Amber Marisa Cook

AMBER IS...

a designer, artist, collaborator, educator.

Amber is the resident costume designer and shop supervisor for the Department of Theatre at Albion College. She will be resturning to the Ohio Light Opera (www.ohiolightopera.org) for a third season to design and also continue in her position as the company wigmaster and craftsperson.

Some of her wigs are featured here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=269234503103356

NEWS/CURRENT PROJECT

NEWS:

--Amber was recently honored to be nominated for the
Zelma H. Weisfeld Costume Design & Technology Award from USITT for her work on the Triple Bill at the Ohio Light Opera in 2011.

UP NEXT:

--Costume design for the world premier of "Dead Man's Shoes" at Williamston Theatre, Performance Network Theatre. Winter 2012 You can read about he contributions to the production process here:

http://www.williamstontheatre.com/wp/thoughts-from-behind-the-scenes-costume-designer

--Costume design for "The Woman Taken in Adultery" at Albion College, "The Chocolate Soldier" and "Utopia, Limited" at The Ohio Light Opera.

PRESS

DEAD MAN'S SHOES

"Amber Marisa Cook’s costumes - particularly the versatile clothes worn by Meyer and Hopper to accommodate quick changes - hit the right notes, both in style and palette..."
-Jenn McKee for AnnArbor.com 04/17/2012

"Amber Marisa Cook's costumes -- from Froggy's moth-eaten cavalry uniform (he survived Custer's fated charge at Little Big Horn) to the duster, Stetson and boots that define Bill's badass man in black -- are dusty and tired, just like the characters they cloak."
-John Monaghan for the Detroit Free Press, 03/08/2012

"Costumes by Amber Marisa Cook evoke a period feel without strict authenticity, lavishing attention onto details that reward the up-close advantages of intimate seating, including a particular compelling-reviling accessory."
- Carolyn Hayes for www.roguecritic.com 02/18/2012

COX AND BOX, TRIAL BY JURY, EVENING WIND
"...costume designer Amber Marisa Cook added wonderful designs appropriate for the setting."
-J.D. Goddard for ClevelandClassical.com 08/02/11

HOME: VOICES OF FAMILIES FROM THE MIDWEST
"Costumes by Amber Marisa Cook play with neutrals and accents, sometimes defining a character but just as often letting the vignettes speak for themselves."
- Carolyn Hayes for The Rogue Critic 05/28/10

KID PURPLE
"The set, costume and property designs were given stylistic cohesion by Amber Marisa Cook."
-"Grape-est of All Time" by Paul Wozniak, City Pulse, July 1, 2009

HEDDA GABLER
"Amber Marisa Cook costumes the women exquisitely in period pieces."
-Staring into the Void by Tom Helma, City Pulse, 2009

CABARET
"Designed by Samantha Bostwick, the lighting throughout the play is fantastic, as are Amber Marisa Cook's costumes."
-"Dread Can Dance" by Mary Cusack, City Pulse, 2008