Elaine Lederman (pictured left), of Maywood, was declared the winning contestant in our ghoulish pageant.  Dressed as The Vampire Lady, she was granted best costume based on originality, design and workmanship, among other gory categories. 

Elaine first learned of our contest through member Joyce Ghia, who is one of our six dressers backstage.  Elaine also was enticed to attend after receiving our "Irma" postcard highlighting the midnight show and contest.  Pulling from various 'familial' resources, Elaine borrowed her husband's Vampire Prince gown, her daughter's long black wig, and some make-up from her son's Halloween get-up supplies.  She obtained a black rose for the final morbid touch.

Elaine not only loves to dress up, or in this case, "dress to kill,"  but also loves taking tap and jazz classes.  Some on-stage experience has been performing in FLOW Follies, where her dance talents and a little drama have been employed. Elaine can relate to Joyce's and the other dressers' backstage frenzy - she herself required assistance doing quick changes in the Follies.

You can see Elaine in costume during her walk-on segments Saturday, March 3. When not onstage, she'll be seated backstage to witness the mayhem of our two actors' quick-change miracles first-hand.

Oh, Elaine informs us that Saturday's performance will be held beneath a full moon!