Credits

Overview

Deanna Finnman’s professional history includes costume design credits for over 125 professional productions including theatre, opera, and dance. She has also curated and produced work for an Alberta Craft Council exhibit titled The Opera Coat Project, collaborated as an independent theatre producer, and worked as a post-secondary educator in costuming. A recipient of multiple nominations and awards; Deanna views each production as a collaborative journey engaging creatives, performers, and artisans and technicians.

UPCOMING

2025 Midsummer Night’s Dream
Citadel Theatre | Director Daryl Cloran

2025 Little Women
Citadel Theatre | Director Jenna Rodgers

SELECT COSTUME DESIGN CREDITS

2024 Rapunzel
Alberta Musical Theatre | Director Farren Timoteo

2024 Grease!
Mayfield Theatre | Director Kate Ryan

2023 Li Keur – Riel’s Heart of the North
Manitoba Opera | Director Simon Miron

2023 Cinderella
Alberta Musical Theatre | Director Farren Timoteo
Sterling Award Nominee

2023 Pride and Prejudice – A Jane Hammel Adaptation
Citadel Theatre | Director Mieko Ouchi
Sterling Award Winner

2022 Two Headed Half Hearted
Northern Light Theatre | Director Trevor Schmidt

2022 Jack and the Beanstalk
Alberta Musical Theatre | Director Farren Timoteo

2022 Così fan tutte
Edmonton Opera | Director Kim Mattice Wanat

2022 La Bohème
Edmonton Opera | Director Francois Racine

2019 Rigoletto
Edmonton Opera | Director Rob Herriot

2019 Sleeping Beauty
Alberta Musical Theatre | Director Farren Timoteo
Sterling Award Nominee

2019 Count Ory
Edmonton Opera | Director Brian Deedrick
Sterling Award Nominee

2019 Hansel and Gretel
Edmonton Opera | Director Rob Herriot

2018 Don Giovanni
Edmonton Opera | Director Oriol Tomas

2018 Pinocchio
Alberta Musical Theatre | Director Farren Timoteo

2017 Elektra
Edmonton Opera | Director Michael Cavanagh

2017 La Cenerentola
Edmonton Opera | Director Rob Herriot
Sterling Award Nominee | Costume remount Manitoba Opera 2022

2017 Jack and the Beanstalk
Alberta Musical Theatre | Director Lana Hughes

2016 Hansel and Gretel
Alberta Musical Theatre | Director Farren Timoteo
Sterling Award Nominee 

2016 Carmen
Edmonton Opera | Director Maria Lamont

2015 The Magic Flute
Edmonton Opera | Director Rob Herriot
Costume remount Opéra de Québec 2015, Calgary Opera 2016

2013 Aladdin
Alberta Musical Theatre | Director Farren Timoteo

2012 Fidelio
Edmonton Opera | Director Brian Deedrick

2012 The Mikado
Edmonton Opera | Director Rob Herriot
Sterling Award Winner

2009 The Pearl Fishers
Edmonton Opera | Director Brian Deedrick

2008 Hansel and Gretel
Alberta Musical Theatre | Director Farren Timoteo
Sterling Award Nominee 

2004 The Emperor of Atlantis
Edmonton Opera | Co-Directors Ron Jenkins, Brian Deedrick
Sterling Award Winner

2004 Lakmé
Edmonton Opera | Director Brian Deedrick

2004 South Pacific
Edmonton Opera | Director Brian Deedrick
Sterling Award Winner

2004 The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband
Northern LIght Theatre | Director Trevor Schmidt

1995  Ruthless! The Musical
Leave it to Jane Theatre | Director Tim Ryan
Sterling Award Nominee 

1994 M. Butterfly
Phoenix Theatre | Director Jim Guido
Sterling Award Nominee