Date of Award

5-2022

Degree Type

Honors College Thesis

Academic Program

Theatre BFA

Department

Theatre

First Advisor

J. Theresa Bush, M.F.A.

Second Advisor

Jennifer Courts, Ph.D.

Third Advisor

Sabine Heinhorst, Ph.D.

Advisor Department

Theatre

Abstract

This thesis describes the design process of an undergraduate theatre student creating hair and makeup looks for a production of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s Once in a Lifetime, presented by the University of Southern Mississippi in the Fall of 2021. This thesis involved a detailed analysis of characters, the collection of primary research from the Roaring Twenties period, and constant communication with both the production team and the performers in order to achieve the most functional yet aesthetically pleasing hair and makeup designs possible.

Keywords: Hair, Makeup, Design, Theatre, Once in a Lifetime, Roaring Twenties, George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart.

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