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JEANNIE MARIE GALIOTO

619-929-8420  jeanniegalioto@gmail.com   www.jeanniegalioto.com

PROFESSIONAL COSTUME DESIGN

Selected Regional Theater:

YEAR PLAY   THEATER COMPANY   DIRECTOR

2019 Oliver   SummerStage  Hadley Kamminga-Peck 

2019 Unrehearsed Shakespeare  Western Illinois University   Bill Kincaid 

2019 Hand to god  Western Illinois University   Bill Kincaid  

2018 One Man Two Guvnors  Western Illinois University   D.C. Wright  

2018 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat SummerStage Carolyn Blackinton 

2018 Sense and Sensibility    Western Illinois University   Jeannie Woods 

2017 Spring Awakening    Western Illinois University   Emily Wirkus 

2017 Crumbs From the Table of Joy Western IL University  Carolyn Blackinton

2017 Young Frankenstein   Crossroads Repertory Theatre Bill Kincaid 

2017  Picasso at The Lapine Agile   Western IL University   Lysa Fox 

2016  Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson  Western IL University   Matthew Salzberg

2016 Mr. Burns  Western Illinois University  Laura Hoske

2016 Almost Maine  City College  Ashley Kobza

2016 New Play Festival  City College  K. Rodda, M. Thompson

2015 Bright Half Life  Diversionary Theater Company  Lydia Forte

2014 Scott Joplin’s New Rag   Mo’Olelo Theater Company  George Ye

2014 Milvotchkee, Visconsin    Mo’Olelo Theater Company  Robert Barry Fleming

2014 Detroit  San Diego Repertory Theatre  Sam Woodhouse

2013 Perfect Wedding  North Coast Repertory Matthew Wiener

2013 Educating Rita  North Coast Repertory Rosina Reynolds

2013 Birds of a Feather  Diversionary Theatre James Vasquez

2012 Coming Attractions  Moxie Theater Company Jen Thorn 

2012 Hoodoo Love  Mo’Olelo Theater Company Nataki Garrett

2012 Gone Missing  USD Undergraduate   Colleen Smith

2012 Fathers and Sons  USD/Old Globe MFA Ray Chambers

2011 The Government Inspector USD Undergraduate Terry Glaser

2011 Poster Boys  Diversionary Theatre Delicia Sonnenbeg

2011 Fair Use   Diversionary Theatre James Vasquez 

2011 Mail Order Bride   USD Undergraduate Monica Stufft

2011 The Importance of Being Earnest USD/Old Globe MFA Kirk Jackson

2010  Fair Use  Diversionary Theatre James Vasquez

2010 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead USD  George Ye

2010 The Country Wife  USD/Old Globe MFA  Ray Chambers

2010  The Toughest Girl Alive    Moxie Theatre Javier Velasco 

2010 The Saint Plays   USD  Robert Barry Fleming

2009 Twist  Diversionary Theatre James Vasquez

2008 Urinetown  San Diego State University Paula Kalustian

2008 Pillowman  Ion Theatre Company Claudio Raygoza

2007 In The Beginning  San Diego State University Rick Simas

2007 House of Chaos    Asian American Rep Theater Peter Cirino

2006 Romance  San Diego Repertory Theatre Sam Woodhouse

2006 What the Butler Saw  6th @ Penn Theatre Peter Cirino

2006 Ajax  6th @ Penn Theatre Forrest Aylsworth

2006 Since Africa  Mo’oleo Theater Company  Seema Sueko

2006 Romance  San Diego Repertory Theatre Sam Woodhouse

2006 The Chairs  Ion Theatre Claudio Raygoza

2006 Krapp’s Last Tape  Ion Theatre Glenn Paris

2005 Bad Dates  San Diego Repertory Theatre Rosina Reynolds

2005 Rapunzel  The Lost Players Delicia Turner 

2005 Bronze   Sledgehammer Theater  Ruff Yeager

2004 St. Joan  Park Square Theatre Richard Cook

