For the character of Corin in Somewhere Marisela Treviño Orta directed by Olga Sanchez Saltveit, he goes through a transformation during the play and changes to become part of nature. The idea is that the humongous fungus that is described in the play has attached to him and taken over his body and sprouted mushrooms out of his skin, the question is how can we show this onstage??? This was a difficult challenge that involved stencils made with the help of Courtney Smith and silicone prosthetics that were ordered from a vendor in the UK and it was skillfully applied each night backstage by Lile Casey and Kendall Schilling on the actor Ryan Ulen who plays Corin. A double of his plaid shirt was even altered to add roots and moss and small mushrooms to look like they are coming out of it sewn and distressed by Lile Casey. It turned out to be a great success. Here are the photos of the progress we did to test the makeup on the actor and how it looked on stage!
