Catherine A. Bradley
Costume; design; fabric & textile; history of costume; costuming for the theatre; creative writing; creative projects; digital humanities; independent theatre projects; internships (curation, museum collections, fashion, costume design, fine arts); ecological impact of the fashion industry; Moyse Hall theatre archives.
Fashion Design Specialization, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson)
Publications
Teaching Fashion Studies. Holly M Kent, Ed. Book Chapter (31): Costume in Historical Context. Bloomsbury. 2017
Pisano, Linda. Costume at the Turn of the Century: 1990-2015. Edited by Igor Roussanoff and Dmitry Rodionov, A.A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum, 2018. Costume Design Contributor.
Costume Design at the Turn of the Century: 1990-2015. Exhibition Catalogue. A.A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum. Moscow. 2015.
“The Whole Cloth.” Theatre Design & Technology 52.2 (Spring 2016) 30-34 : Print.
Digital Costume Project: Applying Pattern. Educational Guide. Montreal, 2015. Digital file.
Chapter Illustration. 2014. Digital Costume Design and Rendering: Pen, Pixels, and Paint by Annie O. Cleveland. Digital Illustration.
Group Costume Design. Project # 40: Projects for Teaching Costume Design and Technology, Volume 2. Ed. Judy Adamson and Martha Marking. Costume Commission of USITT, 2013. Print.
“From Plywood to Pixels: Career Transitions from Theatre to Video Game Design.” Theatre Design & Technology 47.3 (2011) : Print.
Digital Technology in Costume Design: Boon or Bust? Cultural Human Resources Council of Canada, 2011. Web.
“New Technology in Costume Design.” Arts Insights: Science of the Arts Spring 2010: 14-15. Print
“Changing Perceptions by Changing the Image.” Theatre Design & Technology 46.3 (2010) : 50-56. Print.
“Costume Illustration in the Digital Age: Creating a Costume Technical Sheet.” Theatre Design & Technology 45.3 (2009). Print.
Digital Costume Project: Applying Color. Educational Guide. Montreal, 2009. Digital file.
Digital Costume Project: Changing Proportions. Educational Guide. Montreal, 2009. Digital file.
Digital Costume Project: Image Transfer Guide. Educational Guide. Montreal, 2009. Digital file.
Digital Costume Project: Photo Guide. Educational Guide. Montreal, 2009. Digital file.
Digital Costume Project: Outline Guide. Educational Guide. Montreal, 2009. Digital file.
Digital Costume Project: Tips for Beginners. Educational Guide. Montreal, 2009. Digital file.
Exhibitions
Costumes at the Turn of the Century: 1990-2015. A.A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum. Moscow. Bradley’s designs were included in an international costume exhibition, featuring curated works from designers in 31 countries. June-September 2015.
Due to public interest, the exhibition was extended in Moscow, and then began touring internationally, first to the United States, and on to Beijing. (2016)
Centre d’interpretation du patrimonie de Sorel: commissioned to create a replica 1665 garrison uniform from the Régiment Carignan-Salières. The costume is on display at the museum as part of the permanent exhibit L’observatoire du lac Saint-Pierre. (Exhibit runs through 2019).
Designing the Student Body: a retrospective exhibit showcasing the last 25 years of Costumes made by Catherine Bradley’s students in the Drama and Theatre Program, Department of English, McGill University. Curated by Samuel Neuberg, as a stand-alone event during McGill University’s Spring Convocation Week. (June 2011)
Theatre Designs
2023 (F) – Any Enemy of the People adapted by Rebecca Lenkiewcz, Dir Sean Carney. Costume Designer.
2023 (W) – Townville, collective creation, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Costume Designer.
2022 (F) - Pomona by Alistair McDowall, Dir Sean Carney. Costume Designer.
2021 (F) – Fashion Follies, collective creation, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Wardrobe Manager.
2021 (W) - Life in a Box, collective creation, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Costume Designer.
2019 (F) - History of Breathing by D. Macdonald, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Costume Designer.
2019 (W) – Cymbeline by William Shakespeare, Dir Sean Carney. Wardrobe Manager.
2018 (F) – The Birds adapted and directed by Yvette Nolan. Costume Designer.
2018 (W) – Blood Relations by Sharon Pollack, Dir Sean Carney. Costume Designer.
2017 (F) – The Cradle Will Rock by Marc Blitzstein, Dir Myrna Selkirk and Paul Keenan. Costume Designer.
2017 (W) – Richard III by Shakespeare, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Costume Designer.
2016 (F) – The Rover by Ben Jonson, Dir Sean Carney. Costume Designer.
