The Brunette Factor

One of the great things about working at a theatre is you have resources to people who have all sorts of skills. I talked to the wigmaster about dying my hair a light brown and did he think I was too pale? He told me I should actually do a medium brown and be sure to have the eyebrows dyed too.

I went to the same hairdresser that chopped off my eleven inches. It's a small salon, only two chairs with two stylists. They often cut and/or dye our actors' hair for roles. As a matter of fact, 10-Year-Old Tommy is a natural blond and had his haired dyed black for the role there (but by the other stylist - she's great, too). He's such a good stylist that he has clients that have moved away, as far as Hawaii, and will come back to town to get their hair done by him.

All I said was, "Medium Brown." And the usual, "Whatever you think is best."
He stared at me for a bit.
"You're noticing how pale I am, aren't you?"
"No, I'm looking at the color of your eyes."

After he was done, I looked in the mirror and said, "I love it!"

The first two pictures are taken in the green room about an hour after I left the salon. Unfortunately, under florescent lights.

The biggest shock for me was the eyebrows. The first day they looked a little strong since I probably had dye on my skin, too. And I'm just not use to having eyebrows stand out that much.


The next morning, outside in the shade, after taking a shower.
Eyebrows seem to have calmed down a bit.
(I don't always wear it in a flip.)










This is my favorite picture.











Don't like this picture that much, but wanted to show the color in direct sunlight.