The Beast

This project was one of the more interesting challenges. I was bright eyed and bushy tailed visiting the theatre I would eventually call home, ready to volunteer doing the things I love. Ten minutes into my tour of the space my mentor said “alright, you’re going to work on the beast.” I was very nervous but hit the ground running. The Beast’s horns were sculpted using scissors and two cylinders of medium density foam. They were given a metal wire core and bent into the shape we needed. I mocked their attachment to the wig using the body of a baseball cap and once the position was final, the horns got a few layers of paper mâché. The paper mâché gave a very nice texture to the horns and made them much more real. They were then painted to match the colors in the wig and permanently attached to the baseball cap body.

The facial appliance was purchased online (no budget to sculpt a custom one) and shaped/trimmed to isolate the parts we needed. Once affixed to the actor, it was blended and highlighted with makeup.