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Rachel E. Herrick works currently as a freelance costume designer, director, and educator. She is a graduate from the University of Idaho with an MFA in Theatre Arts, and James Madison University with a BA in Theatre and Dance.
While her professional focus for the last 15 years has been in costume design, construction, and management she also works in costume crafts, millinery and fashion history. Please feel free to email [email protected] to discuss any theatre costume design needs. Follow her work on Instagram for behind the scenes design and construction pictures. Follow @REHcostumes |
COSTUME DESIGN CREDITS
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, Bridgewater College, dir. Scott Cole 2025
Cole Hall, Bridgewater, VA
Mary Poppins, EMU Summer Musical Theatre Program, dir. Justin Poole and Ellie DeWaal 2025
Main Stage Theatre, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
On the Breath of God, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2025
Main Stage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Scalia/Ginsburg, Charlottesville Opera, dir. Claire Choquette
Grisham Hall, St. Anne's-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA
The Little Prince (opera), James Madison University, dir. Joshua Borths 2024
Main Stage, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
The Addams Family, a New Musical, University of Idaho, dir. Craig A. Miller 2024
Fagerbakke Stage, Hartung Theatre, Moscow, ID
The Lightning Thief, The Percy Jackson Musical, Eastern Mennonite University, 2024
dir. Justin Poole
Lee Eschleman Studio Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Suessical, Eastern Mennonite University Summer Musical Theatre Program 2024
dir. Justin Poole and Ellie deWaal
Main Stage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
The Little Mermaid, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2024
MainStage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
The Addams Family, Broadway High School, dir. Amy Tewalt and Jaime McGovern 2024
Auditorium, Broadway, VA
Almost Maine, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Ellie deWaal 2023
MainStage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
The Fall of the House of Usher (opera), James Madison University, dir. Jamison Walker 2023
Main Stage, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
Wonder of Our Stage, Silk Moth Stage, dir. Aili Huber 2023
Porch Stage, Rockingham County, VA
Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Eastern Mennonite University 2023
dir. Justin Poole, Lee Eschleman Studio Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
The Addams Family, Eastern Mennonite University Summer Musical Theatre Program 2023
dir. Justin Poole and Ellie deWaal
Main Stage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
L’incoronazione di Poppea (opera), James Madison University, dir. Megan Zuhwalski 2023
Concert Hall, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
COSTUME DESIGN CREDITS cont.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Broadway High School, dir. Jacob Duvall-Early 2023
Auditorium, Broadway, VA
The Rake’s Progress (opera), James Madison University, dir. Jamison Walker 2022
Main Stage, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
The Crucible, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2022
Lee Eschleman Studio Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
-KCACTF Region 2 invited production (Jan. ‘23)
Mama Mia, Eastern Mennonite University Summer Musical Theatre Program 2022
dir. Justin Poole and Ellie deWaal
Main Stage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Noye’s Fludde (opera), Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2022
Lehman Auditorium, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
The Turn of the Screw (opera), James Madison University, dir. Jamison Walker 2022
Concert Hall, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
Tuck Everlasting, Broadway High School, dir. Claire Covington 2021
Auditorium, Broadway, VA
Don Giovanni (opera), James Madison University, dir. Jamison Walker 2021
Main Stage, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
U2 Romeo and Juliet, a Rock Musical, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2021
MainStage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Shrek the Musical, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2021
The Lawn, Harrisonburg, VA
Beauty and the Beast, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2019
MainStage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Pride and Prejudice, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Stanley Swartz 2019
MainStage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Measure For Measure, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2018
Lee Eschleman Studio Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Washington and Lee University, dir. Jemma Alix Levy 2018
Johnson Theatre, Lenfest Hall, Lexington, VA
The Addams Family, a New Musical, Washington and Lee University, dir. Rob Mish 2017
Johnson Theatre, Lenfest Hall, Lexington, VA
Theory of Relativity, Washington and Lee University, dir. Rob Mish 2017
Keller Theatre Lenfest Hall, Lexington, VA
Jordan’s Stormy Banks, Valley Brethren Mennonite Heritage Center, dir. Aili Huber 2015
Eastern Mennonite University, MainStage, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Honk!, Theaterpalooza, dir. Bailey Johnson 2015
Leesburg, VA
Billy Bewitched (opera), Theaterpalooza, dir. Teresa Walker 2015
Leesburg, VA
Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
Charlotte’s Web, Theaterpalooza, dir. Emilie Bachman 2015
Leesburg Elementary School, Leesburg, VA
Snow Queen, Theaterpalooza, dir. Teresa Walker 2015
Leesburg, VA
Cinderella, A Fairy Godmother’s Tale, dir. Pam Johnson 2014
James Madison University, Studio Theater, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts,
