232437 Resource 203097 210601 1 1242768046667 1251905397511 Controlled Community Theatre Production of Oliver

Makeup and blackout tips

As I mentioned in my <a href="item/204651" target="_blank">May 21, 2008</a> blog, one of the joys of retirement is being involved in theatre as an actor. I am re-cooping from my latest adventure into our community theatre production of Oliver with 110 folks in the cast.  Yes, you heard me right, 110; over 70 being the orphans and Fagin’s gang. In each production I always learn something new.  This time I learned about under eye makeup and seeing in a blackout.  Makeup Tips<img border="0" hspace="5" alt="Community Theatre Production of Oliver" vspace="5" align="right" src="http://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/images/newsletter/L1010179small.jpg" />As I was playing Old Sally, a drunken sot who dies in her one scene where she admits to stealing Oliver’s mother’s locket when she died giving birth to Oliver, I decided to darken my teeth, have a cough, and make myself look like I was on death’s door.On page 200 of my book <a title="The Drama Teacher's Survival Guide" href="https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=153" target="_blank">The Drama Teacher’s Survival Guide</a> I included a picture of myself as a pirate.  One of the ways I accomplished this was to paint on white eyebrows.  I used this eyebrow technique and originally put dark brown/black above and below my eyes but changed to dark purple.  It carried so much better.  I also lined my upper and lower lid with brown liner along with frown lines and lip lines.  I also was very lucky to have a great costume that only enhanced this very simple makeup. Seeing in a Blackout As there were many blackouts during the show our director gave us a super technique for seeing in the dark — close your eyes! As soon as the lights go out, close your eyes and then open them and you can see.  If only I had known this years ago!  I mentioned this to a friend of mine and she nodded — that is how she gets up in the middle of the night and turns on a light in the house — she closes her eyes, turns on the switch and then she isn’t blinded by the change from dark to light. Such a simple solution to a somewhat dangerous situation.  I am now working on Queen Margaret in Richard III. I have directed and taught Shakespeare but never acted in a show — another new experience for me.        10 application/xml false blackout tips makeup tips stage makeup stage makeup tips theater theater makeup theater stage makeup theatre theatre makeup theatre stage makeup Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; Media Center PC 4.0; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Zune 3.0; .NET CLR 3.0.4506.2152; .NET CLR 3.5.30729) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 $Admin 67.172.146.66 false true false false true 218193 false false true false false false true 203097 blog blogsite/ContemporaryDrama/web