Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ruthie Reichman graduated in May 2022 from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Theatre Arts with an emphasis in costume design. 

​

A theatre kid from infancy, Ruthie first became interested in theatre through her mother who is an avid fan of musicals.  Ruthie tried acting, to disastrous ends, and then decided that the technical side of theatre may be more her speed. 

​

In college, Ruthie bounced around the Theatre Arts department acting in various costume and stage managerial roles.  Ruthie has been the assistant costume designer and dresser on a show that was taken to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the assistant stage manager on the 2019 senior capstone, the stage manager for two mainstage productions, and the stage manager for the 2020 senior capstone production.  Ultimately, Ruthie designed and managed a handful of other productions over her four years.  In Fall 2021, her passion for history came into play when she designed Tipping the Velvet as her senior capstone. 

​

Up until winter break in 2021, Ruthie intended to go to medical school after college, believing medicine to be her true passion.  In Fall 2022, Ruthie began her graduate education at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Theater, Film, and Television as an M.F.A Costume Design candidate.   

​

​

​