Erin Carignan (she/her) is a versatile costume designer, author, and maker who has worked in regional theatre, opera, dance, music videos, and print ads in roles ranging from costume designer, stylist, painter-dyer and breakdown artist, to crafts artisan. She has been a part of over 200 professional productions with several theatre companies, most notably Old Globe Theatre, Los Angeles Opera, La Jolla Playhouse, Pioneer Theatre, and Curious Theatre (EUREKA DAY, DOWNSTATE, and LETTERS OF SURESH)
Author of Dyeing for Entertainment: DYEING, PAINTING, BREAKDOWN, AND SPECIAL EFFECTS FOR COSTUMES (Focal Press/Routledge 2023) and other work, she is an Associate Professor of Costume Design at Colorado State University, Fort Collins and the Chair of the KCACTF Design Technology Management Region 7. She is an active member of USITT, Costume Society of America, Society of Dyers and Coloursists, and United Scenic Artists 829.