“From Halloween costumes, to sequined fantasy scenes, to the SQUIP's futuristic flash, to more typical high school garb, Kristen P Ahern's costumes were fun and varied.” - Broadway World Washington DC

“…it was the detail in the costumes that was to die for, from the imagination of Kristen P. Ahern. If the two actors had walked into a frame of “Downton Abbey” they would have fit right in. Jerusha’s wardrobe included high-button shoes and everything from simple frocks to elegant ensembles for when she emerges as a university graduate and turned out young lady. With handsome, tailored looks, the costumes for Jervis gave the impression of the style and repressed nature of the character. “Clothes make the man or woman”was never truer here.“ - DC Theatre Scene

“All this is played out on a marvelously simple set by Jessica Cancino in costumes by Kristen P. Ahern who has made them deceptively simple, yet truly evocative of the period and given Caroline and Kurt easy to make changes, sometimes in front of the audience.” - The Zebra

“Kristen P. Ahern’s costumes are period perfect with attention paid to every button, pleat, and bow. Director Michael Windsor has taken this deceptively simple material and staged it with a polish not usually seen from theatre companies of Monumental’s size. It’s hard to make it seem effortless, but Windsor and his collaborators have accomplished that. Every single element works together in a kind of euphoric harmony.” - DC Metro Theatre Arts

"Club Illyria is a diverting high-concept premise, and one that nicely matches the carnivalesque gender-, identity- and music-related twists of “Twelfth Night.”...Kristen P. Ahern designed the zesty costumes..." - The Washington Post

"Costume designer Kristen P Ahern outdid herself on Miss Fabian’s costumes; the rest are a mix of Miami Vice (Orsino) or Boy George." - Maryland Theatre Guide

"Kristen Ahern’s bold and colorful costumes worked well with the equally bold and colorful works by featured artist Michael Craig-Martin (who spent most of his childhood in Washington, DC) that were projected onto a scrim behind the action. In fact, the costumes and artwork, along with the the wigs and makeup by Emma Tremmel, may have been my favorite part of The Seven Deadly Sins. Cheerful pinks, especially, stood out, and Craig-Martin’s simple contemporary designs illustrating the various enumerated sins exploded with interest and amusement." - Critical Dance

“Costumes by Kristen P Ahern are likewise evocative: the peasantry is in kurta, simple salwar kameez, saris, and simple tunics; the Princess’ everyday wear is a stunningly embroidered white costume, and the would-be Sultan, Wazir, wears a fittingly garish and bejeweled ensemble complete with feathered turban and turned-toe slippers.” - DC Theatre Scene

“The costumes, designed by Kristen P Ahern, fit well with the Bollywood ambiance.” - Broadway World

“Vibrant and bold costumes from Designer Kristen P Ahern help seal the setting: long ago in the depths of India.” - DC Theatre Metro Arts

“Kristen P Ahern’s costumes are colorful and lots of fun. I particularly enjoyed Scofield’s headpiece as a waiter at the crab shack. Some things you just have to see for full effect.” - Broadway World

“Everyone is expertly dressed in costumes by Kristen P. Ahern that are beautifully constructed and designed to highlight movement and character. Made mostly of brightly colored plaids and stripes, with dapper hats and suspenders, they’re out of time, really, neither contemporary nor belonging to a particular age, and perfectly whimsical.”

“With so many performers on stage, Costume Designer Kristen P Ahern has her hands full, and she shows off her talent with costumes that painted the stage in bright colors in every scene. The Corny Collins dancers are all in coordinated 60s style dance outfits. Where Ahern especially deserves praise is in the plus-size outfits she designed for the various characters—outfits that complimented them and made them look stunning.” - Encore Michigan

“And another nod to costume designer Kristen P Ahern for the bold pink and purple and yellow Zoot suits and a wraparound wedding dress that combines kimono and ’40s styles.” - MLive

“Kristen Ahern’s period costumes capture the era and are especially effective late in the play when the cast, in formal attire, stands in tribute in front of a projected sepia-toned image showing the original Jubilee Singers…
I have no idea what Open Door’s costume budget might be for this show but the cast looks especially stunning in Kristen Ahern’s designs in the closing scenes, c. 1875, when the Fisk Jubilee Singers have “made it” and are touring Europe and Russia.” - Chicago Sun Times

“Kristen Ahern’s costume design is smart and attractive.” - Chicago Stage Review

“Escape from the Haltsburg Boys Choir” takes place in Austria and, despite the present American accents, has viewers successfully using their imagination in which the story, set and costumes are enough to create a wooded, European atmosphere.” - Buzznews

“It was like descending into another world and another time." - Chicago Maroon