Aurie Stetzel holds a Master’s of Fine Arts in Sustainable Fashion Design from UC Davis and a Bachelor’s of Science in Apparel Design and Merchandising with an emphasis in Costume Design from San Francisco State University. Aurie has over eight years of professional experience in costume design, working extensively with theater companies across the Bay Area, though her passion and practice of costume design has been lifelong. Following her work on the feature film Fairyland (released 2023), she took on various stitching and wardrobe roles at the Orpheum, Curran and Golden Gate Theaters for Broadway SF. From 2022-2024, Aurie served as the lead stitcher at the San Francisco Ballet, and continued her costume work at the San Francisco Opera and Broadway San Jose. Aurie designed shows for Playground Theatre and served as lead stitcher for Marin Theatre Company for the 2024-2025 season. Some of the other theatres for which she’s done design, building, stitching and wardrobe from 2017 onward include Aurora Theatre, California Shakespeare Theatre, Crowded Fire Theatre, Lamplighters Theatre, and more. A long-standing member of IATSE Local 784, she has worked extensively as a designer, costume builder, stitcher, and dresser, and has years of custom design experience for independent clients and arthouse projects.
Alongside her professional work, Aurie has several years of teaching experience, from instructing courses in the UC Davis Design Department to serving as a teaching artist at SCRAP-SF, where she co-founded the Sustainable Fashion Program. That initiative continues to provide Bay Area youth with hands-on education in upcycling, repair, and sustainable design practices. With a deep commitment to sustainability, equity, and circularity in clothing production, Aurie strives to integrate environmental and social justice into both design and teaching. She has always been deeply inspired by the vast world of historical design techniques and loves bringing diverse perspectives into her mentoring and design work.