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Costume Crew

What to Expect

Costume Crew works on three major areas. First, we make and maintain the costumes for the fall play and the spring musical.  Second, we maintain Blanchet’s costume stock so it can be used for future productions and for the One-acts. And third, we lend costume pieces to our feeder schools for their productions. 

Depending on the needs of the show, Costume Crew works with sewing machines, sergers, and hand sewing tools.  We also work with textile dyes, painting, and embellishments.  We learn about repairs and alterations, so our costumes fit correctly and stay looking good. And we listen to a lot of show tunes, so you will learn about musicals besides the one we are working on.

Typical schedule:
Costume crew meets Thursdays 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Costume crew also works throughout tech week to put the final touches on the costumes. Check out the Tech Week page for more on what to expect!

Registration required:

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Meet our Staff

Taryn Darr

Taryn Darr

Drama Director & Choreographer, Drama Teacher, International Thespian Society Advisor, Drama Club Advisor
Corey Eriksen

Corey Eriksen

Technical Director, Drama Teacher

Staff Bios

Taryn Darr
Drama Director & Choreographer, Drama Teacher, International Thespian Society Advisor, Drama Club Advisor

Ms. Darr has proudly served as Drama Director at Blanchet since 2021. She absolutely loves working with her students—they are the next generation of great theatre artists! Put into dance classes at a very early age because she “wouldn’t hold still,” Ms. Darr is a triple-threat performer, and a member of the Actors Equity Association since 2001. Professionally, She has performed in countless productions at theatres such as The 5th Avenue Theatre and Village Theatre, starring as Mae in The Pajama Game, Lila Dixon in Holiday Inn, Judy Haynes in White Christmas, Val in A Chorus Line (twice!), Nellie Forbush in South Pacific, Roxie Hart in Chicago, Maggie in The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes, Ilona in She Loves Me and many more. Nationally, she has been seen onstage in Legally Blonde with Boston’s North Shore, Beatsville at Sarasota’s Asolo Rep, as well as roles at La Jolla Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, and NYC in the pre-Broadway lab of Something Rotten. Ms. Darr holds a BA in Drama from the University of Washington and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Seattle Pacific University. 

Corey Eriksen
Technical Director, Drama Teacher

Mr. Eriksen has been a part of Blanchet Drama since 2007. After graduating from the University of Portland and moving to Seattle, he was working and designing around Seattle before landing at Blanchet. Although in the beginning Mr. Eriksen just worked with stage crew after school, he was drawn into a full-time position teaching technical theatre and woodworking as well. His background is in scenic and lighting design, and he has designed professionally for Theater Schmeater, Book-It Repertory Theatre, and Washington Ensemble Theatre. When he’s not working on a Blanchet show, Mr. Eriksen can be found building furniture in his garage at home. He holds a BA in Theatre Design from the University of Portland and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Seattle Pacific University.