Cheralyn L. Lambeth
Costumes/Costume Crafts, Props, and Puppets
cherlambeth@gmail.com 704-609-5999 IMDB
Degreed professional with over 20 years’ experience building costumes/costume crafts, props, and puppets for the entertainment industries (television, film, theatre, dance, and display
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Skills:
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In-shop costume production and on-set support
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Tailoring and patternmaking, including period dress
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Costume crafts: millinery, hard goods
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Wig/hairpiece construction, styling, and maintenance (ventilating and wefting)
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Dying and ageing
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Models and miniatures
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Prop construction and set dressing
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Puppet and “creature” costume construction, maintenance, and performance
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Relevant Work Experience
FILM: TELEVISION:
Please Don’t Destroy—specialty prop commission
Max—specialty props Outer Banks (Netflix)—specialty prop consultation
The Hunger Games—tailor, promotional shoot A Christmas Love Story (Hallmark)—tailor, wardrobe
Leatherheads—on-set costumer Outcast (Cinemax)—stitching/tailoring
Evan Almighty—on-set costumer Homeland (Showtime)—tailor, dyer/ager, props assist
The New World—dyer/ager, on-set costumer SuperBowl XXVI Halftime Show—wardrobe supervisor
Manassas: End of Innocence (Nat’l Park Service) Multiple commercials—tailor, stylist
-assistant to the costume designer Dinosaurs!—puppet builder
The Patriot—dyer/ager, on set costumer
The Net—specialty costume construction
The Muppet Christmas Carol—puppet builder
THEATRE/LIVE AND INTERACTIVE PROPERTIES:
Pro sports mascot construction/maintenance: Sir Purr (Carolina Panthers, NFL), The Coyote (San Antonio Spurs, NBA), Hugo the Hornet (Charlotte Hornets, NBA)
Scarowinds Halloween Haunt—Props construction, 2019; Props Supervisor, 2018; Costume Supervisor, 2017
Avenue Q (European tour)—Puppet construction
Titanic: The Movie on Tour—Costume/prop construction
Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton—Costume/prop construction
Sesame Street Live! —Costume, puppet, and prop construction/maintenance
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Publications:
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Art In the Time of Corona (in production). Winston Salem NC: Prospective Press, 2024
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Images of America: Historic Rosedale (in production). Mt. Pleasant, SC; Arcadia Publishing, 2024
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Introduction to Puppetry Arts. New York and London; Focal Press/Taylor & Francis, 2019
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‘Twas Halloween Evening: A Tale of the Zombie Apocalypse. Winston-Salem NC, Prospective Press, 2019
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Creating the Character Costume: Tools, Tips, and Talks with Top Costumers and Cosplayers.
New York and London; Routledge/Taylor and Francis, 2016
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The Well-Dressed Puppet. New York and London; Focal Press/Taylor & Francis, 2015
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Haunted Theaters of the Carolinas. Atglen, PA; Schiffer Publishing, 2009.
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Education:
Professional Production Program/ The Juilliard School, NY
BA in Dramatic Arts/minor in Radio/TV/Motion Pictures
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Additional Experience:
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Guinness World Record holder for the Largest Collection of Finger Puppets in 2022