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Show Old costumes needed for plays CEDAR CITY One man's trash is another man's treasure. The old cliche is especially true for Sandra Stiglinski, costume designer for the Southern Utah State College Department of Theater Arts. Stiglinski is spearheading SUSC's annual plea for donations of clothing, accessories and household items for campus-community productions. "Don't throw it away, send it our way," she says, "especially if it's old costume jewelry, cjothing from, the turn of the century through the 1950s, household goods or just about anything else that could become part of a theater production here at SUSC." "We need shoes, especially men's shoes," the costumer continues. "And hats, all kinds of hats." Making a silk purse out of sow's ear is another cliche that applies to Stiglinski's profession. Under her able hands, a piece of broken jewelry can be transformed into a crown for royalty, reworked for the gaudy costume of a dance hall girl then worked again for the sparkle in the eye of a mythical beast for a children's theater production. Each article donated to SUSC is evaluated as a tax deductible contribution. "We have some valuable things furs, jewelry, antique clothing and such that are "kept : in a secured vault when not in use," she said. "We consider these donations investments and treat them as such." The theater department, depart-ment, telephone 586-7885, can be contacted for additional information about period piece donations. "Consider us before you throw something away." |