Makeup for the Students

The new school year is in full swing, planning school plays for the year is under way. From grade school to universities, theater is on the horizon. There are students that will walk out before an audience for the first time and those that have done it many times. Taking the step onto the stage is an important step if its the first time or the twentieth time. Whether the stage is in a classroom, the School Auditorium or the University Theater it is an important step for each student. For some it will be another school experience and for some it will be the doorway to a career that never crossed their minds.

Making this first step a memorable one is a challenge that teachers face from year to year and student to student. Engaging students in the art of Theatrical Performance isn't easy, aside from fear and anxiety, teachers face the complexities associated with peer pressure when it comes to wearing costumes and makeup. Mehron has come to the rescue of Theater Teachers. As a leading manufacturer of Theatrical Makeup for over eight decades, Mehron Makeup, working with Professional Makeup Artists, has put together Student Makeup Kits for a variety of School Play projects including Dance Recitals. Each Student makeup Kit contains the same exact Professional Theatrical Makeup used on the stages of Broadway, the Sets of Major Motion Pictures, the Studios of Music Videos and musical live performances.

It will be easier to get your students to wear Theatrical Makeup when you explain that they will be wearing the same makeup as their favorite Actors, Actresses, and Musicians. When you tell hesitant students that Mehron Makeup produces Special Effects Makeup that creates Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies for horror films, you will see interests peeked and attitudes change.

With the cuts in School Budgets, Theater Programs will have to watch their budgets, some may think that the Professional Theatrical Makeup used by the Entertainment Industry is beyond their means. It is not. By using these affordable Educational Makeup Kits prepackaged by Mehron with assistance from Professional Makeup Artists, you receive a cross section of Professional Makeup in convenient sizes. Using Professional Theatrical Makeup by Mehron means that each application requires less makeup than other forms of Makeup. When your students use Professional Theatrical Makeup, it stays in place throughout the performance avoiding the need to redo makeup three and four times during the performance. As with most things in life buying a quality professional product is really the least expensive way to go, and with Mehron Professional Theatrical Makeup you get the Professional Quality Makeup that has starred on stages for over eighty years at an affordable price point.

Along with the Student Makeup Kits by Mehron, a full selection of Character Makeup, Special Effects Makeup, and Face and Body Painting Makeup is available in consumer friendly sizes to enhance any Theatrical Production that your students are producing. You can see Mehron Makeup at Authorized Mehron Retailers around the world.

Back To School For Drama Students

This week the new semester will kick off for thousands of Drama Students at Universities and Colleges, with tens of thousands to follow in the coming week. Starting a new school year for most students means new notebooks, pens, text books and laptops. Drama Students need all of those essentials and a bit more. The Drama Student needs a new Theatrical Makeup Kit.

With the expenses of higher education constantly on the rise, its great to know that for Drama Students the Professional Student Makeup Kits by Mehron are still as affordable as ever. These Professional Student Makeup Kits by Mehron contain an assortment of the most needed Professional Theatrical Makeup that a Drama Student will need throughout another year of performing.

The Professional Student Makeup Kits by Mehron come in a variety of sizes to fit the needs of almost every Drama Student starting a new semester. The Mini-Pro Student Makeup Kit Featuring CreamBlend Makeup Base includes two base colors of Mehron's CreamBlend Makeup, a great choice for first year students. For the more advanced Drama Students, Mehron offers All-Pro Makeup Kits a larger collection of Professional Theatrical Mehron Makeup. The Celebré Makeup Kits contain highly pigmented, silky, matte cream makeup which glides on easily with full coverage for theater, film, video, and photography application. Mehron has even put together a special Makeup Collection for Dance Students with the Dancer's Makeup Kit an affordable Makeup Kit for all dancers.

A Student Makeup Kit by Mehron is a great back to school gift for any student involved in the study of the Performing Arts, and it is a gift that will be appreciated throughout the year during every performance. To find a local Authorized Mehron Dealer just visit the Find a Dealer hot link on the Mehron Web Site and search for a dealer near you that carries the Theatrical Makeup that has been produced in the USA since 1927.

Holiday Play Makeup

When you think about this year's Holiday Play remember the makeup. Whether you are producing "A Christmas Story" or "Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer" you can count on Mehron to have the right Holiday Play Makeup. Mehron has been on tens of thousands of stages and in hundreds of Major Motion Pictures so you can count on them to have Makeup that will create countless numbers of characters. Whatever grade level and whichever play you are setting the stage for this Holiday, you too can use the same Professional Theatrical Makeup used by the stars of Broadway and Hollywood.

From Student's Professional Makeup Kits which contain an assortment of Professional Performance Makeup to individual selections from the Extreme Beauty Makeup Collection, Mehron has you covered. Even if you need a Christmas Clown for a Holiday Party Mehron is the solution to your Clown makeup needs. Mehron is the quality leader in Clown Makeup because they have been producing Clown Makeup for over eighty years, now that's a lot of White Face Clowns!

Maybe you will attempt the "Grinch That Stole Christmas" or "It's A Wonderful Life" , no matter what Holiday Play you are producing Mehron has the Holiday Play Makeup that will bring your characters to life. If you need to turn fresh faces into older characters because you are presenting the Story of the Maccabees, Mehron has Professional Makeup Instruction Sheets written by Award Winning Makeup Artists and Professional Special Effects Artists to guide you through the process of applying Professional Theatrical Makeup. Give your Holiday Plays the Professional touch with Holiday Play Makeup by Mehron. Mehron is available throughout the world at Authorized Mehron Dealers.

The Art of Shakespeare

As the College Theater Clubs and Drama Classes put on their Shakespearean Productions this season think about how long these plays have endured. In Theater the highest trained actors are the Shakespearean Actors, and this training begins when a theater student becomes infected by the taste of Shakespeare. Of course when William Shakespeare wrote these Masterpieces he did not know that they were Masterpieces and the Actors were just performing a play of their day, but as the centuries have gone by and the Drama and Comedy of Shakespeare endures it is obvious to us that these works are Masterpieces.

In Shakespeare's time there wasn't too much more than a stage, a costume might have been an additional jacket or shawl thrown over the actors own clothes, and makeup was rarely used. Now as these plays have endured and become a part of Student and College Theater, Shakespeare Play Makeup is an essential part of Student Theater. Although student theater lives with an austere budget that is not a concern in obtaining Professional Shakespeare Play Makeup for the students. Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927 is affordable professional drama makeup.

Although the Shakespearean Actors training today are concentrating on their lines, when opening night comes it will make them feel like professional actors when you buy Professional Shakespeare Play Makeup. If you have a seriously bitten Student Shakespearean Actor in your life, you can buy them a gift that they will treasure, a Professional Student Makeup Kit that they will use for their Shakespeare Play Makeup. Whatever Shakespearean Character that they are portraying they will find the right combination of Professional Performance Makeup in Their Professional Student Makeup Kit by Mehron.