Theater Faculty
Howard Kurtz
Winner of the 2001 Teaching Excellence Award
Howard
(B.F.A., Clarion University
of PA; M.F.A. Penn State University) Professor Kurtz is an Associate Professor of Theater teaching costume design, clothing construction, and makeup, as well as an introductory theater course to non-majors. Howard was the recipient of the 2004 Fenwick Fellowship and the 2001 Teaching Excellence Award. Howard has designed sets, costumes, and directed productions for the GMU Players. He is a member of the United Scenic Artists and has designed many productions for the Theater of the First Amendment at George Mason. Outside the University Howard designs for professional theaters throughout the Washington D. C. area. Howard is the resident Costume Designer for Olney Theatre Center in Olney Maryland. He has been nominated for two Helen Hayes Awards, receiving the Outstanding Costume Design Award for TFA’s Dream of a Common Language. When Mr. Kurtz is not designing costumes he serves as the costumes and textiles curator for the Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens in Washington, D.C. the former home of Marjorie Merriweather Post.
Costume Research Projects: Fall 2008
Faculty Student Apprenticeship Program
Geroge Mason University
Directing Projects:Fall 2008
Picnic
Little Theater of Alexandra
Lectures: Fall 2008
Designing Women: Women in the Decrative Arts
Hillwood Estate and Gardens Museum
Lectures: Spring 2009
Glitter, Glitz and All that Jazz: Art Deco Influence on Fashion
Hillwood Estate and Gardens Museum
Costume Exhibition: Spring 2009
An Invitation to the Ball
Hillwood Estate and Gardens Museum
Course List:
THR 101 Theatrical Medium
THR 215 Stage Makeup
THR 235 Fundamentals of Costume Construction
THR 335 Costume Design
THR 490 History of Fashion and Costume
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