marinaecroy@gmail.com ; croym22@alumni.wlu.edu ; 541-816-7592
I grew up in southern Oregon and have always been involved in the fine arts, whether it be performing or working behind-the-scenes. I graduated cum laude from Washington and Lee University in 2022 with a double degree in Theater and in Geology. With experience as a stage manager, crew member, and designer, I enjoy taking a director’s artistic vision and making it a reality.
Resume
Download a copy of my Theater resume. If you are interested in a copy of my Geology resume, please reach out to me!
Transcript
I graduated cum laude from Washington and Lee University in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in Geology and a Bachelor of Arts in Theater.
Costume Showcase
Some of my favorite pieces I have worked on over the years!
Theater Awards
The Michael K. and Linda Gorman Award
The Michael and Linda Gorman Award is conferred on a student who is judged by the theater department faculty to best exemplify the virtues of selfless service to others engaged in the pursuit of artistic excellence. This award is made possible by gifts from family and friends in memory of Michael K. Gorman, the first Managing Director of the Lenfest Center for the Performing Arts.
“[Marina Croy] has been involved in Department productions since the start of her First Year. Marina Croy has silently and steadfastly been a part of the department productions since her arrival at W&L. During her first year in my Digital Production course, Marina excelled at storytelling. In her production project she presented an engaging rendition of an old Grimm tale with a unique approach, demonstrating early on in her career at W&L that she understood how to connect idea and audience. She doesn’t just think outside the box, but rather exists outside of the box and continually finds ways to connect the rest of us to her world. Marina’s work as a stage manager on the production of Tartuffe succinctly demonstrates her ability to synergize new challenges while maintaining a calm and reassuring demeanor. Leading that production, which had to be created 6- feet apart from every person, that had to be staged and filmed in isolation from the audience, that created new production and performance challenges each day, Marina gracefully steered the cast through the uncertainty to a successful presentation. Marina Croy has ben involved in more department productions that perhaps any other senior, because she doesn’t just stage manage but has worked in the costume shop helping to create the clothes for all the students in all the dance and theater productions over the last four years. A Geology and Theater double major, Marina has also demonstrated her ability to maintain academic excellence while participating in the time intensive co-curricular production program in Theater and Dance. It is in Dance that Marina culminated her career at W&L by stage managing the first ever collaboration between the Jazz Ensemble and the Repertory Dance Company. it should be clear by now that taking on new and never before done projects and handling them with calm grace is something at which Marina excels.”
– Shawn Paul Evans, Professor of Theater, Washington and Lee University
The Larry Wynn ’34 and Evelyn Dawson Wynn Prize
The Larry Wynn ’34 and Evelyn Dawson Wyn Prize is awarded annually in the Department of Theater, Dance, and Film Studies to recognize a student who displays exceptional creativity while employing their craft in department productions.
“[Marina Croy] has set herself apart as a participant in the department and in the costume shop in particular. Her work on the fairy costumes for A Midsummer Night’s Dream showed she had design acumen and an eye for detail. Her on-going desire to be in the shop and take on every project and make it her own has never ceased to make me proud. I quickly realized I could give her all the design projects she could handle.
While she was creating one of the masks for the department production of the play Everybody, I was impressed with her ability to take direction and notes and work tirelessly to improve the project as many times as necessary in order to make the mask work for the show. She was never daunted by the adjustments even when the final product was not used for the production. Her creative drive, her desire to do whatever is asked of her, is a shining example of exceptional creativity while employing their craft.
This award is given to those students that will go on to do theatre, or at the very least, respect and drive the artistic community. An individual with a creative soul will always find a way to express their ingenuity, and this student expresses herself in all that she does. I am so happy and proud to award this student for her prolific and creative gifts, and I look forward to her continuing to develop these skills in the years ahead. Her love for the craft and for the theater shows no bounds and her drive for excellence in the art form is singular.”
-Kenann M. Quander, Costume Designer and Costume Shop Manager for the Theater, Dance, and Film Studies Department, Washington and Lee University
Marina Croy's Costuming Portfolio 