2004 Cut Flowers  Mixed Blood Theatre Jack Reuler

2004 Hiding in the Open  The History Theatre Sari Ketter

2004 Joe  The History Theatre Richard Thompson

2004 The Last Minstrel Show  Amuthest Productions Richard Thompson 

2004 Far Away  Pillsbury House Theatre Noel Raymond

2003 Thirst and Other Dance Dramas   The Southern Theater  Judith Brin Ingher

2003 An Experiment With An Air Pump   Park Square Theater Matt Sciple

2003  To Kill A Mockingbird   The History Theatre Ron Peluso

2003 Main Street  The History Theatre Ron Peluso

2003 Jesus Hopped the A Train    Pillsbury House Theatre Stephen DiMenna

2003 Mary Stuart  Park Square Theater Richard Cook

2003 Sisters of Swing  The History Theatre Ron Peluso

2003 Sic  Pillsbury House Theatre Noel Raymond

2002 Brave Smiles   Outward Spiral Theatre Co.   Laurie Attea

2002 And A Child Shall Lead   SteppingStone Theater    Richard Hitchler

2002 The History of Bowling    Mixed Blood Theatre Joel Sass 

2002 Minnesota Shakespeare Project  Touring production David Mann/ Diane Mountford

2002 Fair Game  Eye of the Storm Casey Stangl

2001 Seven Eleven  The Guthrie Lab Douglas Mercer

2001 Passage    Theater Mu  Rick Shiomi

1999  Farmyard  Frank Theater Wendy Knox

Film/Television Projects:

!Boom Bap! ,  Music video for a multi lingual pop band, Stylist/Designer

The Day We Were, Independent short film, Costume Design

America’s Prom Queen, ABC Family, Designer on a reality television show

Shark,  CBS-TV, Shopper for Designer: Ruth Carter

CCDC, Diamond Productions, Commercial Stylist  Director: Jerry O’Hara

Slipknot (band), Custom tailoring for a rock band music video

Drop Dead Gorgeous, New Line Cinema , Milliner, Director: Michael Patrick Jann

The Toilers and The Wayfarers, KJF Productions, Costume Design, Dir: Keith Froehlich

Related Costume Positions Held

Head of Costume Design/Assistant Professor Western Illinois University, 2016-present 

CEO and Co-Designer     Leo Duo, Custom Costumes and Couture, 2008-2016

Costume Shop Assistant Manager La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, 2015

Costume Shop Project Manager University of California San Diego, 2014

Co-Designer for Gala Event KPBS, San Diego, 2014-2016

Invited Guest Speaker  The Costume Colloquium, Florence, Italy, 2012

Costume Shop Manager University of San Diego, 2009-2012

Invited Guest Lecturer The Steampunk and Victoriana Convention, San Diego, 2011 

Crafts Shop Manager The Jolla Playhouse, 2007- 2010

Assistant Designer Paul Tazewell’s assistant for the four Tony award winning musical, Memphis, 2008

Costume Consultant  Point person for Brown & Wilmanns Environmental, LLC to create The Green Theater Initiative and Green Theater Choices Toolkit, 2007

Assistant Designer Oscar nominated designer Ruth Carter’s assistant on the television show Shark

Costume Shop Manager San Diego Repertory Theatre, 2004-2006

Crafts Artisan The Old Globe Theater, 2006

Assistant Stylist 944 Magazine, 2005

Resident Costume Designer The History Theatre, 2002-2004

Assistant Stylist  Terra Productions, 2001-2004

Assistant Stylist  Twist Productions, 2001

Milliner The Guthrie Theater, 2002-2001

Stylist  Dublin Productions, 1999-2000

AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS

50th Fashion Show Alumni Exhibition: featured images of costume design, HGA Gallery of Rapson Hall at the University of Minnesota

