Mina Credeur
Mina Credeur (Houston, TX) is a shadow cast performer and cast director from the Houston area where her primary roles were Columbia and Magenta. She also runs a website, Columbia's Closet, and is a recipient of The Boss Award. She retired from cast in 2011 but continues to visit other casts and conventions, and maintains her costume blog.
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General Info
Cast Affiliation: Independent (Formerly of; The Beautiful Creatures (I) & The Beautiful Creatures (II))
Roles Played: Columbia, Magenta, Trixie, Frank N. Furter, Janet Weiss, Rocky, The Criminologist
Years Active: 1987 to current
DeVirginization: September, 1987
Honors
- Costume Contest winner for the Columbia category at the East Coast 2000 convention
- 2011 Winner of The Boss Award
- Member of Boss Award Winner Voting Committee
Costuming
Mina began making her own costumes in 1988, which soon led to making costumes for friends on the cast. When she started her own show at the River Oaks Theatre in 1992 she made a set of costumes for the cast. She left for college 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 online. 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 techniques and research. She was 2011 winner of The Boss Award for her website. In 2013 she began to shift her sewing endeavors to historical costuming and was no longer taking Rocky Horror (or reproduction) commissions. She continues to maintain her blog and sell accessories at conventions.
Cast Related
- 1987 - 1988 Commerce Park Theater (Nameless cast) performing as Columbia
- 1988 - 1992 Bel-Air Theater (Nameless cast) performing as Columbia
- 1992 - River Oaks Theatre (Nameless cast) cast director and performing as Columbia
- 1993 - 1994 Performed briefly with the Chicago cast (name?) at Mundelein Theater.
- 1999 - 2001 Co-directed The Beautiful Creatures (I) with Jef R. at the River Oaks Theatre and performed Columbia and Frank
- 2005 - 2011 Co-directed The Beautiful Creatures (II) with Jim C. at the River Oaks Theatre and performed Columbia and Magenta
- Honorary Member of The Home of Happiness.
Convention Related
- Performed Columbia's floorshow at the East Coast 2000 con.
- Performed Columbia's floorshow on Friday night at the 25th Anniversary Convention (Las Vegas, NV).
- Attended 4711 Convention (Atlantic City, NJ) and was awarded The Boss Award and sold costume accessories at Columbia's Closet booth.
- Attended The Celluloid Jam 2 convention, participated in the costume forum, and sold costume accessories at Columbia's Closet booth.
- Attended RKO Con 2013 and sold costume accessories at Columbia's Closet booth.
- Performed Emily in Shock Treatment at El Fishnet Fiesta Dos and sold costume accessories at Columbia's Closet booth.
- Attended Chicago's CHRAP 2014 convention, participated in the costume forum, and sold costume accessories at Columbia's Closet booth.
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.
Guest Performances
- As Magenta with The World Of The Weird Monster Show (Chicago, IL) for Halloween, 2012.
Other Fond Memories
- Saw Anthony Head perform Frank N. Furter at the Picadilly Theater in London (June 1991).
- Met Anthony Head at the 25th Anniversary Convention in Las Vegas, NV (September 2000).
- Spent a night at Oakley Court (June 2009).
- Attended The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Berlin at the Freiluftkino Rehberge (August 2014).
