Wendy Jo Meaden

Department of Theatre
Jordan College of the Arts
Butler University

wmeaden@butler.edu

4600 Sunset Avenue

Indianapolis, IN 46208
317-940-9229

Teaching:
Associate Professor of Theatre, Butler University, 2006-present
Assistant Professor of Theatre, Butler University, 2001 2006
Adjunct Instructor in Theatre, Butler University, 2000 2001
Graduate Assistant in Theatre, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1988 1991
Education:
Master of Fine Arts, Theatre Design & Technology, Indiana University, 1991 summa cum laude
Bachelor of Arts, Theatre, Bates College, 1986 cum laude, highest honors in Theatre
Memberships:
Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma chapter of Maine (Bates College 1986)
United States Institute of Theatre Technology, Costume Commission
Costume Society of America
Association for Theatre in Higher Education
Phi Beta Delta, International Fraternity (Butler University 2011)
Selected Publications, Presentations, and Exhibits:
Costume Design at the Turn of the Century: 1990-2015. Bakhrushin Museum, Moscow, Russia.
2015. (juried exhibition, digital display and publication)
Kathakali Costume. Theatre Design and Technology TD& T, Winter 2013 (juried)
Patternpalooza! A Patterning Roundtable. Costume Commission. USITT Conference:
Milwaukee, WI, March 2013. http://costumearchive.usitt.org/files/Hands-On%20Sessions/2013Milwaukee/Tech%20Patterning%20Palooza/Table%201%20-%20Pants%20Drafting.pdf
Making Do. Projects for Teaching Costume Design and Technology, vol.2 NY: USITT, 2012.
Model Magic Masks. Theatre Technology, March 2009 (juried exhibit and publication)
The Material World. Theatre Technology, March 2007 (juried exhibit and publication)
Metal Corset-Crown. Theatre Technology, March 2005 (juried exhibit and publication)
Saint Joan, Dreaming of the Bones, Women of Troy. World Stage Design. Exhibition
and Catalogue. Toronto, Ontario: 2005
InterCollegiate Exhibition of Student and Faculty Works [ICE], Garfield Park Arts Center,
Indianapolis, 2006
Costume Designs, US Institute for Theatre Technology Annual Conference, 2004-9, 2011-13,15
Focal Press: technical editor, book reviewer, chapter reviewer, and proposal reviewer. 5 projects, 2013-15
Recent Costume, Mask, and Makeup Designs:
Indiana Repertory Theatre: Holes, Neat, Pretty Fire, The Year of Magical Thinking, A Year with Paul
McCartney, And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank, Its A Wonderful Life, Rosa
Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Cardinal Stage Company: Lord of the Flies, Next to Normal, Bill W and Dr. Bob
ShadowApe Theatre Company: The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Transformations

The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis: A Seussified Christmas Carol, Terra Cotta Warriors, Great
Geckos, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Emperors New Clothes, Threes Please, Christmas Around the World, Tallys
Christmas
The Eiteljorg Museum and Jordan College of Fine Arts, The Photographer
Jordan College of the Arts: Stark Raving: Miss Donnithornes Maggot, The Death of Al Capone (premiere),
Eight Songs for a Mad King, Il Mondo della Luna, LHistoire du Soldat, The Photographer, Company
Visiting International Theatre Artist productions: The Water Carriers (premiere), Bali Dreams, The Priest
and the Prostitute, Romeo and Juliet, Woyzeck,
Butler University Theatre Crime and Punishment, Terminal, Lunar Revolution 2.0 (devised), the Love of Don
Perlimplin for Belissa in the Garden, Small Lives Big Dreams, Twelfth Night, Balzaminovs Wedding, the soul of
chien-Nu Leaves Her Body, Phedre (Racine), Phaedras Love (Kane), Endgame, Marriage, Lamentations, Tongues,
Two Noble Kinsmen, the Misanthrope, The Skriker, A Mouthful of Birds, Saint Joan, Women of Troy,
A Dreaming of the Bones, Reverse Psychology, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Hamlet
Susurrus Dance Company, Current
The Phoenix Theatre: Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Selected University Service:

Butler Summer Institute Mentor, 2003, 2005, 2006
Freshman Orientation Guide, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
Faculty Senate 2013-2015
JCA Professional Standards Committee, chair, 2010-2012, 2013-15
JCA Recruitment, Advising, and Retention Committee, 2002 present
University Professional Affairs Committee, 2010 13
University Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2010-11
Butler Academic Committee (grants), 2004 2007
Holcomb Undergraduate Grants Committee, 2001-2004
Facilities Development/upgrades: Lilly Hall Craft room 069, Costume lab 054-074, Design lab 173,
Schrott dressing/makeup/wardrobe spaces, Costume storage facilities

Selected Grants:
Butler Faculty Research Fellowship, Ghanaian Textiles, 2003
Instructional Development Grants, 2006, 2011
Faculty Development Grants, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013
Travel to Present Grants, (BAC, Dean, and Department) 2004-9, 2011-15
Equipment Funds