CARISSA THORLAKSON CTHORWIGS
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  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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  • Christmas Carol with Jess Goldstein
  • Simpatico
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  • Matilda The Musical
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Carissa Thorlakson is a New Jersey-based wig and makeup designer. 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. Carissa also creates custom medical wigs, cosplay wigs, and teaches classes in wigs and makeup.



​WORLD PREMIERE!

​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


​R
ental Packages

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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
  • Grand Hotel
  • Escape to Margaritaville
  • Cinderella
  • Rocky
  • Gods of Comedy
  • Christmas Carol with Linda Cho
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
  • The Mousetrap
  • Christmas Carol with Jess Goldstein
  • Simpatico
  • All the Days
  • Little Rock
  • Liberty Smith
  • Styling
  • Makeup
  • The Winter’s Tale
  • Matilda The Musical
  • Instagram
  • Movies, Events and Cosplay
  • Madama Butterfly
  • Rental Packages
  • Untitled