2009 (F) – In Extremis by Howard Brenton, Dir Sean Carney. Costume Designer.
2008 (W) –The Laboratory, Theatre Lab, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Costume Designer.
2008 (F) – The Importance of Being Earnest by O Wilde, Dir M Selkirk. Wardrobe.
2007 (W) – The Merchant of Venice by W Shakespeare, Dir Myrna Selkirk
2007 (F) – The Taming of the Shrew by W Shakespeare, directed by Patrick Nielson
2006 (W) – A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shephard, directed by Linda Moore
2006 (F) – Playhouse Creatures by A de Angelis, Dir Sean Carney. Costume Designer.
2005 (W) – Orra by Joanna Baillie, directed by Sean Carney. Costume Designer.
2005 (F) – Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, Dir Sean Carney. Wardrobe Manager.
2004 (F) – Zadie’s Shoes by Adam Peddle, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Wardrobe Manager.
2004 (W) – To a Loving Humour of Madness, an adaption of Shakespeare, directed by Myrna Selkirk. Wardrobe Manager.
2003 (W) – Cosi by Louis Nowra, Dir Gail Hanrahan. Costume Designer.
2003 (F) – Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer, Dir Emma Tibaldo. Costume Designer.
2002 (W) – Valparaiso by Don DeLillo, Dir Bryden MacDonald. Wardrobe Manager.
2002 (F) – Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Costume Designer.
2001 (W) – One Man is Another Man by Bertolt Brecht, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Designer.
2001 (F) – The Sea by Edward Bond, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Costume Designer.
2000 (W) – A Streetcar, collective creation, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Costume Designer.
2000 (F) – More than Godot by Beckett, Dir Bryden MacDonald. Wardrobe Manager.
1999 (W) – Macbeth by W Shakespeare, Dir W. Steven Leckey. Costume Designer.
1999 (F) – The Nose by Nikolai Gogol, Dir Alexander Marin. Wardrobe Manager.
1998 (W) – Acadia by Tom Stoppard, Dir Alexander Marin. Costume Designer.
1998 (F) – The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht, Dir Alexander Marin
1997 (W) – Mad Boy Chronicles by Michael O’Brien, dir Jill Sweetin. Costume Designer.
1996 (W) – Gut Girls by Sarah Daniels, Dir W. Steven Leckey. Costume Designer.
1996 (F) – The Man of Mode by Sir George Etherege, Dir Selkirk. Costume Designer.
1995 (W) – Servant of Two Masters by Goldoni, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Wardrobe Manager.
1995 (F) – King Lear by William Shakespeare, Dir Harry Anderson. Costume Designer.
1994 (W) – The Castle of Perseverance, Medieval drama Workshop, Harry Anderson. Wardrobe Manager.
1994 (W) – Ten Lost Years by C. Smith and J. Winter, directed by W Steven Leckey. Wardrobe Manager.
1994 (F) – Duchess of Malfi by John Webster, Dir Rachel Ditor. Costume Design.
1993 (W) – Agamemnon by Aeschylus, Dir Denis Salter. Wardrobe Manager.
1993 (W) - Commedia Dell’arte Scenarios, Theatre Lab, Dir Myrna Selkirk.
1993 (F) – The Tempest by W Shakespeare, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Wardrobe Manager.
1992 (W) – Love of the Nightingale by T. Wertenbaker, Dir Leanore Lieblein. Costume Designer
1992 (F) – The Castle by Howard Barker, directed by Myrna Selkirk. Costume Designer.
1991 (W) – Camille, by Pam Gems, Dir Denis Salter. Costume Designer.
1991 (F) – Bonjour La, Bonjour by M Tremblay, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Costume Designer.
1991 (W) – Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, Dir Myrna Selkirk. Costume Designer.
1990 (F) – The Second Shepherd’s Play, The Wakefield Master, Medieval Drama Workshop, directed by Harry Anderson. Wardrobe Manager. Costume Designer.
1990 (W) – The Rivals by R.B. Sheridan, Dir Patrick Neilson. Costume Designer.
1990 (F) – Rubber Dolly, by D. Hannah, Dir Paula Danckert. Costume Designer.
1989 (W) – Ecstasy of Rita Joe by George Ryga, Dir Joel Miller. Costume Designer.
1989 (F) – On the Verge, by Eric Overmeyer, Dir Ann McDougall. Costume Designer.
1988 (F) – Gingerbread Lady by Neil Simon, Dir Delia D’Ermo. Costume Designer.
- H Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching, McGill University, 2023
- Herbert D. Greggs Award. United States Institute for Theatre Technology. Awarded for excellence and innovation in technical writing in Theatre Design and Technology, 2011