Page to State: History of Theater and Costuming: Using the Myrna Colley-Lee Collection

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Title

Page to State: History of Theater and Costuming: Using the Myrna Colley-Lee Collection

Creator

Spring 2024 EN3414-02 students

Contributor

Lauren Geiger, KC New, and Carrie Mastley

Date

2025-03-10

Description

This is a collection of materials from the Myrna Colley-Lee collection that were selected by the students of Mississippi State University's EN3414 Critical Writing and Resource Literary Studies.

Subject

Art and Design
African American Woman Costume Designers
Theater
Black Theater

Publisher

Unknown

Collection Items

Myrna Colley-Lee and Students
This photograph is of Myrna Colley-Lee with the students and instructors of this EN3414 course section. Myrna is in front of the students and the two instructors, and one graduate assistant, flank the students.

Myrna Colley-Lee
This photograph is of Myrna Colley-Lee talking to the Spring 2025 EN3414 students about her costumes and works. In the first photograph, Myrna is has King Creon's costume laid out on the table in front of her. In the second photograph, she is…

King Creon Costume
This is the Creon costume from the Medea Myth production. The costume consists of a predominately purple robe with red, brown and green accents. Over the robe is a while lace skirt with a floral design, and then several neckties are tied together as…

The Wedding Band ticket of 2003
A ticket from the February 6, 2003 showing of the Wedding Band performed by Steppenwolf Theatre Company in association with Congo Square Theatre. The ticket is small with black writing and a white and red background.

The Wedding Band playbill of 2003
The Wedding Band playbill by the company Playbill contains advertisements, concise biographies of the cast and crew, short character descriptions, future events and descriptions of the theatre companies associated. The items will focus on Myrna…

Rendering and Collage of King Aegus King of Creon
Drawing of Aegus King of Creon costume from Medea Myth.

A drawing of a man in a leopard print shirt, a red pleated skirt. Using different swatches of neckties to help create the costume.

Fabric Swatches for The King in The Lion and The Jewel
This item includes four separate fabric swatches and costume notes for the character of The King in The Lion and The Jewel. The fabric swatches each differ, giving unique colors and patterns to the costume of The King. The costume notes are…

Wedding Band Rendering of Three Dresses
This is a rendering from the play Wedding Band. It depicts three different dresses on the lead actress, Julia Augustine. The first dress is a traditional 1910s blue and white ankle-length day dress. The second outfit is a sheer pink, yellow-lined,…

House Dress from The Wedding Band
House dress worn by character, Julia Augustine in "The Wedding Band," costumed by Myrna Colley-Lee. The dress is a combination of white and blue fabrics including some lace. The dress features "L" shaped sleeves with a coin in the elbow area of the…

Rendering and Collage of the Nurse
Drawing of the nurses costume from Medea Myth with fabric swatches and photo references. There are photos of women from different cultures as well as from the 1940s. A drawing with black and pink makes up the actual costume design.
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