LAUREN CUCAROLA (925) 324-1463

Costume Designer & Costumer www.laurencucarola.com

Credits
Television: Costumer, Motion Picture Costumers IATSE Local 705, Women’s Finish Journeyperson
Date Project Role Designer, Producing Entity
2022-2023 The Sterling Affairs* Costumer- Shopper Catherine Adair, FX
2022 American Horror Stories Ep 204 BG Fitter- 1700s Sara O’Donnell, FX
2022 Mrs American Pie Season 1* Interim Key BG/Add’l BG Fitter Alix Friedman, AppleTV
2022 Little America Season 2 Ep 204/208 Add’l Costumer: BG Fitter Joshua J. Marsh, AppleTV
2021 Animal Kingdom Season 6 Costumer Lyn Paolo, TNT
2020 When We All Vote: A West Wing Reunion Special Set Costumer Lyn Paolo, HBO Max
2020 Animal Kingdom Season 5 Costumer Lyn Paolo, TNT
2019 Little Fires Everywhere Costumer (Swing) Lyn Paolo, Hulu
2018 For the People Season 2 Costumer (Add’l Trailer/BG) Lyn Paolo, ABC
Television: Assistant Costume Designer, IATSE Local 892 Costume Designers Guild
Date Project Designer Producing Entity
2021 Ke Nui Road (Pilot) Lyn Paolo John Wells Production, HBOMax
Costume Design for Film (Non-union)
Date Project Director Producing Entity
2022 Untitled Feature* Merlin Camozzi The Rabbit and the Snare LLC
2022 Quando Tee Vaden Heartbeat Opera/Long Beach Opera
2021 Picture Day Kelly Pike AFI Directing Workshop for Women
2018 Interlude Eli Snyder Zack Snyder + UCLA BA Thesis
2018 Girl Fight! Kristi Hoi UCLA MFA Advanced Film
2017 INT: Bathroom Paige Gresty Paige Gresty
2017 2 Black Boys Rachel Myers 3penny Productions
2017 Spin Kristi Hoi UCLA MFA 6 minute short
2016 Vampire Princess Eric Vennemeyer UCLA MFA Thesis
2015 Last Dance Josh Litman USC MFA Thesis Film
2015 To Renewed Friendship Alex Moscato USC MFA Thesis Film
2014 Pathways to Safer Opioid Use Amber Jackson WILL Interactive
2012-2013 The Research Clinic Grady Weatherford WILL Interactive
Costume Design for Theatre
Date Production Director Theater/Company
2017 Carrie: The Musical Nick DeGruccio UCLA TFT
2016 The Winds of Ariston Casey Kringlen UCLA TFT New Play Festival
2016 Cheap Laughs Roxie Perkins UCLA TFT New Play Festival
2015 Cloud 9 Act 1 April Shawhan UCLA TFT
2015 InConclusion Michelle Gong UCLA TFT Devised Work
2014 Dontrell, who Kissed the Sea Mark Hairston The Source Festival
2014 the thrush and the woodpecker Cara Gabriel The Source Festival
2014 Doubt Maya Roth Georgetown University
2014 Glassheart Lee Liebeskind Rorschach Theatre
2013 “In the Midst” 6 10-minute plays J. Skidmore, K. Mesa, J. Santner The Source Festival
2013 The Minotaur Randy Baker Rorschach Theatre
2012 “Redeeming Demons” 6 10-minute plays R. Baker, T. Budde, J. Harris The Source Festival
2012 The Gallerist Catherine Tripp Rorschach Theatre
2011 The Omnivore’s Dilemma Natsu Onoda Power Georgetown University
2010 The Pull of Negative Gravity Joanna Ruf Welders Theater
2010 Madness and Civilization Natsu Onoda Power Georgetown University
2009 Getting Out Miranda Rose Hall nomadictheatre, GU
2008 The Clean House Laura Brienza nomadictheatre, GU
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 LAUREN CUCAROLA
Costume Design Assistant for Theatre and Opera
Date Production Designer Theatre/company
2017 Free Outgoing Rachel Myers East West Players
2016/2018 In the Body of the World Myung Hee Cho A.R.T./Manhattan Theatre Club
2016 The Marriage of Figaro Myung Hee Cho Washington National Opera
2016 The Thieving Magpie Myung Hee Cho Glimmerglass Festival
2016 Carousel Jenny Davis UCLA TFT
2015 I Due Figaro Adam Alonso UCLA TFT/UCLA Opera
2014 The Threepenny Opera Frank Labovitz Signature Theatre VA
