1. INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE MAKEUP
*STRAIGHT MAKEUP
*OLD AGE MAKEUP
*ANIMAL/FANTASY MAKEUP

2. Make note of these questions and use them to help you plan your own ppt and test
Why wear makeup on stage?
Define stage makeup
What does a makeup crew do?
List the five things that stage makeup includes
What is a makeup plot?
Define basic stage makeup
Define character makeup
List the four types of makeup we will apply in class

3. WHY WEAR MAKEUP ON STAGE?
*to enhance the actor’s features and coloring and make him more visible and distinctive, in other words, so the audience can SEE you! *helps create a visual character

4. Definition of Stage Makeup
Any cosmetic effect, including hair, that enhances or changes an actor’s appearance.

5. Makeup Crew
The professional crew in charge of designing and applying makeup for each professional actor. Student actors generally apply their own makeup.

6. STAGE MAKEUP INCLUDES…
COSMETICS
Facial Hair: BEARDS,
GOATEES, & MUSTACHES
3. WIGS, HAIRSTYLES, &
HAIR COLOR
4. SCARS, WARTS, BRUISES AND FALSE NOSES
TONES ON ANY SKIN VISIBLE TO THE
AUDIENCE

7. Makeup Plot
A chart listing the makeup needs for each character in a play.

8. BASIC MAKEUP
Cosmetics applied to the face or body using the actor’s natural features.

10. CHARACTER MAKEUP:
used to change an actor’s natural features

11. The Four Types of Stage Makeup We Will Apply:
Basic Stage: Old Age: Fantasy: Animal:

12. OLD AGE MAKEUP

19. ANIMAL/FANTASY MAKEUP