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Helen Rooza (19**-). Costume designer.

She was the Wardrobe Mistress at the Little Theatre for twenty years. She retired in 1976 after making 6 000 theatre costumes.

Among the productions she worked on are The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1959), J.B. (1964), Waiting for Godot (1965), Black Comedy (1969), The Hole (1969), America Hurrah (1970s), Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain (1972), [[The Homecoming (1977), The Price (1978), A Delicate Balance (1978).

Letter from her son, Patrick Wagner [1].

Press clipping regarding her retirement held by NELM: [Collection: VAN DER GUCHT, Rosalie]: 2007. 7. 1. 36. 3.

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-(19**-) Costume designer. * Did the costumes for [[Percy Sieff]]’s production of ''[[Sincerely Yours]]'' at [[The Space]] in the 1970s. *
+[[Helen Rooza]] (19**-). Costume designer.
+== Biography ==
+She was the Wardrobe Mistress at the [[Little Theatre]] for twenty years. She retired in 1976 after making 6 000 theatre costumes.
+==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
+Among the productions she worked on are ''[[Der kaukasische Kreidekreis|The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' (1959), ''[[J.B.]]'' (1964), ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (1965), ''[[Black Comedy]]'' (1969), ''[[The Hole]]'' (1969), ''[[America Hurrah]]'' (1970s), ''[[Sincerely Yours, Mark Twain]] (1972), ''[[The Homecoming (1977), ''[[The Price]]'' (1978), ''[[A Delicate Balance]]'' (1978).
+== Sources ==
+Letter from her son, Patrick Wagner [https://warrenludski.wordpress.com/the-heritage-and-legacy-project-finally-gets-off-the-ground/].
+Press clipping regarding her retirement held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: VAN DER GUCHT, Rosalie]: 2007. 7. 1. 36. 3.
+== Return to ==
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