Suwatana Rockland

SUWATANA ROCKLAND - Costume Design (she/her) who also uses the nickname Pla, is delighted to join Dobama Theatre as Costume Designer for At the Wake of A Dead Drag Queen after designing What We Look Like last season. She is currently resident costume designer, professor, and costume shop supervisor at The College of Wooster. Suwatana is originally from Thailand. She is a former professional dancer, actress, director, choreographer, and designer. Suwatana has worked on industrial, commercial, television, and stage productions. Before moving to Ohio, she worked in Thailand, Colorado, and Arizona. In addition to her full-time employment, she finds time to freelance as a costume designer and guest lecturer for universities and theatres in the US and Thailand. She holds an MFA in Costume Design and Tech from Kent State University and is a member of USITT. Her professional credits in Ohio have included Dobama Theatre, Kent State, The Players Guild Theatre, Porthouse Theatre, Beck Center for the Arts, The Ohio Light Opera, and the Case Western Reserve University-Cleveland Play House MFA program. plarocklanddesign.com