It’s amidst partygoers
dancing in lavish dress
and hair styles such as
this that Romeo and
Juliet fall in love, only
to realize shortly after
that they’re from duel-This contemporary
take on Puccini’s
Madama Butterfly
tells the story of a
French diplomat who
falls for a Peking opera
performer, unaware
that all female roles
John Proctor
The Crucible,
2015
Arthur Miller’s 1953
play, inspired by
McCarthyism, is set
during the Salem witch
trials. Because the char-
acter John Proctor
spends months in jail,
his wig includes silicone
scabs and faux blood
(a commercial product
made of corn syrup
with peppermint
flavoring in case it’s
accidentally ingested
by the wearer).Hot Box
Dancer
Guys and Dolls,
2019
This musical about
gambling in luck and
love in 1950s New York
has an energy to match.
In one scene, singer
Adelaide teasingly per-
forms “Take Back Your
Mink” at a nightclub as
she and her dancers shed
clothing. (The scene
required creative place-
ment of some of the
actresses’ microphones:
They’re hidden inside
some of their wigs.)are played by men.
Mesh stuffing gives
this wig its shape.
Laura Stearns studied
kan zashi fabric folding,
an art form similar to
origami, to create the
hair ornaments.ing families. Because
the Guthrie’s 2017
production was set in
modern times, it only
required nine wigs,
most of which were for
the masque r ade scene.Geisha
M. Butterfly, 2010
Masquerade Guest
Romeo and Juliet, 2017