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[[File:Barry's_Berries.jpg|200px|thumb|right|with Barry Bostwick, Oct. 2023]]
'''Mina Credeur''' (Houston, TX) is a performer, costumer, and former cast director from the Houston area where her primary roles were [[Columbia]], [[Magenta]], and [[Trixie]]. She maintains a costume blog, and is a recipient of [[The Boss Award]]. She continues to perform and travel to see stage productions of [[The Rocky Horror Show]].

'''Cast Affiliation''': [[DASH Cast]] and [[The Sisterhood of Lili St Cyr]].  Formerly of [[The Beautiful Creatures (I)]] & [[The Beautiful Creatures (II)]]

'''Roles Played''':  [[Columbia]], [[Magenta]], [[Trixie]] 

'''Years Active''': 1987-Current

'''[[DeVirginization]]''':  September, 1987

== Honors ==
[[File:Mina_Tailcoat.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tail Coat & Top Hat by Mina]]
* Judged Best Columbia in the costume contest at the [[East Coast 2000]] convention
* RockyHorror.com Fan Profile (July, 2000): http://www.rockyhorror.com/profiles/fan_2000_07.php
* 2011 Winner of [[The Boss Award]]

==Costuming==
Mina began making her own costumes in 1988, which led to making costumes for her friends on [[The Bel-Air Cast]]. After the [[Bel-Air Theater]] closed (February, 1992) Mina started a cast at the [[River Oaks Theatre]] (June, 1992) where she made a complete set of costumes for the new cast. She left for college in August and returned in 1998 to start (and costume) another cast - [[The Beautiful Creatures (I)]]. As the internet expanded in the late 90's she offered her costumes for sale online, specializing primarily in [[Columbia]], [[Magenta]] and [[Janet Weiss]] costumes. She became overextended in 2001 which led to a hiatus until she returned to the scene in 2006. 
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In 2009 she began a blog, [[Columbia's Closet]], to illustrate her costuming techniques and research. She was the 2011 recipient of [[The Boss Award]] for her informational website.

== Cast Related ==
[[File:Kim_Nell_Mina.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Kim Standley, Little Nell, & Mina]]
[[Commerce Park Theater]] (Nameless Cast) - 1987 - 1988 
* [[Columbia]], [[Trixie]]

[[The Bel-Air Cast]] (Bellaire, TX) from 1988 - 1992  
* [[Columbia]], [[Janet Weiss]], [[Trixie]]

[[River Oaks Cast]] (Houston, TX) Summer 1992 
* founder & cast director 
* [[Columbia]]

[[Northcross Dressers]] (Austin, TX) from 1992 - 1993  
* [[Columbia]], [[Trixie]]

[[Midnight Madness]] (Chicago, IL) in 1993  
* [[Janet Weiss]] (Mundelein Theater)

[[Dr. X's Feature Creatures]] (Houston, TX) from 1998 - 1999
* [[Columbia]]

[[The Beautiful Creatures (I)]] (Houston, TX) from 1999 - 2001
* co-founder & co-director 
* [[Columbia]], [[Frank N. Furter]], [[Trixie]], [[Rocky Horror]], and [[Janet Weiss]]

[[The Beautiful Creatures (II)]] (Houston, TX) from 2005 - 2011
* co-founder & co-director
* [[Columbia]], [[Eddie]], [[Janet Weiss]], and [[Magenta]]

[[The Home of Happiness]] (Montclair, NJ) since 2012
* Honorary Member

[[The Sisterhood of Lili St Cyr]] (Houston, TX) since 2022
* Costume Mistress
* [[Columbia]]

[[DASH Cast]] (TX) from 2024
* co-founder & co-director 
* [[Magenta]] & [[Trixie]]

== Convention Related ==
[[File:Mina&Bill_Vegas25th.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Mina Credeur & [[Bill Brennan]] at the [[25th Anniversary Convention]] in Las Vegas, NV]] 
[[East Coast 2000]] (Allentown, PA)
* Performed [[Columbia]]'s floorshow
* Won ''Best Columbia'' in the costume contest 

[[25th Anniversary Convention]] (Las Vegas, NV)
* Performed [[Columbia]]'s floorshow on Friday night

[[The AC 4.7.11 Convention]] (Atlantic City, NJ) 
* Recipient of [[The Boss Award]] 
* [[Columbia's Closet]] vendor booth
* Costume contest judge

[[The Celluloid Jam 2]] (Ft. Mitchell, KY)
* participated in the costume forum
* [[Columbia's Closet]] vendor booth

[[RKO Con]] (Providence, RI)
* [[Columbia's Closet]] vendor booth
* Costume contest judge

[[El Fishnet Fiesta Dos]] (Tucson, AZ)
* Performed [[Emily Weiss]] in [[Shock Treatment]] 
* [[Columbia's Closet]] vendor booth.

