Natalie Bowman
Department of Theatre
Expert Bio
Since joining the IU Southeast Department of Theatre in 2011, Natalie Bowman has been the resident costume designer in addition to managing the costume studio and teaching all costume related courses such as Costume Technology, Stage Makeup and Costume Design 1 & 2.
She has had many opportunities to develop and employ her expertise in theatrical costuming across the United States. She designed the world premier children’s play, “Tales of a Shimmering Sky” at Virginia Stage Company and worked at the Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespearean Festival for nearly eight years as a cutter/draper and first hand. She designed the costumes for two seasons of their educational tour (“Macbeth” and “The Taming of the Shrew”), which travels for three months over five western states.
Other credits include working with Swine Palace Productions based at Louisiana State University, Milwaukee Shakespeare Company and the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival. She has an MFA in costume design from Florida State University and a BA in costume technology from IU South Bend.
Areas of Expertise
Theater costume design and technology.