In this thesis, I intend to present an original costume design for John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. This production is the first full collaboration of its kind between Virginia Commonwealth University’s Theatre Department and Barksdale Theatre. This thesis will be a complete account of my entire design process from the design concept to the finished, realized production. I will be examining my design choices and finished production photos, including color photographs of my original renderings, fabric swatches and research. Throughout my thesis, I will be researching ways to accurately represent the millions of exploited itinerant farm laborers who survived the severe drought and economic depression of the early 1930s.

The purpose of this thesis is to explain my process in the development of the costume design for Urinetown: The Musical as my last mainstage design project for the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Theatre. Included is the concept, analysis and design process that went into creating effective costumes for the production for the stage.

A comprehensive portfolio of the MFA Costume Designs of Emily (Ruiz) Bushà.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 253-268).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Kent State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Nov. 30, 2009). Advisor: Sharron Campbell. Keywords: costume design; Three Sisters; Chekhov Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-95).

Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes special report study entitled: The skin. Includes bibliographical references.

This is a compilation of selected set and costume designs from my past three years as a MFA candidate in theatrical design at the University of Texas at Austin. I hope this portfolio will help launch my career as a theatrical designer. My primary focus is set design and my secondary interest is costume design. This portfolio represents my best work as a costume and set designer. Each design will include a number of images that range from production photographs to preliminary sketches. / text

The Costume History Digital Archive was created to sustain the costume history 35mm slide collection from the department of Theatre & Dance, and make it accessible to the University community at large. It is a flexible, living archive that I leave as my legacy to the University of Texas at Austin. Following are instructions of both how to use it and how to maintain it. / text

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1991. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 46).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1984. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 40-41).