Alexa Maris takes curling rods out of her hair while getting ready to perform in Pierce College's production of "Hookman" in Pierce College's Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Alexa Maris takes curling rods out of her hair while getting ready to perform in Pierce College’s production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
A sign on the dressing room mirror offers encouraging words before the
performance in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
(Left to right) JJ Javier and Kimberly Walker laugh while getting ready to perform in Pierce College’s production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Michelle Johnson applies eyeshadow to her lower lash line while getting ready to perform the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
An assortment of stage makeup and fake blood on a counter before Pierce College’s production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Jon Michael Villagomez draws a hook on a chalkboard before theproduction of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Alexa Maris laughs as she takes a curling rod from her hair while getting ready to perform in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
A Hookman drawing in the makeup room before Pierce College’s production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Katheryn Juday sews a piece of fabric in the Performing Arts Building at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Katherin Juday, a long-time costume maker at Pierce College, sews before the production of Hookman in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct 24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
Hookman Ensemble Member, Itzhak Matos, gets in to character before doors open for Pierce College’s show Hookman at the Performing Arts Center on the Art Hill in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
Hookman Ensemble Member, Kyla Graham, laughs with fellow cast members before the show begins in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct, 24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
JJ Javier checks her wig in the mirror while getting ready to perform in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Michelle Johnson puts a curling rod back in its case while getting ready to perform in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Olga Khitarishvili contours her features with makeup while getting ready to perform in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Sierra Van Der Brug applies lipstick while getting ready to perform in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Alexa Maris dips a makeup brush into a palette while getting ready to perform in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Megan Araneta curls her eyelashes while getting ready to perform in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Presley Jacobs applies eyeshadow in a small mirror while getting ready to perform in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Autusa Amiri puts on a wig cap while getting ready to perform in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Theatre Professor and Costume Designer Eileen Gizienski speaks to Michelle Johnson while getting ready to perform in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Wyatt Domine applies makeup while getting ready to perform in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
JJ Javier dips a makeup brush into a makeup palette while getting ready to perform in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Costume designer Melaney Garcia brushes out a wig for cast members to wear while performing in the production of “Hookman” in Pierce College’s Performing Arts Building in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 25, 2019. Photo by Cecilia Parada.
Cast members of “Hookman” paint their faces with makeup and fake blood while music and laughter fills the dressing room as they prepare for their final performance in the Dow Arena Theatre. Like producing and executing a play, getting ready is just as collaborative as it is individualistic. From helping each other properly put on wigs to dancing to relieve nerves, the cast members of “Hookman” are there for each other ahead of a show.
