Theatre Thursday

Painting Grandma

Our stage makeup class just finished the old age unit.  Just in time to apply those lessons to work on the cast of Addams Family the Musical.  Grandma needed some work. Here are the steps we taught the students to create a great old age makeup for the stage. The first step is RESEARCH.  We… Continue reading Painting Grandma

Theatre Thursday

Correcting Corrective

Theatre artists all find it necessary to begin their work from a neutral foundation.  Actors find a neutral, unaffected voice and posture as the build a character.  Costume designers start each rendering with a neutral figure so that they can illustrate clothes for a character.  Lighting designers use neutral colors (amber and blue) to create… Continue reading Correcting Corrective