
Daina Valiulis
Artist Costume Designer Illustrator

Education
Honors BA; Theatre/Minor in English from the University of Toronto
High School Diploma
Self-taught digital artist (Artist of other media as well)
Various acting classes (specific list available upon request)
Work experience - Business/Organization
Co-founder and COO, at_play systems
(August 2012 - present P/T)
My job for at_play entails:
- Research
- Community outreach and customer aquisitions
- Being a voice in the room re: strategy, and organizing the execution of strategic goals
- Attending conferences and networking events
- Contacting relevant media and getting press attention
- Contacting clients and organizing meetings
- Making sure the team is completing tasks in a timely fashion
- Making sure everyone is communicating effectively and frequently
- Organizing/chairing meetings, taking minutes at meetings
- Running the Twitter campaign
Co-founder, Shakespeare at Play
(August 2012 - present P/T)
My job for Shakespeare at Play entails:
- Research of all kinds
- Attending conferences and networking events
- Contacting relevant media and getting press attention
- Contacting clients and organizing meetings
- Making sure the team is completing tasks in a timely fashion
- Making sure everyone is communicating effectively and frequently
- Organizing/chairing meetings, taking minutes at meetings
- Running the Twitter campaign
Costume and Props Designer, Miss Julie
Martha Rose Productions, May - June 2015
- Created plans for set, costumes and props
- Worked within a budget to buy materials
- Held fittings with the actors
- Sourced costumes, made repairs where necessary
- Created and sourced props according to my designs
- Made props (including 7 birds whose heads got cut off in the show and bled)
Designer, Beauty and the Geek
Solar Stage, May - June 2015
- Created plans for set, costumes and props
- Worked within a budget to buy materials
- Painted the theatre and flats according to my designs
- Sourced costumes, fitted actors and made repairs where necessary
- Created and sourced props according to my designs
Producer, Key Costume Designer/Props Designer
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Filmed Theatre)
Shakespeare At Play under Rick Chisholm Productions
(August 2014)
- Organized and ran auditions
- Responsible for creating and maintaining the budget
- Hiring cast and crew
- Organizing cast and crew contracts
- Choosing and booking the theatre
- Sending out press releases and following up with the media
- Doing research on marketing and funding
- Sourcing costumes and props on a very limited budget
- Was on set every day to dress the actors and troubleshoot
- Organized costumes and props for multiple scenes, washed costumes and made repairs when necessary
Designer, The Princess and the Pea and Jillian Jigs
Solar Stage, September - November 2014
- Created plans for set, costumes and props
- Worked within a budget to buy materials
- Painted the theatre and flats according to my designs
- Sourced costumes, fitted actors and made repairs where necessary
- Created and sourced props according to my designs
Designer, Rumplestiltskin and Little Red Riding Hood
Solar Stage, May - June 2014
- Created plans for set, costumes and props
- Worked within a budget to buy materials
- Painted the theatre and flats according to my designs
- Sourced costumes, fitted actors and made repairs where necessary
- Created and sourced props according to my designs
Languages
English
Lithuanian
Skills
Photoshop (basic knowledge)
Sketchbook Pro
Adobe Illustrator (basica knowledge)
Painting (Acrylics, Watercolour)
Sketching
2010 - present
2010 - present
Producer, Hamlet (Filmed Theatre)
Shakespeare At Play under Rick Chisholm Productions
(July/August 2013)
- Organized and ran auditions
- Responsible for creating and maintaining the budget
- Hiring cast and crew
- Organizing cast and crew contracts
- Choosing and booking the theatre
- Sending out press releases and following up with the media
- Doing research on marketing and funding
Producer and Costume Designer, Macbeth (Filmed Theatre)
Shakespeare At Play under Rick Chisholm Productions
(February 2013)
- Organized and ran auditions
- Responsible for creating and maintaining the budget
- Hiring cast and crew
- Organizing cast and crew contracts
- Choosing and booking the theatre
- Sending out press releases and following up with the media
- Doing research on marketing and funding
Producer, Come Tumbling Down (Theatre)
(February 2009)
-Sourced and booked rehearsal space
-Sourced and booked a performance space
-Helped organize two fundraisers
-Managed the budget
-Sourced props/set
-Helped load in/out
Assistant Floor Director; Dragon's Den, CBC
(April 2005-2010)
-Worked for 5 seasons as the assistant floor director
-Supervised the tour of the studio for the guests
-Supervised the guests getting miked and made up
-Reviewed with them their path into/out of the studio
-Cued guests on set
-Communicated with Director and Producers via head set
Senior Server; Oliver & Bonacini at the Toronto Regional Board of Trade
(December 2008- Occasionally)
-Responsible for setting up/tearing down rooms
-Responsible for providing the food in designated conference rooms
-Responsible for clearing food away in designated conference rooms
-Communicating with the kitchen and floor managers
-Training new staff
-Allocating responsibilities amongst staff, daily
-Guiding all staff re:tasks to be done for the day
-Communicating with clients and assisting them with their needs
Other Work:
Wardrobe Assistant, Burning Burning (Film), April 2014
Continuity, Shattered Worlds (Film), December 2013
Continuity and Wardrobe Assistant, Dueling Bureaus (Film), December 2013
Starbucks Barista (September 2006-December 2008)
La Senza Sales Associate (August 2004-September 2006)
Ongoing:
Illustration and design work (freelance)
Acting jobs (freelance)
Special Skills:
Grade 3 RCM violin, running (I've run both a full Marathon and a Half Marathon), drawing, painting, skating, skiing, rollerblading, driving, stage combat training (level 1), acting