Parsons, Sally Ann

Sally Ann Parsons is a costume designer and vice-president of Parsons-Meares Ltd., a costume construction company. During the 1970s-1980s Sally Ann Parsons participated as costume designer in several dance productions. She designed costumes for performers such as Daniel Nagrin and Margaret Beals, and dance groups such as the Don Redlich Dance Company and the Phoebe Neville Dance Company.

Established in 1980, Parsons-Meares Ltd. became one of the major firms in specialized costume manufacturing for stage, film, dance and opera productions. Parsons-Meares Ltd. is still in operation today, located at New York’s Theater District.

The company collaborated on a large number of productions with several costume designers, including Jane Greenwood, William Ivey Long, Willa Kim, Frank Krenz, Carrie Robbins, and Patricia Zipprodt.

A large part of the costumes produced by the company were made for Broadway shows, including several major productions such as Cats, Starlight Express, Grease, and The Will Rogers Follies . They also constructed costumes for dance companies, such as the Joffrey Ballet and the New York City Ballet, as well as for opera, films and a number of Disney productions.

From the guide to the Sally Ann Parsons designs, 1980-2001, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.)