Fun With Fashion Exhibit: featured costume/clothing pieces, Lakewood Heritage Center, Lakewood, CO

Bewitching Exhibit: featured costume illustrations and costume, Irvine Fine Arts Center

Fashion In Focus, Designer, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO

Patte Award for Best Costume Design, San Diego, CA

Beth Milligan Award for Best Emerging Female Theatrical Artist, Minneapolis, MN

Art of the Diva: Showcase of female artists at ArTrujillo Collective, Minneapolis, MN

EDUCATION

San Diego State University MFA Costume Design

University of MN-Twin Cities BS Costume Design, minor in Studio Arts

References available upon request 

JEANNIE MARIE GALIOTO

619-929-8420    jeanniegalioto@gmail.com   www.jeanniegalioto.com

EDUCATION

San Diego State University MFA Theatre Arts: Design and Technical Theatre

University of MN-Twin Cities BS Costume Design, minor in Studio Arts

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Costume Design Professor, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA

Head of Costume Design/Assistant Professor, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 

Head of Costume Design/Assistant Professor, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 

Adjunct Instructor, The Art Institute of California, San Diego, CA

Adjunct Instructor, City College, San Diego, CA

Adjunct Instructor, University of California, Irvine, CA 

Adjunct Instructor, Grossmont College, San Diego, CA

Subject Matter Expert/ Online course development, Rocky Mountain College of Art 

and Design, Denver, CO

Online instructor, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO

Assistant Professor, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 

Adjunct Instructor, The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, San Diego, CA

Adjunct Instructor, Palomar College, San Diego, CA 

Adjunct Instructor, The Art Institutes International, Minneapolis, MN

ADDITIONAL TRAINING 

Traditional Millinery  Wayne Wickern Millinery, Seattle, WA

Specialty Beadwork Kenneth King, Minneapolis, MN

PUBLICATIONS

Author of Costuming the Curve: Dressing Bodies of Size for the Stage, Screen, and Life.  Routledge/Focal Press Publishing 2026 United Kingdom: Routledge/Focal Press, March 2026.

Contributor to Wilson, Edwin and Alvin Goldfarb. The Theatre Experience,15th edition. New York: McGraw Hill, 2023.ISBN13: 9781264300914. (p.11, costume design image for Kiss Me Kate).

Author “Chapter 7 Keeping an Open Mind-An Interview with Daniel Weger.” Theatre Artisans and Their Craft: The Allied Arts Fields. Ed. Rafael Jaen. United Kingdom: Routledge, 2019.ISBN 9780815352228.

Book reviewer for TD&T (Theatre Design and Tech) USITT Publishing, Fall 2018

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

USITT-United States Institute for Technical Theatre

Costume Society of America

American Theatrical Costume Association

Spokane Film Board

Board Member of The Macomb Arts Center

Costume Design Guild Chair, Minneapolis, MN 

San Diego Film Commission

Minnesota Film Board

Fashion Group International

ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS

Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, San Diego, CA

AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS

Then and Now: Fashion Show @ 50 at the Goldstein Museum of Design, HGA Gallery,  

University of MN, Twin Cities.  

Fun With Fashion Exhibit featured several costume/clothing pieces, Lakewood Heritage 

Center, Lakewood, CO

Bewitching Exhibit featuring costume illustrations and costume pieces, Irvine Fine Arts 

Center

Fashion In Focus, Designer, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO

Patte Award for Best Costume Design, San Diego, CA

Beth Milligan Award for Best Emerging Female Theatrical Artist, Minneapolis, MN

Art of the Diva: Showcase of Female Artists at ArTrujillo Collective, Minneapolis, MN

