Local 706 - The Artisan

18 • THE ARTISAN FALL 2021 LOOKING AT H oward Berger and I work closely together and bounce ideas off of each other and together, we make a great pair. We started this endeavor together, researching classic 1950s styles for hair and make-up and from there, we both went into our own areas of expertise. Mine being hair and his being make-up. This was an exciting show to work on; not only the talent of the writers and the actors but the behind-the-scenes talent as well. I can't say enough about the amazing costume designer Mari-An Ceo. Her costumes set the tone for the whole show and along with hair and make-up, helps it all come together. My brilliant team consisted of my key, Sheila Cyphers-Leake, who was responsible for all of Deborah Ayorinde's (Lucky Emory) hair styles, of which there were many. Along with Gloria Conrad and Nick Castellanos, and the famous DaMarr Ward, aka Dee, not to mention a host of talented Local 706 stylists such as Iraina Crenshaw, Stacey Sokol, Steve Soussanna, Theodora Katsoulogiannakis and Stacey Bergman. My team was beyond great in so many ways and especially in helping to create the very detailed hair styles that were required daily. Some days we had as many as 100 extras that also had to fit the period and of course, all look different. The 1950s were a very unique era for style and has always been one of my favorites. After deciding on looks for each character, we then proceeded to have wigs custom made and sample styles designed to show B Y J O H N N Y V I L L A N U E V A D E P A R T M E N T H E A D H A I R — HAIR — THEM Johnny Villanueva with Alison Pill (Betty Wendell) Gloria Conrad with Dirk Rogers (Miss Vera)

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