Costume Design
To inquire about this program:
Theatre Admission Office | 773-325-7999
The Theatre School's Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Costume Design is designed to give students the opportunity to explore and expand their artistic and visual expression and provides them the opportunity to practice their craft. The four-year curriculum in many ways simulates a costume designer's professional experience and process. Designers learn to visualize the world of plays through the garments and clothing the actors wear while collaborating with directors, dramaturgs, other designers and technicians and our professional costume shop staff who build the costumes they design.
Students learn from a distinguished award-winning faculty of professional designers and artists both in the classroom and through individual guidance and advising during production work. Students receive formal and informal feedback from faculty through portfolio presentations and exhibits of their work each year.
The goal of the program is to develop the art and craft necessary to work as professional costume designers, stylists, and assistants. Graduates enter the field with a wide range of skills and are employed by theatre, film, television, and commercial companies, both in the Chicago area and nationally.
