Resume
Relevant Work Experience:
1983 - Present
Licensed Esthetician, Freelance Makeup Artist, Hair Stylist, Wig Stylist and Instructor
Duties Included:
Worked in several salons, photography, film, TV, theatre, tradeshows, and retail in some form of performing makeup application, hair styling, wig construction, wig styling, waxing spray tanning and facials
Worked on promotional events for several cosmetic companies as a makeup artist and sales person
Taught makeup application techniques to both the public and to my professional colleagues
Instructor: Taught Wigs and Hair for Theatre at Cerritos College, Spring Semester, 2022
Recent Productions I have worked on include:
Lucia di Lammermoor, Il Trovatore, and Tannhauser: Los Angeles Opera Performed at the Dorothy Chandler - Makeup & Wigs
Pretty Women, Tootsie and Wicked: Performed at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts- Makeup and Wigs
Othello: Pacific Symphony performed at the Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall - Makeup and Wigs
The world premiere of the American Ballet Theatre’s, Love and Rage and Whipped Cream Ballet, also The Nutcracker Ballet and Harlequinade Ballet: Performed at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts - Makeup and Wigs
Into the Woods, Annie, and Mama Mia: Performed at the Hollywood Bowl - Makeup and Wigs
Some notable positions I have held:
Department Head - Makeup and Hair at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on productions Parfumerie, The Heart of Robinhood and Jackie Unveiled.
Duties included:
Implemented the makeup and wig designs of the costume and wig designers
Maintained the wigs - washing, blocking, setting, repairing, styling lace and hard front wigs
Applied makeup
Supervised the wig and makeup crews for all dress rehearsals and performances
Lead Makeup and Hair Technician on Cirque du Soleil’s production, Iris, at the Dolby Theatre
Duties included:
Acting Department Head when the department Head was not on duty
Created show reports
Reported crew work hours
Assisted with the management of inventory for makeup and supplies
Maintained the wigs and hair pieces - washing, blocking, repairing, setting, and styling lace front and hard front wigs
Applied wigs, hair pieces and makeup to the performers
1st Assistant to the Wig master of the Los Angeles Opera: Seasons 1999 through 2003
Duties included:
Assisted with the Wig master on creating the wigs for the new opera productions. That was implemented by building from scratch or taking an existing wig to style in the Costume designer’s vision
Maintained the wigs on the opera productions - washing, blocking, repairing, setting, and styling lace and hard front wigs
Supervised the wig and makeup crews
Applied wigs and makeup on principal singers and chorus
Makeup and Wig Crew at the Los Angeles Opera: Seasons 1996 to 1998 and 1989 to 1991
Duties included:
Applied wigs and makeup the chorus and supers
Theatres and Festivals I have worked at:
Disney Hall
Hollywood Bowl
Geffen Playhouse
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
The Dolby Theatre
The Ahmanson Theatre
Mark Taper Forum
The Pantages Theatre
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Opera Pacific
Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Terrace Theatre
Long Beach Civic Light Opera
Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC
Hong Kong Arts Festival in China
Los Angeles Opera at the Dorthey Chandler Pavilion
Related Skills
Makeup application skills in all variety of skin tones for stage, film, photography, fantasy, beauty, period, and minor special effects
Specializing in period wig and hair styling
Hair styling skill in curling, blow drying, up-dos, and braiding
Wig and facial construction; including repairs and ventilating
Extensive skills in sewing and crafts
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, and Excel
Proficient in Photoshop Elements
Education, Licenses and Professional Memberships
IASTE Member Local 706
B.A. in Theatre Design, Cum Laude, San Francisco State University, CA
Esthetician Program, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Licensed Esthetician, since 1982
Awards
Winner, 2017 Makeup Artist Hair Stylist Guild Awards for Best Makeup for a Theatrical Production - Chorus Line
Nominee, 2020 Makeup Artist Hair Stylist Guild Awards for Best Makeup for a Theatrical Production - Into the Woods
Nominee, 2019 Makeup Artist Hair Stylist Guild Awards for Best Hair for a Theatrical Production - Annie
Nominee, 2018 Makeup Artist Hair Stylist Guild Awards for Best Makeup for a Theatrical Production - Nixon in China
