Why Stage Make-up?
Bright stage lights have a bleaching effect on your appearance (like a photograph with too much flash). Therefore, you need to use make-up just to make yourself look normal onstage. Plus, when we play to full houses, the people at the back of the audience are some 100+ ft away from the stage. They still need to be able to distinguish your features and expressions; so, we use make-up for emphasis. After all, it would be a shame if the audience couldn’t see all this wonderful acting you’re going to be doing. In addition, make-up can be used to great effect to alter your appearance, making you older/younger, fatter/thinner, more evil, happier etc. Stage make-up is formulated for these conditions, and so is generally heavier and more opaque that that used for TV or day wear. You may look like a red-Indian in warpaint at close quarters; but not from where the audience sit. Again, you’ll be shown what you need and how to apply your make-up. If necessary, we’ll organise demonstration/practice
