Question for those with theater experience

I'm painting a Grinch next weekend. His homemade costume is the stuff nightmares are made of in terms of heat. I am so worried his makeup is going to become a disaster halfway through the show. Please help? Any and all advice is most appreciated. Thanks!

Theatrical cream make-up and powder it repeatedly. During the run of CATS the guys working up a sweat were powdered every time they came off stage in the wings to soak up the sweat.

Baby powder?

green starblend, or mehron green intense pressed powder?

I also have a Grinch Gig coming up.

For powder I use Ben Nye Neutral Set powder, I'm also going to try Mehron Barrier Spray.

No barrier spray, and I use baby powder.

Powder makeup with a huge layer of Green Marble sealer. OR airbrush it with Show offs Pro-Aiir Hybrid.

We did a makeup test run last night and it held up really well with Shannon's baby powder.

I'm glad we did it because I could see how much more the highlights and shadows need to be brought out on his face.

The "Who's" look awesome!!!

glad it was easy.  yes, it's theater, think exaggerated close up, so it looks normal from a distance

Theatre has a "25 foot rule" - it should look good from 25 feet away! Powdering down works, it has been that way since I built my first theatre makeup kit in 1976 and took my first stage makeup class in 1985...

nice work! matches the costume & looks very grinch-y. can see his features. and no melting.

Pic was post performance so the makeup held up well.

Thanks everyone!

Always best to use translucent setting powder. It is finely ground and will not clump or discolor your makeup like baby powder can.