Lisa Marie holds a BA in Theatre with emphases in Acting and Directing from Boise State University and a master’s degree with a focus on Production Management from The University of Montana. She has worked in many capacities for several different regional theatres. Positions she has held include: director, stage manager, production manager, wardrobe crew, run crew, lighting designer, sound designer, props assistant, community service manager, assistant costume designer, first hand, and actor. Lisa Marie’s favorite professional work includes varied jobs with Montana Repertory Theatre, Montana Rep Missoula, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Rosalie Sorrel’s Folk Music Festival, Boise Contemporary Theatre, ID Theatre Company, and Bruce Willis’s Company of Fools in Hailey, Idaho.

 
Lisa Marie has taught for the School of Theatre & Dance since 2002. The courses she has taught include Acting for Non-Majors, Theatre Appreciation (both live and online), Beginning Costume Construction, and Intermediate Costume Construction. Lisa Marie currently works as the Costume Shop Supervisor for the School of Theatre & Dance. She appears regularly as a featured guest on “The Ann and Teresa and Ann Show” on KBGA College Radio at UM.
 

 

“My classroom is quite literally a laboratory. The work we do in the costume shop is often both experimental and precise. I believe that we all benefit from a strong foundation in basic skills. Any student can be successful in the costume shop, no matter if he/she has been sewing since he/she was small or has never threaded a needle. In this space we are all learning and helping each other to increase our skill sets and support the program. I embrace individual projects that allow students to express their full creative selves, while at the same time learn the skills necessary to support the school’s productions. I work very hard to help students reach their individual goals while stretching the limits of their imaginations. As artists in the theatre, we must be well-rounded and understand the world in which we work. It is my goal as an educator to help young artists develop their own voices and explore the many options available to them.”