Barbara Anderson Bio

Anderson received a B.F.A. degree from Drake University and an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama. She is the author, with Cletus Anderson of Costume Design, and has been a designer for feature, historical, educational, and industrial films, She has worked on television production for National Geographic and the United States Judicial Commission. Her work on PBS’ Mister Roger's Neighborhood was nominated for an Emmy Award, and won an Emmy Award for the Leatherstocking Tales. She has also supervised costume construction for various local and regional companies, including the Santa Fe Opera Company, the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, the National Repertory Theatre, and the Pittsburgh Public Theatre, designing and executing over forty productions. She is a member of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans, and has sat on the accreditation committees for the theatre programs at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Hong Kong Academy School of Theatre Arts.

	Barbara Anderson, Bessie Anathan Professor of Drama and Associate Dean, College of Fine Arts
	Anderson received a B.F.A. degree from Drake University and an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama. She is the author, with Cletus Anderson of Costume Design, and has been a designer for feature, historical, educational, and industrial films, She has worked on television production for National Geographic and the United States Judicial Commission. Her work on PBS’ Mister Roger's Neighborhood was nominated for an Emmy Award, and won an Emmy Award for the Leatherstocking Tales. She has also supervised costume construction for various local and regional companies, including the Santa Fe Opera Company, the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, the National Repertory Theatre, and the Pittsburgh Public Theatre, designing and executing over forty productions. She is a member of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans, and has sat on the accreditation committees for the theatre programs at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Hong Kong Academy School of Theatre Arts.