American Cancer Society fashion show benefit, Loring Café, Minneapolis, MN 

Rewear fashion show, Minneapolis, MN

CLASSES TAUGHT 

Fresno City College TA 35 Costume Crafts 

Fresno City College TA 23 Practicum 

Fresno City College TA 28 Stage Make up 

Fresno City College TA 36 Costume Design 

Fresno City College TA 30 Theatre Appreciation

University of Idaho: The 410/510 Costume Design 2

University of Idaho: The 463/563 Costume Tech Studio-Costume Crafts 

University of Idaho: The 202: Costume Design 1

University of Idaho: The 515 Portfolio Review 

University of Idaho: The 595: Off Campus Studio

University of Idaho: The 513 MFA Design Studio

University of Idaho: The 403/503 Contemporary Designers and Artisans 

University of Idaho: The 202: Costume Design 1

University of Idaho: The 403/503 Advanced Makeup 

Western Illinois University: Thea 590 Play Analysis for Graduate Students 

Western Illinois University: Thea 110 Script Analysis 

Western Illinois University: Thea 540 Visual Concepts for the Stage 

Western Illinois University: Thea 496G Special Topics: Textile Dyeing 

Western Illinois University: Thea 365 Costume Design I 

Western Illinois University: Thea 465 Costume Design II 

Western Illinois University: Thea 552 Graduate Costume Studio 

Western Illinois University: GH 299-003 – Contemporary Designers and Artists for

 Honors program  

Western Illinois University: Thea 165 Costume Construction

Western Illinois University: Thea 269 Theatrical Make-up 

Western Illinois University: The 496 Special Topics: How to work on a workshop 

Western Illinois University: Thea 356 Theatrical Rendering 

City College: Drama 143 Introduction to Costume Design 

Grossmont College:  THTR 134 Fundamentals of Costume Design and Construction 

University of California Irvine: Dance 127A: Design for Dance 

The Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design: Subject Matter Expert developing

 online Construction course curriculum and online teaching:  FS1310 Construction 

The Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design:  FS 1110 Fashion Design 1 and 

FS1310 Construction 

The Art Institute: FMMA Apparel Fit and Construction Analysis and FADA 302 Fit  

Analysis

The Art Institute: FADA 207 Early History of Fashion 

The Art Institute: FADA 131 Intermediate Construction 

The Art Institute: FADA 201 Advanced Construction

The Art Institute: FADA 121 Fundamentals of Construction

The Art Institute:  FADA 102 Fashion Illustration 

The Art Institute: FADA 212 Advanced Fashion Illustration

University of San Diego: THE 220 Fundamentals of Design for the Theater 

University of San Diego: THEA 303 Costume Construction

University of San Diego: Theater Practicum

Palomar College: TA 106  Stage Costume

San Diego State University: THEA 240B Theater Design and Technology

San Diego State University: THEA 442 Theater Practicum

Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising: GNST 1170   History of Costume

Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising: GNST 1280 Textile Science for

 Fashion Design

Art Institutes International:  L1050/1051 History of Fashion I & II 

PROFESSIONAL COSTUME DESIGN

Film/Television Projects:

· King David, Costume Design, INW Film Studios Director: Sheffield Leithart 

· !Boom Bap! Music video for a multi lingual pop band, Stylist/Designer

· The Day We Were   Independent short film, Costume Design

· America’s Prom Queen  ABC Family, Designer on a reality television show

· Shark  CBS-TV, Shopper for Designer: Ruth Carter

· CCDC, Diamond Productions, Commercial Stylist,Director: Jerry O’Hara

· Slipknot (band),Custom tailoring for a rock band music video

· Drop Dead Gorgeous, New Line Cinema, Milliner, Director: Michael Patrick Jann

· The Toilers and The Wayfarers, KJF Productions, Costume Design, Dir: Keith Froehlich

Selected Regional and Academic Theater:

YEAR PLAY  THEATER COMPANY DIRECTOR

2025  Grasmere   Fresno City College  Janine Christl 

2025 Mr. Burns   Fresno City College   Summer Session Plevany

2024 Hand to God   Fresno City College   Summer Session Plevany 

2024 Two Gentlemen of Verona Fresno City College  Janine Christl 

2024 Puffs   Fresno City College  James Knudsen 

2024 Go Dog Go   University of Idaho  Kate Pemberton

2023 Measure for Measure  University of Idaho Kate Powers-Kusio

2022 Cabaret   University of Idaho  Craig Miller 

2022 Into the Woods   University of Idaho  David Lee Painter

2021 Macbeth   University of Idaho  KT Turner 

2021 Kiss Me Kate   Western Illinois University   Hadley Kamminga-Peck

2020 Spitfire Grill   Western Illinois University   Lysa Fox 

2019 Moonlight & Magnolias  Western Illinois University   D.C. Wright 

2019 Oliver   SummerStage  Hadley Kamminga-Peck 

2019 Unrehearsed Shakespeare Western Illinois University   Bill Kincaid 

2019 Hand to God  Western Illinois University   Bill Kincaid

2018  One Man Two Guvners Western Illinois University    D.C. Wright  

2018  Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat SummerStage Carolyn Blackinton

2018 Sense and Sensibility  Western Illinois University   Jeannie Woods 

2017 Spring Awakening  Western Illinois University   Emily Olson  

2017 Crumbs from the Table of Joy Western IL University Carolyn Blackinton

2017 Young Frankenstein Crossroads Repertory Theatre Bill Kincaid 

2017  Picasso at The Lapine Agile   Western IL University  Lysa Fox 

2016  Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson  Western IL University  Matthew Salzberg