Nominee, 2017 Makeup Artist Hair Stylist Guild Awards for Best Hair for a Theatrical Production - Chorus Line
Nominee, 2016 Makeup Artist Hair Stylist Guild Awards for Best Hair for a Theatrical Production - Spamalot
Donna Levy
Makeup Artist & Wig Stylist
MakeupArtist1723@gmail.com
Phone #: (714) 206-1723
List of Productions That
I Have Worked On
1776 Wigs Long Beach Civic Light Opera
10 Commandments Wigs Kodak /Dolby Theatre
A Chorus Line Makeup/Hair Hollywood Bowl
Annie Makeup/Wigs Hollywood Bowl
Annie Wigs Long Beach Civic Light Opera
Beauty of the Beast Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Beauty of the Beast Wigs Pantages Theater
Big River Wigs/Facial Hair Mark Taper Forum
Black Rider Wigs/Makeup Ahmanson Theatre
Cats Wigs Pantages Theatre
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Wigs Pantages Theatre
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Curtains Wigs Ahmanson Theatre
Dirty Dancing Wigs Pantages Theatre
Donna Summer the Musical Wigs Pantages Theatre
Dream Girls Wigs Ahmanson Theatre
Evita Wigs Long Beach Civic Light Opera
Frozen Wigs Pantages Theatre
Hairspray Wigs Pantages Theatre
Into the Woods Makeup/Wigs Hollywood Bowl
Into the Woods Wigs Wallis Annenberg Center for the Arts
Iris -Cirque du Soleil Makeup/Wigs Dolby Theatre
Jesus Christ Superstar Makeup/Hair Pantages Theatre
Leap of Faith Wigs Ahmanson Theatre
Lion King Makeup Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Mamma Mia Makeup/Wigs/Hair Hollywood Bowl
Merry Widow Wigs Long Beach Civic Light Opera
New Moon Wigs Long Beach Civic Light Opera
Parade Wigs/Hair Mark Taper Forum
Peter Pan Wigs Long Beach Civic Light Opera
Pippin Wigs Mark Taper Forum
Pretty Women Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Rent Wigs Pantages Theatre
Rock of Ages Wig Styling Only For the 10th Anniversary Tour
Spamalot Makeup/Wigs/Facial Hair Hollywood Bowl
The Heart of Robinhood Wig/Hair Wallis Annenberg Center for the Arts
The Phantom of The Opera Makeup Pantages Theatre
The Producers Wigs Pantages Theatre
Thirteen Hair/Special Effects Makeup Mark Taper Forum
Tootsie Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Wicked Wigs Pantages Theatre
Wicked Makeup Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Musicals
Plays
10 Unknowns Makeup Mark Taper Forum
A Midsummer Night's Dream Wigs Ahmanson Theatre
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Created Prosthetics Mark Taper Forum
I Witness Makeup/Wigs Mark Taper Forum
Lewis and Clark Reach the Euphrates Wigs Mark Taper Forum
Lydia Makeup/Wigs Mark Taper Forum
Measure for Measure Wigs Ahmanson Theatre
Palestine New Mexico Makeup/Wigs Mark Taper Forum
Royal Family Wigs Ahmanson Theatre
The Cherry Orchard Wigs/Hair Mark Taper Forum
The House of Bernarda Alba Wigs Mark Taper Forum
The Lieutenant of Inishmore Makeup/Wigs Mark Taper Forum
Operas
Aida Makeup/Wigs Pacific Symphony
Tannhauser Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Abduction of the Serelio Makeup/Wigs Long Beach Opera
Aida Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Alcina Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Arianden auf Naxos Makeup/Wigs Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC
Baz Luhrmann's La Boheme Makeup/Wigs Ahmanson Theatre
Billy Budd Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Boris Godunov Wigs Opera Pacific
Capulets and the Montagues Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Carmen (2 Times) Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Carmen Makeup/Wigs Opera Pacific
Carmina Burana Makeup/Wigs Opera Pacific
Contess Maritza Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Cosi Fan Tutti Makeup/Wigs Opera Pacific
Der Ring des Nibelungen Wigs Opera Pacific
Der Rosenkavalier Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Don Giovanni Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Don Pasquale Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Duke Bluebeards Castle Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Falstaff Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Fantastic Mister Fox Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Faust Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Fedora Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Florencia en el Amazonas Makeup/Wigs/Dresser Los Angeles Opera
Gianni Schicchi Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Grand Duchess Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Hansel & Gretel Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
I Capuleti e I Montecchi Makeup/Wigs Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC
