TH 3399
Production Practicum III
Makup/Hair Designer
2 cr.

Caitlin Quinn

Office: MPAC 142
Phone: 218-726- 8098
Email: ccquinn@d.umn.edu

Job description:

Makeup and/or Hair Designer: Research and design makeup and/or hair for a production. Purchase makeup and/or hair supplies within the budget. Style wigs if needed. Attend all production meetings and dress rehearsals. Train actors and crews how to apply makeup and/or style their hair or apply wigs if no makeup supervisor is assigned. 

Schedule:

Student designer will be given a set of due dates which you must adhere to. Each item is due to Caitlin on a Monday and presented at the production meeting on Tuesday. It is essential that the designer adheres to these dates. 

Requirements for final costume design package:

• Preliminary research and final research presentations

• Hair/Makeup plot

• Source list

• Budget

• Final makeup and hair charts

• Styled wigs as needed

The makeup and/or hair designer is responsible for sourcing the materials needed for the design. The hair design ris responsible for styling any wigs. The designer is responsible for scheduling a makeup and hair tutorial/trial day with the actors and the hair/makeup crew. The designers must teach the crew and/or the actors how to do their makeup/hair at this time.

Faculty Mentor:

At the start of the process a weekly meeting will be scheduled with the faculty costume design mentor. The meetings will start when the initial research is due.

Dress Rehearsals and Performances:

• Makeup/HairDesigner must attend all dress rehearsals and any Quick Change rehearsals scheduled during tech week. 

• The Makeup/Hair designer will take notes on the makeup and hair during the run, discuss the notes with the faulty mentor and present any relevant notes during the tech table. The designer is expected to email those notes to the design mentor at the end of every dress rehearsal. 

Strike:

• Attend strike and help with clean up.

Grading:

The final grade is determined by the faculty mentor. You will meet with the faculty mentor to discuss how the show went and areas for improvement. Notes from the rest of the production team are given at this time.