2016 Mr. Burns Western Illinois University Laura Hoske

2016 Almost Maine City College Ashley Kobza

2016 New Play Festival City College  K. Rodda, M. Thompson

2015 Bright Half Life Diversionary Theater Company Lydia Forte

2014 Scott Joplin’s New Rag  Mo’Olelo Theater Company George Ye

2014  The Complete Works of William Shakespeare…Salomon Theatre Paul Bassett 

2014 Milvotchkee, Visconsin  Mo’Olelo Theater Company Robert Barry Fleming

2014 Detroit San Diego Repertory Theatre Sam Woodhouse

2013 Crimes of the Heart  Salomon Theater  Walter Williams 

2013 Perfect Wedding North Coast Repertory Matthew Wiener

2013 Educating Rita North Coast Repertory Rosina Reynolds

2013 Birds of a Feather Diversionary Theatre James Vasquez

2012 Coming Attractions Moxie Theater Company Jen Thorn 

2012 Hoodoo Love Mo’Olelo Theater Company Nataki Garrett

2012 Gone Missing University of San Diego   Colleen Smith

2012 Fathers and Sons USD/Old Globe Ray Chambers

2011 The Government Inspector University of San Diego Terry Glaser

2011 Poster Boys Diversionary Theatre Delicia Sonnenbeg

2011 Fair Use  Diversionary Theatre James Vasquez 

2011 Mail Order Bride  University of San Diego Monica Stufft

2011 The Importance of Being Earnest USD/Old Globe   Kirk Jackson

2010  Fair Use Diversionary Theatre James Vasquez

2010 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead USD  George Ye

2010 The Country Wife USD/Old Globe Ray Chambers

2010  The Toughest Girl Alive   Moxie Theatre Javier Velasco 

2010 The Saint Plays  University of San Diego  Robert Barry Fleming

2009 Twist Diversionary Theatre James Vasquez

2008 Urinetown San Diego State University Paula Kalustian

2008 Pillowman Ion Theatre Company  Claudio Raygoza

2007 In The Beginning San Diego State University Rick Simas

2007 House of Chaos  Asian American Rep Theater  Peter Cirino

2006 Romance San Diego Repertory Theatre Sam Woodhouse

2006 What the Butler Saw 6th @ Penn Theatre Peter Cirino

2006 Ajax 6th @ Penn Theatre Forrest Aylsworth

2006 Since Africa Mo’oleo Theater Company  Seema Sueko

2006 Romance San Diego Repertory Theatre Sam Woodhouse

2006 The Chairs Ion Theatre Claudio Raygoza

2006 Krapp’s Last Tape Ion Theatre Glenn Paris

2005 Bad Dates San Diego Repertory Theatre Rosina Reynolds

2005 Rapunzel The Lost Players  Delicia Turner 

2005 Bronze  Sledgehammer Theater  Ruff Yeager

2004 St. Joan Park Square Theatre  Richard Cook

2004 Cut Flowers Mixed Blood Theatre  Jack Reuler

2004 Hiding in the Open The History Theatre Sari Ketter

2004 Joe The History Theatre Richard Thompson

2004 The Last Minstrel Show Amuthest Productions Richard Thompson 

2004 Far Away Pillsbury House Theatre Noel Raymond

2003 Thirst and Other Dance Dramas   The Southern Theater  Judith Brin Ingher

2003 An Experiment With An Air Pump   Park Square Theater Matt Sciple

2003  To Kill A Mockingbird  The History Theatre Ron Peluso

2003 Main Street The History Theatre Ron Peluso

2003 Jesus Hopped the A Train  Pillsbury House Theatre Stephen DiMenna

2003 Mary Stuart Park Square Theater Richard Cook

2003 Sisters of Swing The History Theatre Ron Peluso

2003 Sic Pillsbury House Theatre Noel Raymond

2002 Brave Smiles  Outward Spiral Theatre Company Laurie Attea

2002 And A Child Shall Lead  SteppingStone Theater   Richard Hitchler

2002 The History of Bowling  Mixed Blood Theatre Joel Sass 

2002 Minnesota Shakespeare Project  Touring production David Mann/ Diane Mountford

2002 Fair Game Eye of the Storm Casey Stangl

2001 Seven Eleven The Guthrie Lab Douglas Mercer

2001 Passage   Theater Mu, Minneapolis Rick Shiomi

1999  Farmyard Frank Theater Wendy Knox

Related Costume Positions Held

Workshop presenter    USITT (United States Institute of Theatre Technology) 

conference, Seattle, WA 2024 fitting sessions on fitting various bodies of size. 

Invited Panelist  USITT conference, Seattle, WA 2024

Guest speaker  Costume Society of America National Conference, 2022

Invited Panelist  USITT conference, Baltimore, MD, 2022

CEO and Co-Designer  Leo Duo, Custom Costumes and Couture, 2008-ongoing 

Costume Shop Assistant Manager La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, 2015

Costume Shop Project Manager University of California San Diego, 2014

Co-Designer for Gala Event KPBS, San Diego, 2014-2016

Invited Guest Speaker  The Costume Colloquium, Florence, Italy, 2012

Costume Shop Manager University of San Diego, 2009-2012

Invited Guest Lecturer The Steampunk and Victoriana Convention, San Diego, 2011 

Crafts Shop Manager The Jolla Playhouse, 2007- 2010

Assistant Designer Paul Tazewell’s assistant for the four Tony award winning musical, Memphis, 2008

Costume Consultant  worked with Brown & Wilmanns Environmental, LLC to create The Green Theater Initiative and Green Theater Choices Toolkit, 2007

Assistant Designer Oscar nominated designer Ruth Carter’s assistant on the television show Shark

Costume Shop Manager San Diego Repertory Theatre, 2004-2006

Crafts Artisan The Old Globe Theater, 2006

Assistant Stylist 944 Magazine, 2005

Resident Costume Designer The History Theatre, 2002-2004

Assistant Stylist  Terra Productions, 2001-2004

Milliner The Guthrie Theater, 2002-2001

Assistant Stylist  Twist Productions, 2001

Stylist  Dublin Productions, 1999-2000

Live Event Design as Head of Leo Duo LLC

KPBS Celebrates 2012-2016

The San Diego Children’s Museum 2015