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26 • THE ARTISAN SUMMER 2024 Damian O'Hare as Thomas Eckert long wigs for the male actors, which was another challenge. Some of the actors had time to grow their hair out. Anthony Boyle played John Wilkes Booth and to help during the hot summer days and nights, we permed the top of his hair. I did do a few looks for Booth on flashback and flash-forward scenes. We added real gray hair to Mary Surratt's wig and almost every wig we used was enhanced with color, extension, braiding hair, and cuts. All hair stylists used gels, creams, and oils to make it look like the characters hadn't washed their hair in years. Texture was put into all styles using mini-curling irons, wet sets, and rollers with lotta-body setting lotion. Very little spray was used, and we tried to keep all the looks raw and real. We used movie blood and real dirt for FX looks. During the run of the show, we had to do tests on every new actor for approvals, which became another full-time job. We involved BG supervisor Jason and assistant BG Betty Lou to work on very specific looks on the courtroom judges for the finale. e war room scenes were important as well, and the entire team and extra BG were fantastic keeping the continuity on all the specialty looks for many months. Bravo to everyone. Costume designer Katie Irish, Robin and the hair team had everything down to a science on daily fittings. Our show runner Monica Beletsky was very pleased with our authentic looks. roughout the run of the show, Lincoln's hair was colored, cut, and le shaggy, with a beautiful lace piece on his front hairline. Mary Lincoln had two lace wigs, one with braided hair intertwined. On the Frederick Douglass wig, I ventilated the whole front hairline with white Afro tech and added white throughout the front of the wig. e real character had an odd style shape, and it took a minute to get used to. Andrew Johnson, played by Glenn Morshower, had a beautiful gray HAIR Continued from page 24 Photo courtesy of Colleen LaBaff Elvis Nolasco as Frederick Douglass John Billingsley as Judge Joseph Holt Taylor with braids Hamish Linklater before Mary Todd Lincoln's wig Carrie Lazar as Mary Surratt Continued on Page 28 Colleen LaBaff with Hamish Linklater