After months without much practice, Joe Hoselton was worried he wouldn’t get his mug on right.
Backstage at the Winspear Opera House, Hoselton was transforming into his stage persona, Jenna Skyy, for only his second live performance since the pandemic began.
Jenna’s makeup the contoured cheekbones, the arched eyebrows, the mauve lipstick are key to bringing her character to life on stage. After so long away from the spotlight, would that face be the same?
“I suddenly doubt myself,” Hoselton said, carefully applying more makeup. “Suddenly it’s like you’ve never ridden a bike before.”
Jenna Skyy got ready backstage at Dallas Winspear Opera House before the Rose Room on the Road show on Dec. 5, 2020. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)