Nelda K. Balch  | Karen Berthel | Todd Espeland |Elaine Kauffman | Ed Menta | Lanford J. Potts | Jon Reeves | Michelle Swonder

Elaine Kauffman
Costume Designer

Elaine Kauffman is returning to Kalamazoo College to do costuming after a 10 year absence.  She has a BS degree from Western Michigan University in Fashion Design, including design classes at the American College of London, England. After taking a job in college managing the costume shop for the WMU Theatre Department, she began an unexpected career in costume design that led to working for almost every theatre in Kalamazoo and several others in the Midwest including a company that did national touring productions of Broadway musicals. She has costumed close to 200 shows in the last 14 years with a few of her favorites being CHICAGO, GIGI, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT's DREAM, HAMLET and JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. She has begun a clothing design business with a growing clientele in the area creating everything from custom-made kilts to wedding dresses. She will always have a great love for the theatre and continue to work on special projects whenever she gets the opportunity.