greasepaint
Theatrical face covering
Greasepaint is thick, waxy makeup used by actors, especially in theater, where stage lighting demands heavy coverage.
The term evokes old-fashioned theatrical tradition—the world of the stage, costume, and performance: the smell of greasepaint and sawdust.
By extension, greasepaint can stand for the acting profession itself.
Traveling entertainment with performers
- mimeWordless expressive performer
- buffoonLudicrous, clumsy fool
- harlequinMasked comic servant character
- whitefaceTheatrical pale makeup
big top · red nose · slapstick · pratfall · carnival · sideshow · ringmaster · motley
Raised performance platform
- actorOne who portrays characters
- backstageTheater's hidden area
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- prosceniumTheater's architectural frame
rehearsal · thespian · troupe · curtain · monologue · understudy · director · spotlight
Underlying support structure
- powderFine dry particles
- rougeCosmetic cheek tint
- linerInner protective covering
- stage makeupCosmetics for performers
theatrical makeup · contouring · base coat · spirit gum · latex · prosthetics · blending · pigment
Deceptive act or costume party
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- impersonationPretending to be another
- transformationThorough change in form
- characterNature, symbol, or role
alter ego · incognito · facade · pretense · illusion · concealment · persona · camouflage
circus
Traveling entertainment with performers
- mimeWordless expressive performer
- buffoonLudicrous, clumsy fool
- harlequinMasked comic servant character
whiteface · big top · red nose · slapstick · pratfall · carnival · sideshow · ringmaster · motley · painted smile
stage
Raised performance platform
proscenium · rehearsal · thespian · troupe · curtain · monologue · understudy · director · spotlight · dramaturgy
foundation
Underlying support structure
stage makeup · theatrical makeup · contouring · base coat · spirit gum · latex · prosthetics · blending · pigment · kohl
masquerade
Deceptive act or costume party
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- impersonationPretending to be another
- transformationThorough change in form
character · alter ego · incognito · facade · pretense · illusion · concealment · persona · camouflage · deception
- theatreBroadway, acting, theatre, stage, actor
- circuscircus, big top, clown, clowns, ringmaster
- clownsclown, bozo, hobo clown, rodeo clown, party clown
- clown makeupred nose, white face, red lips
- stage suppliesmicrophone, stage makeup, stage lights, drape, prop
- vaudevillevaudeville, variety show, variety act, music hall, headliner
greasepaintbare face
authenticity · true self · nakedness · au naturel · unmasked
greasepaintoffstage
Out of audience view
backstage · private life · civilian life · real life · out of character
greasepaintnatural makeup
Cosmetics creating unadorned appearance