Idomeno Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Il Trovatore (2 Times) Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Italian Girl in Algiers Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
La Bohem'e (2 Times) Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
La Cenerentola (2 Times) Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
La Cenerentola Wigs Hong Kong Arts Festival
La Rondine Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
La Traviata Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Les Troyens Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Lohengrin Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Lucia di Lammermoor (2 Times) Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Madame Butterfly Makeup/Wigs Pacific Symphony
Madame Butterfly (3 Times) Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Mass in B Minor Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Merry Widow Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Orfeo ed Euridice Makeup Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Othello Makeup/Wigs Pacific Symphony
Pagliacci Makeup/Wigs Opera Pacific
Pagliacci (2 Times) Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Peter Grimes Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Rigoletto Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Rise and Fall of the Mahagony Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Rome et Juliette Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Salome Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Samson et Dalila Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Stiffelio Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Tales of Hoffman Makeup/Wigs Long Beach Opera
The Barber of Seville Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
The Daughter of the Regiment Makeup/Wigs Opera Pacific
The Elixir of Love Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
The Flying Dutchman Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
The Girl of the Goldenwest Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
The Magic Flute Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
The Marriage of Figaro Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
The Queen of Spades Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Tosca (2 Times) Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Tristan und Isolde Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Turandot Makeup/Wigs Pacific Symphony
Turandot Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Werther Makeup/Wigs Los Angeles Opera
Ann Karenina: Eifman Ballet Wigs Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Cinderella: Royal Ballet Company Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Cinderella: Paris Opera Ballet Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Giselle: Royal Ballet Company Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Giselle: Teatro alla Scala Ballet Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
La Bayadere: Universal Ballet Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Love and Rage: ABT Makeup/Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Nutcracker: San Francisco Ballet Makeup/Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Reflections: Bolshoi Ballet Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Romeo and Juliette: Kirov Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Shim Chung: Universal Ballet Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Sleeping Beauty: ABT Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
The Nutcracker: ABT (3 Times) Makeup/Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Whipped Cream: ABT Makeup/Wigs Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Ballets
Concerts
Debrorah Voight: Opera Singer Makeup/Hair Danish National Symphony at Segerstrom Concert Hall
Joni Mitchell’s 75th Birthday Concert Emmylou Harris Makeup/Hair Dorothy Chandler Pavillion
Madonna: Reinvention Tour Hair Chicago Shows
Music From the Movies Makeup Pacific Symphony
Film & Television
The Supperclub: Commercial Makeup
Michigan Lottery: Commercial Makeup
Hear the World Initiative Campaign: Interview with Placido Domingo Makeup/Hair
LA Blues: Independent Film Makeup/Hair LA Blues LLC
Dirt Squirrel: TV Pilot Makeup/Hair Coquette Productions, MTV Networks
Unsolved Mysteries: Storm in Hell Makeup/Wardrobe Cosgrove/Meurer
Diet Pepsi: Commercial Makeup/Wigs Pytka Productions
Breakfast of Aliens: Independent Film Basic Makeup/Hair, No Special Effects D.V.B. Productions - Hemdale Releasing Corporation
Comet Tale: TV Pilot Makeup/Hair
The Willies: Independent Film Basic Makeup only, No Special Effects