Michelle J. Li, wearing a red silk dress with black floral print and a large bow at her neck, stands in front of step and repeat that has “JOB” repeated in bold blue and orange font.

Michelle J. Li

BFA COSTUME DESIGN, 2019

Michelle has been busy since graduating from the School of Drama’s BFA Costume Design program in 2019. Her most recent design work can be seen in the Broadway production “JOB,” which premiered at the SoHo Playhouse in September 2023, and then played an encore Off-Broadway engagement at the Connelly Theater from January to March 2024. It opened on Broadway in July 2024.

She also designed costumes for the third season of Comedy Central’s “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens,” Peacock’s “Meet Cute” with Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson, the Sundance Film Festival award-winning mockumentary “Theater Camp,” and the 2020 film “Shiva Baby,” which won an Independent Spirit Award.

Michelle was selected by CMU as a 2024 Tartan on the Rise, which celebrates recent alumni who are making an impact in their organizations and in their communities, across the nation and around the world through leadership, innovation and career achievements. 

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“My professors’ belief in me made me feel impossibly supported. They still reach out every time they see me credited in a project, and continue to support me emotionally and professionally.”

-Michelle J. Li