Dayna Brown

Dayna Brown is an Adjunct Professor of Make-Up in the Theatre - Design & Production department at Oklahoma City University. With over 39 years of professional experience in costume design and construction, she has contributed to numerous theater productions, including classical ballets and contemporary works. Her roles include Costume Director for the Oklahoma City Ballet and Resident Costumer for Lyric Academy. She has designed costumes for shows like Forgotten Memories, Ambiguous, and The Wizard of Oz, alongside mentoring young designers through educational programs at Oklahoma Contemporary.

Her career spans collaborations with institutions such as Northwest Optimist Performing Arts Center and Oklahoma Children’s Theatre, where she prepares large-scale productions involving child casts. Dayna holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Central Oklahoma and actively engages in educational outreach, teaching sewing and stage design to children in intensive workshops.