Resume

Hope Evangeline Lantz-Gefroh

Costume Technician and Designer

Email: hopelantz129@gmail.com

Costume Designer

Vincent Dir. Alyssa Kakis Long Island Uni. Post 2025

Lingerie Fashion Show Prod. REAL Fashion SUNY New Paltz 2025

The Devil and I Dir. Sumire Muratsu Hudson Guild Theater 2025

Urinetown: The Musical Dir. Catherine Doherty SUNY New Paltz 2024

Pride Showcase Dir. Jessica Reisert The Cheeky Peach 2024

Avant Garde Fashion Show Prod. Envied Fashion SUNY New Paltz 2024

Lingerie Fashion Show Prod. REAL Fashion SUNY New Paltz 2024

3 Ladies Opera Dir. Kent Smith SUNY New Paltz 2024

Everybody Dir. Brittany Prioa SUNY New Paltz 2024

Costume Technician

The Devil and I Dir. Sumire Muratsu Hudson Guild Theater 2025

New Pages Dir. Charlotte Palmer-Lane SUNY New Paltz 2024

Measure for Measure Dir. Hannah Goldberg SUNY New Paltz 2024

Aloha Say the Pretty Girls Dir. Shaniah Alexander SUNY New Paltz 2023

Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies Dir. Lily Rutski SUNY New Paltz 2023

Aaliyah in Wonderland Dir. Khiara Richards SUNY New Paltz 2023

Bat Boy Dir. Charlotte Palmer-Lane SUNY New Paltz 2023

Everybody Dir. Ashley Morrison SUNY New Paltz 2022

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress Dir. Charlotte Palmer-Lane SUNY New Paltz 2022

Wardrobe Supervisor

Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls Des. Shaniah Alexander SUNY New Paltz 2023

Teacher’s Assistant

Costume Production II Prof. Kaitlyn Kociela Taylor SUNY New Paltz 2024

Costume Crafts Prof. Charlotte Palmer-Lane SUNY New Paltz 2024

Costume Production I Prof. Kaitlyn Kociela Taylor SUNY New Paltz 2024

Figure Modeling Prof. Cheryl Wheat-Schmidt SUNY New Paltz 2022-24

Backstage Set

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress Dir Jenna Sargent SUNY New Paltz 2022

Related work history

Stylist/Sales – 2024-current

The White Gown, New York, NY

Styling/sales for wedding dresses, wedding dress alteration specialist 

Stylist/Sales – 2024-current

Shishi, New York, NY

Styling/sales for special occasions

Stylist/Fitting Assistant - 2024-2025

The Wedding Dresser - Brooklyn, NY

Fittings, alterations of vintage gowns, wardrobe supervisor at wedding venues 

Stylist/Sales 2017 - 2020

Merrily Couture - Mount Sinai, NY 

Styling including special occasion dresses, shoes, accessories and alterations 

Skills

Fashion: history, styling, construction, 

Sewing: hand, machine, serger

Wardrobe:  garment/costume fittings, garment/costume construction, repairs, styling, character development

Fabric: dyeing, distressing, fabric knowledge, crochet

Design: make-up design and application, jewelry design, millinery, graphic design, drawing, Photography

Awards and Accomplishments

Outstanding Student Award from SUNY New Paltz, 2024

Summa Cum Laude Graduation Distinction, SUNY New Paltz, 2024

Dean’s list, SUNY New Paltz, 2021-2024

Completion of Study Abroad Program at the University of Limerick, 2023

Travel: Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, Switzerland, France, Puerto Rico, Mexico

Education

SUNY New Paltz BA Technical Theater/Costume Design, Summa Cum Laude 2024

Texas Christian University Pre Med (Transferred Spring 2021

Rocky Point High School Valedictorian, Advanced Regents/Distinctions in Math/Science June 2020

References

Kaitlyn Kociela Taylor

Costume Director

kocielak@newpaltz.edu

413-475-0165

Andrea Varga

Prof of Fashion History

vargaa@newpaltz.edu

646-236-5841

Charlotte Palmer-Lane

Costume Designer

palmerlc@newpaltz.edu

347-231-5534

Cheryl Wheat-Schmidt

Professor of Fine Arts

wheatscc@newpaltz.edu

845-664-5201