Sarah Opstad
Wig and Makeup Designer, Makeup Artist & Wig Maker
Sarah Designs for Opera Theatre of the Rockies, her credits include: Hansel and Gretel, La Cenerentola, Marriage of Figaro and Daughter of the Regiment. She is a part of the Design faculty for the Vocal Arts Symposium at the Colorado College. Sarah also Designs for The Arvada Center, her production credits include: Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Heiress, Intimate Apparel, Aida, Crimson Thread, Raisin in the Sun and Jekyll and Hyde. She has also Designed for the North Carolina Theatre Company’s productions of The Wizard of OZ and Camelot staring Debbie Boone. Sarah has been a wig and makeup artist for Opera Colorado for the last 5 seasons including The Magic Flute, Elixir and the upcoming Un Ballo. She is affiliated with Tom Watson and Associates and recently participated in the production of Lakme at the Minnesota Opera, other credits there include: Donna del Largo, The Elephant man, Nixon in China and The Magic Flute. Sarah has also worked for the following company’s in various capacities: Denver Center Theatre Company, The Hartford Stage, Opera Omaha, Cleveland Opera, Opera Carolina, South Coast Repertory Theatre, Knott’s Scary Farm and the Atlanta Opera . Sarah has done makeup for film and TV. She was a special effects artist/“frostbite expert” on the History Channels 4 part series Conquest of America, The Henry Hudson Story, under key wig and Makeup artist’s Ronell Oliveri and Jason Allen. Sarah is a free lance Wig Maker and ventilates custom made lace front Human hair wigs and has a wig stock available to her. Sarah resides in Denver Colorado but is originally from Orange County CA. She attended California State University, Fullerton where she participated in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and was the recipient of The National Award for Excellence in Makeup Design presented in Washington DC. Upcoming shows include Opera Theatre of the Rockies 10 year anniversary performance of Carmen at the Pikes Peak Center.