2013 Gypsy Frank Labovitz Signature Theatre VA
2013 Neverwhere Debra Kim Sivigny Rorschach Theatre
2013 Company Frank Labovitz Signature Theatre VA
2012 Dreamgirls‡ Frank Labovitz Signature Theatre VA
2012 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Kathleen Geldard Signature Theatre VA
2012 The Normal Heart* Martin Pakledinaz ex. David Kaley Arena Stage
2012 The Music Man* Judith Bowden Arena Stage
2011 The Book Club Play* Linda Cho Arena Stage
2010 Metamorphosis Natsu Onoda Power Synetic Theatre
2009 Dead City Frank Labovitz Rorschach Theatre
*Part of Arena Stage’s Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship Program ‡Helen Hayes Award Best Costume Design
Stitcher/Technician for Theatre and Opera
Date Production Designer Theatre/company
2016 Sweeney Todd Therese Wadden Glimmerglass Festival
2014 The Elixir of Love (Crafts) Johan Engels exec. Timm Burrow Washington National Opera
2013 Trojan Barbie (Distressing) Frank Labovitz Georgetown University
2013 Norma James Schuette Washington National Opera
2013 Manon Lescaut John Pascoe Washington National Opera
2012 A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Crafts) Laree Lentz University of Maryland
2012 Ah, Wilderness!* Nan Cibula Jenkins Arena Stage
2011 You, Nero* (Crafts) Gabriel Berry Arena Stage
2011 Trouble in Mind* Catherine Zuber exec. David Burdick Arena Stage
2010 Blood Wedding Debra Kim Sivigny Georgetown University
2010 Headscarf and the Angry Bitch Zehra Fazal (director) Theater J/Fringe Festival
2010 The Grace of Mary Traverse Debra Kim Sivigny Georgetown University
2009 Caroline, or Change Amelia Salutz Georgetown University
2009 Six Characters in Search of an Author Ana Marie Salamat Georgetown University
2009 Living Dead in Denmark Debra Kim Sivigny Rorschach Theatre
2009 Pentecost Debra Kim Sivigny Georgetown University
2009 Lysistrata Debra Kim Sivigny GU/Synetic Theater
2008 Stuff Happens Ana Marie Salamat Georgetown University
*Part of Arena Stage’s Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship Program
Related Work Experience
- Personal Production Assistant to Costume Designer Lyn Paolo, April 2018- February 2019
- Production Assistant, Scandal Season 7, July 2017- April 2018
- Work Study Costume Technician, UCLA School of Theater Film and Television, Oct 2014-May 2017
- Teaching Assistant, UCLA School of Theater Film and Television, November 2014-June 2017
- Design Assistant to Scenic and Costume Designer Myung Hee Cho, July 2015-September 2016
- Staff Stitcher, Glimmerglass Festival, June 2016-July 2016
- Interim Costume Shop Manager for Mother Courage and Her Children, Arena Stage, Dec 2013-Feb 2014
- Contract Stitcher, Washington National Opera, Jan 2013-Mar 2013
- Interim Costumes Coordinator, Signature Theatre, Sept 2012-Dec 2012
- Senior Costumes Fellow, Arena Stage, Aug 2011-July 2012

Skills
Assisting, shopping, pulling, swatching, tting, research, knowledge of historical periods. Paperwork, organization, scheduling,
supervision, expense tracking, budgeting, backstage and on-set costuming: principal and BG. Alterations, stitching, cutting,
some patterning/draping. Distressing, painting, dyeing, some jewelry making and millinery. Familiarity with NYC and LA
Garment Districts. Driver’s license, clean record. Photoshop, Of ce Suite, Mac, SyncOnSet, Zoom, Dropbox, Google Apps;
German language uency; ability to read music; teaching experience; Props, set dressing, scenic, lighting experience.
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