Jacki Armit
Associate Professor, Costume Technology
School of Theatre
Jacki Armit is the Associate Professor of Costume Technology for Florida State University School of Theatre. She has worked as a professional costumer for theatres across the country including The Denver Center (Denver, CO), The Utah Shakespeare Festival (Cedar City, UT), The Alley Theatre (Houston, TX), Florentine Opera Company (Milwaukee, WI), Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (Lake Tahoe, NV), PlayMakers Repertory Company (Chapel Hill, NC), and New American Theatre (Rockford, IL).
Jacki is also a Certified Teacher with The Society of American Fight Directors. Her work as a professional Fight Choreographer has been seen at Georgia Shakespeare (Atlanta, GA), Fanfactory (Houston, TX), The Ensemble (Houston, TX), and Falcon Productions (Cincinnati, OH). As a stage combat teacher, Jacki has instructed classes and workshops at institutions including Tulane University (New Orleans, LA), University of Georgia (Athens, GA), University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE), University of Houston (Houston, TX), University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston Salem, NC), Columbia College (Chicago, IL), Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA), Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA), and Troy University (Troy, AL).
Contact and Files
Education
B.A. Speech/Theatre, Louisiana Tech University
M.F.A Costume Technology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Areas of Responsibility
Costume Technology
Teaching Areas
Draping and Flat Patterning , Historical Patterning, Menswear, Tailoring, Millinery
Research Areas
Historical clothing – methods of patterning and construction
Select Scholarly & Creative Works
Draper for The Utah Shakespeare Festival (USF) – The Merchant of Venice – draped all costumes for the production
Draper for The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) – The Who’s Tommy – draped and constructed The Acid Queen
Draper for The Utah Shakespeare Festival (USF) – Peter and The Star Catcher – draped all costumes for the production