About Zandra

Zandra Siple is a freelance costume designer and craft artisan from Michigan. She holds a B.F.A in Design and Technical Theatre Production from Western Michigan University and an M.F.A in Costume Design from The Pennsylvania State University. She has recently won 1st Place in the Design Category and 2nd Place in the EDI Category at the Penn State Graduate Exhibition (2023) for her design of Emilia. She has found the most impactful work in feminist theory productions that help elevate under portrayed characters and profoundly impact the audience.

 

Previous collegiate credits include the costume designs for Emilia (2023, Penn State Center Stage), Cabaret (2022), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2021), Restoration Comedy (2020, WMU Theatre), Gem of the Ocean (2019), Waiting to be Invited (2018). Regional film and theatre credits include The Tenth (filmed, 2021), Lost in Yonkers (2020), Steel Magnolias (2019), and Into the Woods (2019).

 

She spends her summers working in the Costume Craft Department at Glimmerglass  as the Assistant Craft Manager. 

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