Kara Harmon is a Costume Designer based in New York City. Kara’s design work can be seen in theatre, opera, film, television, commercials and live events across the country. She earned her MFA from Tisch School of the Arts for Design in Stage and Film and BFA in Theatrical Production Arts from Ithaca College. Kara designs with both heart and dramaturgy at the center of her work. She acknowledges that the clothes are an extension of a character and the relationship between the actor and their costume is paramount.
Kara was recently awarded the 2019 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Costume Design for The Wiz! (Ford’s Theatre) directed by Kent Gash and the 2017 NAACP Theatre Award for Best Costume Design for Barbecue (Geffen Playhouse) directed by Colman Domingo.
Let’s tell a story together.
Upcoming 2020-2021:
Darlin’ Cory (The Alliance Theatre, dir: Susan V. Booth)
Shutter Sisters (Old Globe, dir: Donya K. Washington)
Hometown to the World (Santa Fe Opera, dir: Kristine McIntyre)
Cullud Wattah (The Public Theatre, dir: Candis Jones)
Angry, Raucous & Shamelessly Gorgeous ( Hartford Stage, dir: Susan V. Booth)
Toni Stone (Milwaukee Rep, Alliance Theatre, dir: Tinashe Kajese Bolden)
Così fan tutte (Arizona Opera, dir: E. Loren Meeker)
Common Ground Revisited (Huntington Theatre, dir: Melia Bensussen)
Choir Boy (Steppenwolf, dir: Kent Gash)
The Color Purple (Signature Theatre DC, dir: Timothy Douglas)
Photo by: Ken Jones
Kara Harmon
Costume Designer
| THEATRE DESIGN | DIRECTOR | PRODUCER/VENUE |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipsed | May Adrales | Milwaukee Rep |
| Master Harold & The Boys | Kent Gash | Arizona Theatre Company |
| Steel Magnolias | Lisa Rothe | The Guthrie Theatre |
| The Purists | Billy Porter | Huntington Theatre |
| Dot | Colman Domingo | People’s Light |
| Guys & Dolls | Kent Gash | The Guthrie Theatre |
| Lockdown | Kent Gash | Rattlestick Playwrights |
| Angry, Raucous & Shamelessly Gorgeous | Susan V. Booth | The Alliance |
| Goodnight, Tyler | Kent Gash | The Alliance |
| Black Odyssey | Joe Wilson, Jude Sandy | Trinity Rep |
| Two Trains Running | Timothy Douglas | Cincinnati Playhouse |
| A Raisin in the Sun | Timothy Douglas | IRT, Syracuse Stage |
| The Niceties | Kimberly Senior | Huntington, MTC, McCarter |
| We, The Invisibles | Dámaso Rodriguez | Humana Festival ATL |
| The Wiz | Kent Gash | Ford’s Theatre |
| A Raisin in the Sun | Timothy Douglas | IRT & Syracuse Stage |
| Nina Simone: Four Women | Timothy Douglas | Arena Stage |
| A Guide for the Homesick | Colman Domingo | Huntington Theatre |
| In The Heights | Melissa Rain Anderson | GEVA |
| Native Gardens | Blake Robinson | Guthrie Theatre, Arena Stage |
| The Legend of Georgia McBride | Kent Gash | Marin Theatre Company |
| The Mountaintop | Kent Gash | Trinity Repertory Company |
| Barbecue | Colman Domingo | Geffen Playhouse |
| The Rape of Lucretia | Louisa Muller | Wolf Trap Opera |
| Dot | Susan Stroman | Vineyard Theatre |
| Ethel | Kenneth Roberson | Alliance Theatre |
| Seven Guitars | Colman Domingo | Actors Theatre of Louisville |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Lileana Blain-Cruz | Oregon Shakespeare Festival |
| Safehouse | Timothy Douglas | Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park |
| The Comedy of Errors | Kent Gash | Oregon Shakespeare Festival |
| FILM DESIGN | DIRECTOR | PRODUCER |
|---|---|---|
| The Roe Effect | Kiel Scott | OmniAmerican Pictures |
| How to Rock a First Date | Pablo Gomez-Castro | New York Film Academy |
| With You, Without You | Kiel Scott | NYU Tisch Graduate Film |
| Esquinero | Dominique Deleon | NYU Tisch Graduate Film |
| ACD TELEVISION | DESIGNER | PRODUCER |
|---|---|---|
| The Marvelous Mrs Maisel | Donna Zakowska | Amazon |
| Daredevil Season 2 | Lorraine Z Calvert | Netflix/Marvel |
| Boardwalk Season 5 | John Dunn | HBO, Bootleg Productions |
| ACD THEATRE | DESIGNER | PRODUCER/VENUE |
|---|---|---|
| The Crucible | Wojciech Dziedzic | Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway |
| First Date | David C. Woolard | The Longacre Theatre, Broadway |
| Magic Bird | Paul Tazewell | The Longacre Theatre, Broadway |
| Memphis | Paul Tazewell | Shubert Theatre, Broadway |
| Memphis National Tour | Paul Tazewell | The Huey Company |
| American Idiot | Andrea Lauer | Berkeley Repertory Theatre |
REFERENCES
Contact information available upon request
Kent Gash
Director
Paul Tazewell
Costume Designer
Susan Hilferty
Costume Designer
United Scenic Artists
Local 829, NY, NY
Get in touch!
Or contact my agent directly:
Leah Hamos
Gersh Agency
lhamos@gersh.com
212-634-8169
41 Madison Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10010