Shura Pollatsek - Assistant Professor of Costume Design/Technology

Professor Shura Pollatsek came to Western Kentucky from New York CIty,where she worked professionally as a costume designer and in manyother aspects of costumes. She designs professionally in theater, dance, film andtelevision. In New York, she designed costumes for the Pearl Theatre,the Storm Theatre, HERE, and many others. She did historical costumesfor The Duel and Woodrow Wilson for PBS' the American Experience, and The Kingdom of David and Andrew Jacson, also for National PBS. The latter will air in January 08. She has also been assistant costume designer at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, and on the Broadway shows All Shook Up and Thoroughly Modern Millie. She has worked making costumes for Papermill Playhouse, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and for many productions in New York. She has also been a guest artist at several colleges, and has worked in children's theater.

Shura holds an MFA in costume design from New York University and a BAfrom Wesleyan University in Connecticut. She is a member of United Scenic Artists. Shura teaches Costume Design, Costume Construction, Advanced Costume Construction, Rendering for Theater Design, and Make-up, as well ascostume-related independent study classes. In addition Shura designsand coordinates departmental Mainstage productions, advises studentdesigners, and helps supervise and execute the actual costumes. (Yes, she really does help sew!)

She hopes to bring out students' creativity and problem-solving skills, whether they continue in theater or in other pursuits.

 

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