CARISSA THORLAKSON CTHORWIGS
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  • Christmas Carol with Linda Cho
  • Cinderella
  • Matilda The Musical
  • Design Highlights
    • All the Days
    • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    • Christmas Carol with Jess Goldstein
    • Elvis: A Musical Revolution
    • Escape to Margaritaville
    • Gods of Comedy
    • Grand Hotel
    • Liberty Smith
    • Little Rock
    • The Mousetrap
    • Rocky
    • Simpatico
    • The Winter’s Tale
    • Movies, Events and Cosplay
  • Styling
  • Makeup
  • Test
Carissa Thorlakson is a New Jersey-based wig and makeup designer with over 15 years of experience. Her design work includes Off-Broadway, regional theaters, operas, and ballet companies. Carissa also creates custom medical wigs and cosplay wigs, plus she teaches classes in wigs and makeup.

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Off-Broadway: Grand Hotel and Little Rock. She has also designed for Paper Mill Playhouse, Walnut Street Theatre, The Old Globe, A.R.T., McCarter Theatre Center, Hartford Stage, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Two River Theatre, Bay Street Theater, Delaware Theatre Company, Hudson Stage Company, Temple University, Olney Theatre Center, the University of Delaware Resident Ensemble Players, The Princeton Festival, the Philadelphia Ballet, and American Repertory Ballet. She has served as a wig and makeup artist at Santa Fe Opera, Sarasota Opera, The Kennedy Center, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, and Round House Theatre.

Beauty and the Beast

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Elvis: A Musical Revolution

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​The Gods of Comedy

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​Grand Hotel

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New York City Center, Director: Josh Rhodes, Costumes: Linda Cho, Wigs & Makeup: Carissa Thorlakson, Sets: Allen Moyer, Lights: Ken Billington

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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​Little Rock

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​​Cinderella

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Escape to Margaritaville

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The Winter’s Tale

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A Christmas Carol

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McCarter Theatre, Director: Adam Immerwahr, ​Costumes: Linda Cho, Wig & Makeup Design: Carissa Thorlakson, Sets : Daniel Ostling, Lights: Lap Chi Chu, Photo: T Charles Erickson

Rocky

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Simpatico

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A Red Orchid Theatre at McCarter Theatre, Director: Dado, Costumes: Christine Pascual, Wigs: Carissa Thorlakson

A Christmas Carol

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McCarter Theatre, Director: Michael Unger, Costumes: Jess Goldstein, Set: Ming Cho Lee, Lights: Stephen Strawbridge, Photo by T. Charles Erickson

All the Days

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McCarter Theatre, Director: Emily Mann, Costumes: Jess Goldstein, Photo: T. Charles Erickson

The Mousetrap

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McCarter Theatre Director: Adam Immerwahr, Costumes: Jess Goldstein, Wigs: Carissa Thorlakson

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​Custom Cosplay and Film

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Styling

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Makeup

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Instagram : @wigician

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All the good photos by T. Charles Erickson
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  • Home
  • Contact
  • Rent Theater Wigs
  • Beauty and the Beast
  • Christmas Carol with Linda Cho
  • Cinderella
  • Matilda The Musical
  • Design Highlights
    • All the Days
    • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    • Christmas Carol with Jess Goldstein
    • Elvis: A Musical Revolution
    • Escape to Margaritaville
    • Gods of Comedy
    • Grand Hotel
    • Liberty Smith
    • Little Rock
    • The Mousetrap
    • Rocky
    • Simpatico
    • The Winter’s Tale
    • Movies, Events and Cosplay
  • Styling
  • Makeup
  • Test