Professor of Technical Theatre Arts
Contact
(805) 553-4781
hrisdana@vcccd.edu
Office
PA 139
Tuesday: 9:30 am-11:30 am, Thursday: 9:30 am-10:30 am
Education
MFA in Costume Design from BYU
BA in Fine Arts from CSULB
AA in Theatre Arts from Saddleback College
Certificate of Completion in Makeup FX from M.U.D
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About

Haleh Risdana holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Production Design with an emphasis in Costume Design from Brigham Young University in addition to a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from California State University Long Beach, and an AA degree with an emphasis in Theatre Arts from Saddleback College. She also received a completion in the area of Makeup FX from M.U.D --- Make-up Designory.  Haleh has several years of experience working in print, T.V., film and stage productions.  Some of her experiences include:

 

  • Silent Star. Director:  Alessio Inturri.  USA Costumer to Stefano De Nardis.      
  • White Shoes.  Director: Mauro Borrelli.  Costume Designer. Costumer
  • The Adventures of Sheriff Kid McLain. Director: Gui Pereira. Costume Designer. 
  • Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files. SYFY. V-Street/Base Prod. Key Wardrobe                                                                                                                     
  • Leonor Greyl: The Artist.  Director: Mauro Borelli. Costume Designer
  • My Dinner With Herve. Test Trailer. Director: Sacha Gervasi. On-Set Costumer
  • Haunted 333. Feature Film. Director:  Aash Aaron .  Costume Designer.
  • Men Making Music Trailer.  Director Clay Tarver. Costume intern to Kristen Burke.
  • Macbeth Costume Designer, Costume Supervisor, stylist, alterations                                                                                                                                                      
  • Little Shop of Horrors! Costume Designer, Costume supervisor, construction                                                                                                               
  • Heathers. Costume Supervisor, construction, Makeup/Hair Supervisor.
  • Hair! The Rock Musical  Costume/Wig Supervisor. 
  • Night of the Living Dead. Costume Designer, Ager & Dyer, Makeup/Hair Supervisor.
  • Dracula. Costume Designer/Director & Costume Construction.
  • Antony and Cleopatra. Kingsmen Shakespeare Company. Wardrobe Supervisor.
  • A Twelfth Night. Kingsmen Shakespeare Company. Wardrobe Supervisor
  • King Henry IV Parts I & II. Costume Designer. Costume Construction.                                                                                                                              
  • Death of a Salesman. South Coast Rep' Theatre. Asst. Costume Designer.
  • Avenue Q. Costume Designer. Wedding Dress Construction. 
  • Seussical. Y.A.D.A. Costume Designer, Costume Construction.
  • Oliver. Y.A.D.A. Costume Designer, Dyer & Painter
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo’ Nest. Costume Designer, Costume Construction
  • Tartuffe. Costume Designer, Costume Construction, Dyer/Painter
  • School House Rock. Civic Light Opera. Costume Designer, Costume Crafts
  • Oedipus Tex. Civic Light Opera. Costume Designer

Haleh currently teaches:

  • Costume Design 
  • Costume Production
  • Production Makeup 
  • Technical Theatre Production
  • History of Theatre 
  • Introduction to Theatre 

 

Pronouns
She/Her