Allison Smith Hahn

Meet Professor Hahn

Years at Knox: 2019-Present

I serve as Knox’s resident costume designer and costume studio manager. I studied costume design and artistry here at Knox College under Margo Shively’s mentorship, where I was also a Post-Baccalaureate Fellow (2010-11). Since then, I have been designing in Chicagoland, which includes designs for Multitudes and pool (no water) with Vitalist Theatre. As the resident costume designer for Redtwist Theater’s 2014-2015 season, I designed Good People, The American Clock, Red, I and You, and Another Bone. My other designs include Rhinoceros (Theatre Heist), Miles Away, Mike and Seth, Hello Failure, and F.X. Kroetz’s Through the Leaves and Request Concert (Side Project Theatre), All Shook Up, How to Succeed in Business […], and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Wilmette Center for the Arts), Next Fall (AstonRep), A 1940s Radio Show (Moon of Hope Studios) and Leading Ladies (Black Hills Playhouse). I teach Introduction to Costume Design.

Education

B.A., 2010, Knox College

MSLIS (Master of Library and Information Science), 2021, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign