Susan Branch Towne has been on faculty at St. Edward’s University since 2012. With over 250 professional credits, her costumes have been seen on the stages of New York City Opera, Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Denver Center Theater Company, Syracuse Stage, Pioneer Theater Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Yale Rep., Utah Shakespearean Festival, Skylight Music Theater, Lake George Opera Festival, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Harvard and Cornell Universities, and Off-Broadway. In Austin, she has designed over 30 productions for Zach Theater, as well as Ballet Austin, Conspriare, Austin Opera, Zilker Theater Productions, and over 20 shows at St. Edward's own Mary Moody Northen Theater.
She has been a member of the professional union for theatrical designers, United Scenic Artists, Local 829, since 1986.
Education
- MFA in Theater Design, Yale School of Drama 1992
- BFA in Theater Design, Carnegie Mellon University, 1985