasons
with Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT), where she was lead draper. In
addition to her patterning work with IRT, she has constructed
costumes for the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Louisville Ballet, the
Huntington Theater, and the film The Best of the Best. She managed
costume shops for The Theatre at Monmouth, ME, the Nickerson
Theatre, and Bates College. Wendy's design career includes works
for IRT, ShadowApe, Brown County Playhouse, Cardinal
Stage, Black Hills Playhouse, Windfall Dancers, Susurrus, and
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Several of her designs were
included in the World Stage Design Festival in Toronto
(2005). As a recipient of faculty fellowships, she
participated in the 2007 & 2011 Prague Quadrennial Exhibition
of Stage Design, and traveled to London, Moscow, Italy, and Ghana,
where she studied Kente and Adinkra textiles. She is a
member of USITT, Costume Society of America, the Fashion
Arts Society, and Phi Beta Kappa. She teaches costume design,
history, pattern making, construction, crafts, mask work,
makeup, special topics, and Theatre as a Visual Art.
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