Background
Horton, Gregory Jerome was born on April 22, 1963 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Stella Louise Horton-Steele.
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Gregory Jerome Horton, American theater educator, costume designer. Recipient Alumni Outstanding Professional Achievements award, North Carolina Central University Department Human Sciences, 1996, Excellence in Costuming award, Memphis Theatre Awards, 1999—2000, Woodie award, St. Louis Black Repertory, 2005.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Human Sciences, North Carolina Central University, Durham, 1987. Master of Fine Arts, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1990.
Career
Assistant professor theatre Olivet College, Michigan, 1989—1991. Costume designer, technical director Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama, 1991—1996. Assistant professor, resident costume designer Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, 1996—1998.
Associate professor, resident costume designer St. Louis University, 1998—2005. Associate professor, director costume design and technical North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, since 2005. Costume designer St. Louis Black Repertory, 1996—2006.
Assistant to wadrobe supervisor The Olympics, Atlanta, 1996. Guest costume designer Kuntu Repertory, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, 1997—1998, University Louisville, 1998—1999, Ensemble Theatre, Houston, since 1998, Play House On The Square, Memphis, 2002—2005, Colorado Shakespeare, Boulder, Colorado, 2002—2003, Swine Palace Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 2004—2005. Director, guest costume designer Western Washington University, Bellingham, since 2005.
Director, costume designer Columbia Basin College, Pasco, Washington, since 2006.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors USITT, New York City, since 2004. President Black Theatre Network, Kent, Ohio, 2003—2006. Member of Black Theater Network, New York Institute Theater Technology.
Connections
Life partner Eddie Acoffee Webb, April 29, 2000.
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Born
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Political Party
Democrat
Education
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1987
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1990
Awards
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Recipient Alumni Outstanding Professional Achievements award, North Carolina Central University Department Human Sciences, 1996, Excellence in Costuming award, Memphis Theatre Awards, 1999—2000, Woodie award, St. Louis Black Repertory, 2005.Recipient Alumni Outstanding Professional Achievements award, North Carolina Central University Department Human Sciences, 1996, Excellence in Costuming award, Memphis Theatre Awards, 1999—2000, Woodie award, St. Louis Black Repertory, 2005.