Makeup

As you can tell by the number of posts recently that we are ramping up very quickly for OZ!

We are approximately 1 month from the beginning of rehearsals. Yesterday we had the great opportunity to start demo'ing some of the makeup and applique' techniques that we will be using in our production.

We had the chance to work on the Poppies design. In the pictures you will see that we are creating flower petal applique's that will surround the actors eyes. The idea is that the Poppies are actual plants that seduce the Lion and friends to put them to sleep. So we have been looking for an exotic look to the makeup and costume.

It was very important to me that the petals around the eyes look like the are growing out of the skin of the actor. Along with the make up the costume pieces will look similar, where there are flower petal and vines that are growing out the actors skin. The inspiration for this design came from the character of Poison Ivy played by Uma Thurman in Batman. Attached are some of the pictures of the process and the design plate.

As you can see in the original design we have changed the idea of the flower petal head piece which in my opinion was more child like. We wanted to lean more realistic and sensual in the expression of the character.

Check back soon for out posting on casting updates...including our 35 kids and teenagers that have been cast in this production making it the largest in Carousel's 35 year history!