Faculty Profile

Sherry Harper-McCombs

Professor of Theatre (1999)

Contact Information

harpermc@dickinson.edu

Montgomery House
717-245-1624

Bio

Sherry has worked as a costume designer for several professional theatre companies including Theatre IV in Richmond, VA, Georgia Mountain Theatre and the Academy Theatre in Atlanta, GA and most recently at Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg, WV. She has worked as an artisan in venues that include the Utah Shakespearean Festival, the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, and even a brief stint on the set of the movie "Forrest Gump". Her teaching interests include costume and scenic design as well as crafts/properties and costume technology. Particular areas of interest are mask-making, fabric painting, and puppetry.

Education

  • B.A., Averett College, 1986
  • M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1992