Laurel Peterson holds her BA in Fine Arts from Linfield College and MFA in Costume Design from Boston University. Laurel is the costumer at Linfield College where she designs, runs the shop and teaches costume design and makeup courses. She has received Meritorious Achievement Awards in Costume Design for her designs of Almost, Maine, Ajax in Iraq, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Madwoman of Chaillot, and A Small Family Business. Previous credits with Valley Shakespeare include A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2016 and Tartuffe (2018).