Siavash Ford

An attentive and industrious creative, experienced in hands-on and dynamic work environments.

Title

Assistant Costume Designer

Guys and Dolls

Fall ‘25

Spring ‘26

The Goat

Designer: Sharon Peng

Berkeley Playhouse

Directors: Erin Solorio & Sarah O’Brien

Shotgun Players

Costume Designer

Frontieres Sans Frotieres

Spring ‘25

Designer: Nala Zinngrabe

UCLA

ACD/Head Puppeteer

Henrietta

Winter ‘24

Director: Beth Barany

Independent

Head Puppeteer

Snowspider

Winter ‘25

Director: Jessica Reed

Independent

Costume Designer

Production

Associate(s)

Minecraft Cringe Comp.

Fall ‘24

Costume Designer

Director: Kyle Green

UCLA Fringe Fest

Puppeteer

Fly

Fall ‘24

Director: Michaela Duarte

UCLA Fringe Fest

Assistant Costume Designer

Rise of the Relic

Summer ‘24

Director: Meera Fox

Independent

Assistant Costume Designer

The Grand Hotel Tartarus

Spring ‘24

Designer: Emma Beeman

UCLA

Assistant Costume Designer

You Never Existed

Winter ‘24

Designer: Cathy Moreno

Independent

Assistant Costume Designer

Burka

Fall ‘23

Designer: Cathy Moreno

Independent

Costume Designer

Big Picture

Summer ‘23

Designer: Ella Meil

BAVC Media

Independent

Costume Designer

Reverie

Spring ‘23

Role

Producer: Morgan Lewis

Skills

    • Analog illustration

    • Digital painting

    • Fashion history (19th & 20th century)

    • Research and presentation

    • Pattern drafting

    • Hand & machine sewing

    • Aging & dyeing

    • Corset construction

    • Procreate

    • SyncOnSet

    • Blender

    • Google Sheets

    • Fitting assistance

    • Stock organization

    • Costume management & budgeting

    • Sensitivity trained

Education

University of California Los Angeles

B.A. Entertainment Costume Design 2025

  • UC Regent Scholarship Recipient 2023-2025

  • Honors: magna cum laude

Berkeley City College

Studio Arts and Game Design Emphasis 2021-2023

Rotary Master PRLS Leadership Program

2019-2020