AUSTIN M. RAUSCH
is a costume designer for theatre, opera, film, and dance. He holds his MFA in Costume Design from The Pennsylvania State University and his BA in Costume Design from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Austin has designed for repertory companies such as Sierra Repertory Theatre in California and Bigfork Summer Playhouse in Montana. Austin has worked as a crafts artisan for the Los Angeles Opera on the world premiere of Eurydice, with costume designer Ana Kuzmanic, Tony-award winning Director Mary Zimmerman, and Playwright Sarah Ruhl.
Austin has previously taught as a Certified Conservatory Teacher at California School of the Arts in San Gabriel Valley. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Theatre in Costume Design at Purdue University Fort Wayne in Indiana.
Austin’s skills range from costume rendering, to special effects makeup, wig styling, millinery, corsetry, draping, flat patterning, and knitting.