Richelle Devereaux Murray
Costume Shop Supervisor and Part-Time Faculty, School of Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies
Richelle Devereaux-Murray is the costume shop supervisor for Emerson Stage and teaches Stagecraft Costume Construction.
Outside of Emerson, Devereaux-Murray has held numerous jobs in costume construction, and as a wardrobe supervisor, head dyer/painter/distresser, star dresser, designer, and design assistant at celebrated Boston area theatres. Devereaux-Murray has worked on productions staged at The Publick, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Speakeasy Stage Company, CentAstage, North Shore Music Theater, The Huntington Theater, The Cutler Majestic, and Emerson’s Colonial Theater, among others.
As a member of IATSE local 481, Devereaux-Murray also has worked on many films, shorts, and commercials shot in the Boston area. Her film and television work includes: dye/craft work on the dance sequence costumes in The Game Plan, alterations and costume construction for both 27 Dresses and Mona Lisa Smile, costumer on Fever Pitch, and design assistant for American Experience, produced by WGBH-TV for PBS.
Courses
- Costume Construction
- Design in Practice Topics