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[[File:Mina_Tailcoat.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tail Coat & Top Hat by Mina]]
 
 
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.  
 
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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Revision as of 12:40, 24 October 2024

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 and Magenta. She maintains a costume blog, and is a recipient of The Boss Award. She continues perform, travel to see stage productions of The Rocky Horror Show, and visit other casts.

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

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.

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

Kim Standley, Little Nell, & Mina

Commerce Park Theater (Nameless Cast) - 1987 - 1988

The Bel-Air Cast (Bellaire, TX) from 1988 - 1992

River Oaks Cast (Houston, TX) Summer 1992

Northcross Dressers (Austin, TX) from 1992 - 1993

Midnight Madness (Chicago, IL) in 1993

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

The Beautiful Creatures (I) (Houston, TX) from 1999 - 2001

The Beautiful Creatures (II) (Houston, TX) from 2005 - 2011

The Home of Happiness (Montclair, NJ) since 2012

  • Honorary Member

The Sisterhood of Lili St Cyr (Houston, TX) since 2022

  • Costume Mistress

DASH Cast (TX) from 2024

Convention Related

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)

The Celluloid Jam 2 (Ft. Mitchell, KY)

RKO Con (Providence, RI)

El Fishnet Fiesta Dos (Tucson, AZ)

Transylvania Carnivale (Chicago, IL)

Guest Performances

The Exceptional Beauties with Patricia Quinn, 2015

Other Projects and Websites

Other Fond Memories & Special Events

Mina with Anthony Head, 2000
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