Becky Bodurtha
Senior Lecturer of Theater and Performance Studies
Bio
Becky Bodurtha is a professional costume designer with regional, international and New York City credits. Recent credits include Drowing in Cairo (Potrero Stage), Felix Starro (Theatre Ma-Yi), Open (The Tank), 1000 Nights and One Day (Prospect Theatre Company), and Mr. Burns (NYU Gallatin). Other credits: Constellations (Wilma), The Strangest (East 4th Street), Among the Dead (Theatre Ma-Yi) Passover (Cherry Lane), The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra, Go! (Theatre Ma-Yi), Livin’ La Vida Imelda (Theatre Ma-Yi), and This Lingering Life (HERE Arts). International credits include Anna in the Tropics (Repertory Philippines), Movement for Humanity and Africa’s Hope for the Ubumuntu Festival in Kigali, Rwanda. Becky is the resident costume designer for Vermont Shakespeare Festival where she recently designed Taming of the Shrew and Julius Caesar. She has served as an assistant costume designer on Broadway as well as on feature film.
Alongside her professional design work, Ms. Bodurtha has been an educator with 15 years of experience in teaching the new generation collaborative design and theatre making.
She received her MFA in Theatre Design from University of Iowa. Please visit her website at: www.beckybodurtha.com
Academic Appointments
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Senior Lecturer, Theater and Performance Studies
2024-25 Courses
- Costume Construction
TAPS 42 (Win) - Introduction to Theatrical Design
TAPS 30 (Spr) - Shopping, Styling, and the Culture of Costume
TAPS 132S (Aut) -
Independent Studies (2)
- Senior Project
TAPS 200 (Win) - TAPS Production Units: Costume Design
TAPS 232 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Senior Project
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Prior Year Courses
2023-24 Courses
- Costume in Film
TAPS 132F (Aut) - Introduction to Theatrical Design
TAPS 30 (Spr) - Makeup for the Stage
TAPS 28 (Win)
2022-23 Courses
- Costume Design
TAPS 132 (Aut) - Introduction to Theatrical Design
TAPS 30 (Spr) - Wigs & Hair
TAPS 44 (Win)
2021-22 Courses
- Costume Construction
TAPS 42 (Win) - Introduction to Theatrical Design
TAPS 30 (Spr) - Shopping, Styling, and the Culture of Costume
TAPS 132S (Aut)
- Costume in Film