[[Transylvania Carnivale]] (Chicago, IL) 
* Participated in the costume forum
* [[Columbia's Closet]] vendor booth

== Guest Performances ==
[[File:TRF_Halloween2015.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[The Exceptional Beauties]] with [[Patricia Quinn]], 2015]]
* As [[Columbia]] at Santikos Northwest 10 (San Antonio, TX) - December 14th, 2001
* As [[Magenta]] with [[The World Of The Weird Monster Show]] (Chicago, IL) for Halloween, 2012
* As [[Transylvanian]] with <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.rockyhorrorwiki.org/wiki2/index.php?title=The_Home_of_Happiness_(I) The Home of Happiness]</span> (Montclair, NJ) ~2013
* As [[The Criminologist]] with [[The Exceptional Beauties]] at TRF After Dark (Plantersville, TX) for Halloween, 2015
* As [[The Criminologist]] with [[RHPS Berlin]] at [[Freiluftkino Rehberge]] - September 9. 2017
* As [[Trixie]] with [[Flustered Mustard]] at Orpheum Theatre (Hillsboro, IL) - October 14, 2023
* As [[Trixie]] with [[Flustered Mustard]] at The Nat'l Events Plaza (Evansville, IN) with [[Barry Bostwick]] - October 13, 2023
* As [[Columbia]] with [[Flustered Mustard]] at League of American Orchestras 79th National Conference (Houston, TX) with [[Barry Bostwick]] - June 6, 2024
* As [[Trixie]] with [[O'Brien's Orchestra]] at Southwest Theatres Lake Creek 7 (Austin, TX) - July 6, 2024

== Other Projects and Websites ==
* [[Columbia's Closet]] - Owner. Costume website with research and how-to tutorials
* [[Houston Rocky]] - Owner. Chronicles the history of RHPS and RHS in Houston, TX
* Costume Designer for ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' at Playhouse 90 in Richmond, TX
* [[The Rocky Horror Wiki]] - Contributing editor

== Other Fond Memories & Special Events ==
[[File:Mina_and_Anthony_Head.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Mina with Anthony Head, 2000]]
* Met [[Anthony Head]] at the [[25th Anniversary Convention]] in Las Vegas, NV (September 2000)
* Stayed the night at [[Oakley Court Hotel]] (June 2009)
* Attended ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' in Berlin at the [[Freiluftkino Rehberge]] (August 2014)
* Visited the [[Museum Lichtspiele]] in Munich (March 2019)
* Visited the [[Riff Raff Statue]] in Hamilton, New Zealand (February 2020)
* [[Trixie]] with [[Flustered Mustard]] at the [[48th Anniversary Spectacular Tour]] featuring [[Barry Bostwick]] (October 13, 2023)
* Transylvanian with [[O'Brien's Orchestra]] at the [[49th Anniversary Spectacular Tour]] featuring [[Little Nell]] (October 22, 2024)
* [[Columbia]] with [[The Sisterhood of Lili St Cyr]] at the [[49th Anniversary Spectacular Tour]] featuring [[Patricia Quinn]] (October 26, 2024)


==Stage Productions==
* Attended ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' starring [[Anthony Head]] at the [[Picadilly Theatre (1990)]] in London (June 1991)
* Attended ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' at the [[Zach Theatre (1999)]] in Austin, TX
* Attended ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon, UK (August 2023, 50th anniversary tour)
* Attended ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' starring [[Jason Donovan]] at the Fareham Live Theatre in Fareham, UK (October 5, 2024)
* Attended ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' at Malvern Theatre in Malvern, UK (October 7, 2024)
* Attended ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' at San Pedro Playhouse in San Antonio, TX (October 17, 2024)
* Attended ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' at Art Factory in Houston, TX (October 20, 2024)
* Attended ''[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' at The Theater Company in Bryan, TX (November 1, 2024)