Kerry Bechtel
Associate Professor of Theatre
Areas of expertise
Costume and Makeup Design
Education
MFA, University of Missouri, Kansas City
BA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Professional Work
PRO Arts Collective Costume Designer
Zilker Theatre Productions Costume Designer
HBMG Foundation Costume Designer
Alpine Theatre Project Costume Designer
Bajakaloop! Productions Make-up Artist
Gushing Productions Costume Designer
Polyvinyl Pictures Make-up Artist
Theatre L'Homme Dieu Costume Designer
Summer Stage Repertory Costume Designer
St. Louis MUNY Stitcher
University of Missouri, KC Stitcher/Cutter
Kansas City Rep Stitcher/Costume Design Assistant
Kansas City Lyric Opera Stitcher
State Ballet of Missouri Costume Crafts Artisan
Performances
SELECTED PRODUCED THEATRICAL DESIGN WORK
Common Ground ProArts Collective Stephen Gerald 2009
The Rocky Horror Show Southwestern University Rick Roemer 2009
Pete 'n' Keely Alpine Theatre Project DJ Salisbury 2008
Beauty and the Beast Zilker Theatre Productions Ian Scott Schroeder 2008
Love Sonatas HBMG Foundation Mark Pickell 2008
The Country Wife Southwestern University Jared Stein 2007
Moonlight and Magnolias Alpine Theatre Project Greg Johnson 2007
Company Southwestern University Rick Roemer 2007
The House of Bernarda Alba Southwestern University Lucien Douglas 2006
A Man of No Importance Southwestern University Rod Caspers 2006
On the Razzle Southwestern University Christi Moore 2005
HAIR Southwestern University Rick Roemer 2005
Medea Southwestern University Elena Aroz 2004
Main Street Theatre L'Homme Dieu Jack Reuler 2004
Le Bourgeois Avant-Garde Southwestern University Rick Roemer 2003
All's Well That Ends Well Southwestern University Michael Costello 2003
Cabaret Southwestern University Rick Roemer 2002
Alice in Wonderland Summer Stage Repertory Shana Goldstein 2002
The Cherry Orchard Southwestern University Rick Roemer 2001
You Can't Take It With You Summer Stage Repertory Ron Bashford 2001
Dames At Sea Summer Stage Repertory Rick Roemer 2001
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern... Southwestern University Ron Bashford 2001
Godspell Southwestern University Rick Roemer 2000
The World Goes 'Round Southwestern University Joe York 2000
Once Upon a Mattress SU Summer Stage Joe York 1999
Happy End University of Missouri, KC Dale A.J. Rose 1997
Tartuffe University of Missouri, KC Theodore Swetz 1996
Groups & Affiliations
UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS, USA Local 829
USITT Costume Commission

