Behind the Curtain: Wig Building, Collaboration, and the Many Roads of the Beauty Industry

About this episode

Richard Krammes discusses his journey in the beauty industry, focusing on wig design and collaboration in theatre.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Artists, Icons, and Entrepreneurs, we sit down with Richard Krammes—veteran hairstylist, wig designer, and educator with 35+ years in the professional beauty industry and theatre. Richard shares how he went from barber school and salon life to discovering the “hidden world” of wigs, learning under masters at places like the Banff Centre, and stepping into high-level productions at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA). You’ll hear what it really...

People in this episode

Hosts: Lulu Benavidez, Sue Krukonis Hanson

Guest: Richard Krammes

Topics covered

• wig design
• beauty industry
• hairstyling
• theatre
• collaboration

Keywords

• wig building
• hairstylist
• beauty education
• theatre productions
• collaboration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Banff Centre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts

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