Harrisonburg, VA
NON-PROFESSIONAL COSTUME CREDITS
The One More Last Chance Diner, dir. Jay Zehr 2016
Court Square Theater, Harrisonburg, VA
The Amish Project, dir. Ron Copeland 2016
Our Community Place, Harrisonburg, VA
The Fantasticks, dir. J.P. Gulla 2015
Court Square Theater, Harrisonburg, VA
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, Bridgewater College, dir. Scott Cole 2025
Cole Hall, Bridgewater, VA
Mary Poppins, EMU Summer Musical Theatre Program, dir. Justin Poole and Ellie DeWaal 2025
Main Stage Theatre, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
On the Breath of God, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2025
Main Stage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Scalia/Ginsburg, Charlottesville Opera, dir. Claire Choquette
Grisham Hall, St. Anne's-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA
The Little Prince (opera), James Madison University, dir. Joshua Borths 2024
Main Stage, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
The Addams Family, a New Musical, University of Idaho, dir. Craig A. Miller 2024
Fagerbakke Stage, Hartung Theatre, Moscow, ID
The Lightning Thief, The Percy Jackson Musical, Eastern Mennonite University, 2024
dir. Justin Poole
Lee Eschleman Studio Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Suessical, Eastern Mennonite University Summer Musical Theatre Program 2024
dir. Justin Poole and Ellie deWaal
Main Stage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
The Little Mermaid, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2024
MainStage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
The Addams Family, Broadway High School, dir. Amy Tewalt and Jaime McGovern 2024
Auditorium, Broadway, VA
Almost Maine, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Ellie deWaal 2023
MainStage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
The Fall of the House of Usher (opera), James Madison University, dir. Jamison Walker 2023
Main Stage, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
Wonder of Our Stage, Silk Moth Stage, dir. Aili Huber 2023
Porch Stage, Rockingham County, VA
Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Eastern Mennonite University 2023
dir. Justin Poole, Lee Eschleman Studio Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
The Addams Family, Eastern Mennonite University Summer Musical Theatre Program 2023
dir. Justin Poole and Ellie deWaal
Main Stage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
L’incoronazione di Poppea (opera), James Madison University, dir. Megan Zuhwalski 2023
Concert Hall, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
COSTUME DESIGN CREDITS cont.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Broadway High School, dir. Jacob Duvall-Early 2023
Auditorium, Broadway, VA
The Rake’s Progress (opera), James Madison University, dir. Jamison Walker 2022
Main Stage, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
The Crucible, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2022
Lee Eschleman Studio Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
-KCACTF Region 2 invited production (Jan. ‘23)
Mama Mia, Eastern Mennonite University Summer Musical Theatre Program 2022
dir. Justin Poole and Ellie deWaal
Main Stage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Noye’s Fludde (opera), Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2022
Lehman Auditorium, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
The Turn of the Screw (opera), James Madison University, dir. Jamison Walker 2022
Concert Hall, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
Tuck Everlasting, Broadway High School, dir. Claire Covington 2021
Auditorium, Broadway, VA
Don Giovanni (opera), James Madison University, dir. Jamison Walker 2021
Main Stage, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
U2 Romeo and Juliet, a Rock Musical, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2021
MainStage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Shrek the Musical, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2021
The Lawn, Harrisonburg, VA
Beauty and the Beast, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2019
MainStage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Pride and Prejudice, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Stanley Swartz 2019
MainStage Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Measure For Measure, Eastern Mennonite University, dir. Justin Poole 2018
Lee Eschleman Studio Theater, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Washington and Lee University, dir. Jemma Alix Levy 2018
Johnson Theatre, Lenfest Hall, Lexington, VA
The Addams Family, a New Musical, Washington and Lee University, dir. Rob Mish 2017
Johnson Theatre, Lenfest Hall, Lexington, VA
Theory of Relativity, Washington and Lee University, dir. Rob Mish 2017
Keller Theatre Lenfest Hall, Lexington, VA
Jordan’s Stormy Banks, Valley Brethren Mennonite Heritage Center, dir. Aili Huber 2015
Eastern Mennonite University, MainStage, University Commons, Harrisonburg, VA
Honk!, Theaterpalooza, dir. Bailey Johnson 2015
Leesburg, VA
Billy Bewitched (opera), Theaterpalooza, dir. Teresa Walker 2015
Leesburg, VA
Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
Charlotte’s Web, Theaterpalooza, dir. Emilie Bachman 2015
Leesburg Elementary School, Leesburg, VA
Snow Queen, Theaterpalooza, dir. Teresa Walker 2015
Leesburg, VA
Cinderella, A Fairy Godmother’s Tale, dir. Pam Johnson 2014
James Madison University, Studio Theater, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts,
Harrisonburg, VA
NON-PROFESSIONAL COSTUME CREDITS
The One More Last Chance Diner, dir. Jay Zehr 2016
Court Square Theater, Harrisonburg, VA
The Amish Project, dir. Ron Copeland 2016
Our Community Place, Harrisonburg, VA
The Fantasticks, dir. J.P. Gulla 2015
Court Square Theater, Harrisonburg, VA