A lot of people involved in the acting community wonder about the whole makeup issue. Men might wonder why they have to wear caked on makeup and women might wonder why their make up resembles a clown’s. While if you were to see an actor offstage, you might wonder such things too, when he or she is on stage, it will all become clear.

Stage makeup is an integral process of a theater production. If you have ever been behind the scenes of a theater production a few hours before curtain call people are usually scrambling to get their props together, and frantically trying to figure out the best colors to wear on stage.

The main kind of stage makeup up used in theater production is called oil makeup. This type of makeup is used specifically for theater, and comes in many bright colors depending on what look you are trying to portray in your character.