Local 706 - The Artisan

22 • THE ARTISAN FALL 2021 Todd's process for Da Tap Dance Man make-up is as follows: Start with • Opposite wipes. • Outline the shapes with white pencil. • Fill in all areas with black pax except eyes and eyebrows. • Fill in all white areas with white pax except eyes and eyebrows. • Use Jordane for all repainting black-and-white areas. • MAC shine over all at last minute as it eats the pax eventually. • Bite nails as the make-up disintegrates. There were so many challenges on this show with all the different looks and transformations required. One character, Miss Vera, was originally designed for another actor. Designs, prosthetics, custom wigs, contact lenses and dentures were all created and tested. In the eleventh hour, it was decided to switch gears, hire a new actor and redesign the character's look. I strongly suggested creature performer/actor Dirk Rogers, who I have worked with several times before. I also decided to forego the heavy prosthetics and only use small Pros-Aide transfers around his cheeks and eye sockets, WM stipple and make-up, along with new custom-made wigs, dentures and contact lenses. Dirk was fantastic and I really enjoyed doing this make-up with Jamie Kelman. Making this a more simplistic approach opposed to what would have been the norm, reminded me that less is more. Dirk really brought her to life, as great actors do. Them was a wonderful project, something I had never done before. I learned a lot from the other artists working on the show. If I feel I am less than stellar in one aspect of make-up, I hire artists that I believe can do it better than myself and I continue to learn from their expertise and experience. You never stop learning and that is what makes everything so much fun. • Jennifer Zide and Sheila Cyphers-Leake do touch-ups on Deborah Ayorinde Howard Berger makes a mess Jamie Kelman with Dirk Rogers

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