Katherine Garlick

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Ms. Katherine Garlick

Associate Professor

Dana School of Music & University Theatre

Bliss Hall 1016

phone: (330) 941-1852

kngarlick@ysu.edu

Bio

Katherine Garlick (Costume Designer) is an Associate Professor of Costume Design and Technology and resident designer at Youngstown State University. She holds her MFA from Indiana University, Bloomington. Previous teaching experience includes Kutztown University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her professional work spans both technical and design roles across the Mid-Atlantic, with favorite theaters including the Weston Playhouse, West Virginia Public Theater, Contemporary American Theater Company (CATCo) Columbus and Unseam’d Shakespeare in Pittsburgh. She is an active member of the United States Institute of Theatre Technology and the Costume Society of America. Her design work has been recognized on both a regional and national level by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and USITT.

Research Interests

Costume History, 16th Century Drama, Medieval Lay Vernacular Religious Theatre. Millinery, Costume Crafts, Pattern Draping

Teaching Interests

Costume Design & Technology, Theatre History

  • 2007

    MFA, Costume Design

    Indiana University

    Dissertation/Thesis Title — "The Crucible"

  • 2004

    BA, Theatre Studies

    Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  • 2023

    USITT Ohio Valley Section

    Peggy Ezekiel Finalist

    Award recognizing excellence in theatrical design

  • 2021

    Youngstown State University

    Distinguished Professorship Award in Teaching

  • 2018

    Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

    Certificate of Merit for Costume Design, Dead Man’s Cell Phone

  • 2014

    Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

    Certificate of Merit for Production Design, The Spitfire Grill

  • 2013

    Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

    Certificate of Merit for Costume Design, Lysistrata

  • 2010

    Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

    Certificate of Merit for Costume Design, The Lower Depths

  • 2007

    United States Institute for Theatre Technology

    Young Designer's Forum Honoree

  • Unknown

    Other
    American College Theatre Festival

  • 2018 - present

    Reviewer, Conference Paper
    Costume Society of America

  • 2026 - present

    Volunteer
    Society for Creative Anchronism

  • 2025 - 2026

    Organizer
    Society for Creative Anachronism

  • 2023 - present

    Other
    Society for Creative Anachronism

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