Makeup and Hair Instructions

BASIC MAKEUP & HAIR INSTRUCTIONS
For Dress Rehearsals, Preview Nights, & Performances

Makeup (For Sunday Jan. 27th’s Dress Rehearsals, Preview Nights, & Performances) Detailed Tips
  1. Start with a clean face by washing with soap before each application
  2. Start with a foundation (base) that is one shade darker than their complexion.
  3. Using a sponge, gently blend foundation on entire face (eyelids, and over mouth included) and continue to blend down their chin, neck and to the jawbone.
  4. Blush- Apply blush using a sponge. Start at the top of the cheekbones and work diagonally toward the mouth. You can ask your actor to make a fishy mouth so you can find their natural cheekbones.
  5. Eyeliner- black or brown to the top and bottom lid leaving the inner and outer creases untouched. Connecting the lids at the creases actually can cause the eyes to appear more closed than open. No Cat-eye style liner. Brows may be GENTLY filled in on lighter-haired kids
  6. Mascara- Generously apply black or brown to the top and bottom lashes focusing on the ends of the lashes
  7. Lipstick- Apply using a q-tip. Color should be natural but stand out from the face (earthtones, peach, NO RED
  8. Please LABEL items in your child’s makeup bag individually with a sharpie.  They should bring their makeup bags to each show. 

You do not need to apply eyeshadow or do any contouring. We do not want them to look like they are made-up, but their features should be seen under the bright stage lights.

   
IN SUMMARY…
To be applied at home by parent:
  1. Compact Foundation – Blended naturally over face and down over jawbone
  2. Blush – Apply to the apples of the cheeks, lightly highlighting the cheeks
  3. Eyeliner – For both boys and girls; leaving the outer corners open
  4. Mascara – For both boys and girls; apply generously
  5. Lipstick – For both boys and girls; in a natural color that helps define lips but isn’t bright 
  6. Please LABEL items in your child’s makeup bag individually with a sharpie.  They should bring their makeup bags to each show. 

To be done by Hair & Makeup Committee at BH during makeup checks:
  1. Lip liner and lipstick touchups
  2. Blush touchups
  3. Eye shadow, as needed 


For Makeup application, please see below:
Hair (For both Saturday Jan. 26 & Sunday Jan. 27, as well as Previews & Performances) Rules
  1. Each child must bring their own LABELED brush in their LABELED MAKEUP BAG.  Sharing of hairbrushes or accessories is not permitted.
  2. Children should have clean, freshly washed and dried hair before each performance

Role Specific Hair Styles
Girls:
  • Ellen-A Dale, Hazel, Marian,  Lady Blackwood, Scarlet, Regan- You may have your hair done with a Renaissance style in mind. Keep it simple but looking nice. See below for ideas.
  • Nuns- A Single low ponytail at the nape of the neck (you will have a headpiece)
  • Orphans- Pigtails, braids, or buns
  • Spies - Single French Braid or low ponytail at the nape of the neck with a braid for the pony.
  • All other Female roles- A simple style- ponytail, braid, bun, pulled back from the face.
Boys:
  • Orphans- MAY GET A CLEAN HAIRCUT
  • Sheriffs- Gelled back or to the side.
  • All Other Boys- Natural, not clean-cut, no Gel or spray. Spies and Sirs will have hoods

See below for ideas

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