Staff and Students

Erica Hoelscher received her MFA in stage design with an emphasis in costume from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.  She joined the faculty of Lehigh University in 1995.  Erica’s costume designs have been seen on the stage of Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville, NY, in Clark Park, Philadelphia, with Shakespeare in Clark Park, at the Arden Theatre Company, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Theatre Outlet and Touchstone Theatre. Recent costume design credits include GLORIOUS, THE TRUE STORY OF FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS, Shadowland Theatre, and the world premier of Paul Salerni's TONY CARUSO'S FINAL BROADCAST with Lehigh University's department of music.  Erica is the resident costume designer for the Rainbow Players, a community based GLBTQA theatre company in Allentown.  Erica is particularly interested in the social and behavioral function of costume from a historical perspective. She has published a paper on clothing and behavior in seventeenth century France entitled "Splendor and Wit; Costume and Society in the Age of Louis XIV, The Sun King (1654 - 1715)" which may be found at Clothesline, the Online Journal of Costume and Dress. http://www.clotheslinejournal.com/splendor.htm   Erica teaches courses in theatrical design, fashion history, stage makeup, and costume technology. She lives in South Bethlehem with her two sons.

Pam Richey serves as Costume Shop Coordinator for Zoellner Arts Center and Adjunct Faculty for the Department of Theatre, teaching such classes as Costume Tech & Production and Intro to Theatre.  As costume shop coordinator, she is responsible for the supervision of the costume shop staff and facilities while serving as draper for most productions.  She has a BA in theatre from Berry College near Rome, Georgia and received her MFA in costume design/technology from The University of Montana-Missoula.  Pam has worked professionally at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival as wardrobe assistant & stitcher and as stitcher & first hand at the Santa Fe Opera.  Costume designs include PROOF, DON QUIXOTE OF BETHLEHEM, ALL THAT FALL, THE DIVINERS, ELEEMOSYNARY and various works in modern dance.

 

 

Tiernan Kiefer

My name is Tiernan Kiefer and I am from Trenton, New Jersey.  I am a design arts major with a minor in business and am part of the Lehigh class of 2011.  I worked in costume shop in high school and cannot wait to see what new sewing and costuming techniques I can pick up at Lehigh.  This is my first work study job and group on campus to join, so I look forward to learning all I can in the relaxed costume shop atmosphere.

 

 

Athena Lim

Athena Lim is a freshman enrolled in the College of Business & Economics.  Originally from Bridgewater, New Jersey, she came to Lehigh with interests in music and dance and of course clothes.  Her love of fashion is what drove her to seek out the stock manager position which allows her to be surrounded by costumes as well as contribute to their creation.  She is learning to sew on the job.