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2024 BFA Costume graduate Sam Hernandez
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Sam Hernandez

Sam Hernandez is an emerging artists focused on costume making and designing. His interest in costume and theatre was awakened in his high school years when he saw musicals such as Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables.

While at NIDA, he was able to thrive while emersed in the world of theatre, working backstage as a dresser, as well as in the costume studio as a maker. The skills he gained while at NIDA also allowed him to take on external projects such as dress maker for Ikuntji Artists’ debut runway collection for Australian Fashion week in 2023, the role of costume designer for the New Theatre’s production of Atlantis in 2024 as well as working as a dresser with Opera Australia on their productions Carmen on Cockatoo Island and Magic Flute at the Sydney Opera House.

NIDA Productions

Costume Assistant, Dresser, Maker
Falsettos 2022  

Tailor/Costume Maker
Sweeny Todd 2023   

Costume supervisor, costume Maker
The Attempted Rape of Susanna 2023     

Costume Assistant, Dresser, Maker
Machinal 2022  

Costume Maker
Splendour 2023

Costume Maker
Frankenstein 2024