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Brittany Rappise is a freelance Wig & Makeup designer based in Pensacola, FL. She earned her MFA in Wig & Make-up Design from The University of North Carolina School for the Arts in 2016, and received her B.A. in Theatre from The University of West Florida in 2006 focusing on Musical Theater Performance, Choreography, and Wigs.
As a freelance wig and makeup designer, Brittany has had the privilege of working professionally in Theater, Opera, and Film since 2008, and has a wide variety of experience to bring to any production. While specializing in opera and theater, she also has extensive experience in wig and makeup for theme parks & live events. She has done projects and taught workshops for Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise line, and also spent over a year as the Wig & Makeup Specialist at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA, where she was responsible for the build and maintenance of all shows on property and the makeup looks for 400+ performers for Howl-O-Scream.
Brittany also has a passion for educating future generations of wig & makeup technicians. She has been lucky enough to teach college level classes, wig building and styling workshops, and has also trained interns and young artists everywhere she works.
She is a skilled maker of theatrical and medical wigs, she is also a makeup artist for weddings, headshots, etc.
As a jack of all strange trades, she also makes amazing meatballs, and in 2020 built and run her own Italian food truck "Not Ya Nonna's". In a past life she was also a full-time Zumba instructor in her home state of NJ, and a face painter for children's parties and at FAO Schwarz in NYC. She is also known to help build and decorate haunted houses in her spare time.