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Danielle Preston is a Washington DC based costume designer working in theater. She has been so grateful for the opportunity to explore characters through the vehicle of clothing and while creating a focus on the human experience. 

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Recent designs at Round House Theatre, Everyman Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Studio Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Signature Theatre, TheaterWorks Hartford, Children's Theatre Company, Berkshire Theater Group, Barrington Stage Company, and Theater J. 

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Danielle holds a M.F.A. in Costume Design from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Danielle received the 2022 OPERA America Tobin Director-Designer Prize, the 2015 Kenan Costume Fellow for the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts,  and the 2013 A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute Fellowship in Costume Design.  Danielle received a Helen Hayes nomination for Costume Design in 2024 for Agreste (Drylands) at Spooky Action Theater. 

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MEMBERSHIP

United Scenic Artists Local 829 Member

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AWARDS

2024 Helen Hayes Nomination in Costume Design- Agreste (Drylands) 

2022 Opera America Tobin Director/Designer Prize

2015 Kenan Costume Fellow for the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts

2013 A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute Fellowship in Costume Design

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CURRENT / UPCOMING PROJECTS​​

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  • April 2025- Theaterworks Hartford, Primary Trust, Director: Jennifer Chang

  • June 2025- Round House Theatre, King James, Director: Rob Ruggiero

  • September 2025- 59E59, This Much I Know, Director: Hayley Finn

  • February 2026- Olney Theatre Center, Little Miss Perfect Musical, Director: Zhailon Levingston

  • May 2026- Round House Theatre, Sally & Tom, Director: Timothy Douglas

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CONTACT

daniellelizabethpreston@gmail.com

IG: @danielleprestondesign

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Click HERE for resume​

© by Danielle Preston 2025

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