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AMBER MEYERS
Dr. Faustus
Production Team
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Director- Dr. Nic Barilar
Stage Manager- Sage Goetsch
Scenic Designer- Mandy Kolbe, and August Jennings
Props Designer- Julia Milne
Costume Designer- Joe Anderson
Makeup Designer- Amber Meyers
Lighting Designer- Sarah Herkert
Sound Designer- Leo Chavolla
Technical Director- Brodyn Byington
Dr. Faustus is the story of a scholar frustrated with the world, who risks everything by making a deal with the devil, his life for twenty four years of absolute knowledge and power. The world around him changes, and we are brought into this world of dark magic, demons, and the consequences of his actions.
One of the 7 sins- Envy
Final costumed look, the makeup had to be very heavy to be seen through the veil.
Envy's Ribcage
For Envy I was inspired by the hollow feeling that jealousy can give, so working to match the costume, I went with an exaggerated human skeleton
The base of the Ribcage for Envy was made using a black trash bag, liquid latex, and tissue paper. The "ribs" were made folding up the tissue paper and slowly building up the layers of latex until it was a solid base. I used references and the sizes of the actress in order to make a somewhat anatomically correct ribcage.
Once the ribs were fully dried I used aqua-color and water based paints to paint the color onto the ribs. I layered a lot of white onto the ribs before going in with yellows and reds to make them look grimy and old. Using browns and blacks I blended in the corners to make them fit the costume colors.
One of the 7 sins- Gluttony
For Gluttony the costume designer and I worked together to make Gluttony look like a pig. The makeup for this character consisted of a purchased prosthetic that I painted due to the time constraints of quick changes for the actor.
We wanted the pig mask to read like a pig even from the back of the house, so I spent a lot of time working on layering yellows and pinks to bring to life the look of a 'sweaty pig'
In this photo the two sides of the mask are showing the pink vs yellow layers progress
These two photos are the end painting job of the mask. The black around the eyes was added so that it matched the rest of the Sin's makeup that showed their demonic differences.
Our application of this prosthetic had to be quick and efficient as the actor only had a few minutes to change characters
With it applied to our actor, Isaac, he still had a range of motion in order to make expressions.
The Demonic Woman
While on stage for only a few seconds, the director wanted this character to have a scare/shock factor to it, as it is one of the first demonic experiences for Dr. Faustus and the audience. The character is referred to as a "Hot Whore", so the director wanted the look of burn wounds and effects of syphilis.
The use of the red lighting for this scene allowed for quick application methods and helped it look more severe. It also provided a challenge of making the burn mark stand out by using colors other than reds and oranges in my design. I ended up using different shades of brown and greens to help the look stand out.
I ended up making prosthetics out of liquid latex for this character for quick application purposes as the lighting helped hide all the seam lines, and she had a character change right after
Photos and Costume design are courtesy of Joe Anderson
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