Student Information

Janet Gray, a native Texan, received a B.A in Liberal Arts from the University of Texas at Austin. While working at an "entry level" position in the Houston corporate world she became interested in the theatre and returned to school to take some classes. She never looked back. Five years later she had a B.F.A. in Theatre from Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches,Texas and an M.F.A. in Costume and Set Design from Tulane University, New Orleans, La.

Ms. Gray served as Resident Set and Costume Designer at New Stage Theatre in Jackson, Ms. for ten seasons where she designed for over 75 productions. She has designed for Theatres and Theatre Departments in North Carolina, Missouri, Mississippi and Louisiana.

She also taught costuming for two years at what is now Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo. and has held master classes in Costume Design at Milsaps College in Jackson, Ms.

Since 2000, she has spent her summers as Assistant to the Resident Costumer Designer at Flat Rock Play House which is the state Theatre of North Carolina. Among her work there was co-designing Disney's Beauty and the Beast in 2004 and Children of Eden in 2005. She also designed The Gin Game, Always, Patsy Cline, Dames at Sea and several youth Theatre productions for the Playhouse.

Contact Information:

Janet Gray
Dept of Theatre and Dance
125J Johnson Hall
Rock Hill, SC 29733

Phone: (803) 323-3840
E-mail: grayj@winthrop.edu