Hairspray “Tracy Turnblad” Wig Design

Directed by Lisa Drummond
Costumes designed by Tara Maginnis
Hair/Makeup designed by Dylan O’Connor and Eden Meribor Ritter
October 21 – November 6, 2016
DVC Drama (Diablo Valley College Department of Drama), Pleasant Hill, California

I served as wig/makeup tech and crew head for this show, but I got to make the Tracy Wig! Love doing bubble bouffants – so much fun! The “bleach streak” was a separate platinum-blonde weft strip set on big rollers and gelled to firmness, then attached to a wire comb (with pink ribbons) that Tracy (played by Ashley Anthony) would insert just above the bangs during the costume change for the TV show scene.

Dorian Taylor is a multidisciplinary artist based in Chicago, Illinois, who uses devised/physical theatre, puppetry, spoken word, visual media, music, spatial soundscapes, and stagecraft to create original performance work.

Dorian is inspired by nature and our curious relationship with it: we are part of nature, yet we separate ourselves from it. Her work investigates connections between people and the natural world through lyrical interpretations of science. In a world where cutting-edge technologies and outdated myths divide us from nature, Dorian seeks to reunify us with it.

Dorian’s artistic influences include Jacques Lecoq (physical theatre), Thomas Prattki (devised theatre, embodied dramaturgy), Mummenschanz (physical theatre/mask), Complicité/THE ENCOUNTER (spatial audio), Jim Henson (edutainment, puppetry), Carolena Nericcio (improvisational choreography), and Davina Porter (voice acting).

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