About Marnee'
A Passion for the Arts
Marnee’ Porter is a professional wig and makeup artisan specializing in theatrical and operatic work. Based in Utah, Marnee’ polished her expertise through productions at Utah Festival Opera, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy. She is also interested in creating makeup looks for print, fashion, and editorial. She has passion for all aspects of her field, especially in stylized and special effect makeup.
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Starting her path as a makeup artist took its roots in an unlikely place - the Math Lab. After being introduced to this medium through a Stage Makeup Class, her creativity and interest helped make the important shift in her education. Marnee’ has a passion for working with performers and projects that are larger than life. She thrives on being a part of visual storytelling, through the transformative power of makeup and character creation.
Marnee’ completed her MFA in Wig Making and Makeup Design at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and also has a degree in Theatre Art Studies from Brigham Young University.
Work Experience
Hale Center Theatre (HCT),
Utah Opera,
Hale Centre Theatre Orem (HCTO),
Studio C - BYU Broadcasting,
Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre (UFOMT),
Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music (CCM),
Brigham Young University (BYU)
Wig &Â Makeup Designer
Sound of Music Jr, The Addams Family, & A Christmas Carol
- HCT 2024
Disney's Finding Nemo Jr & A Christmas Carol - HCT 2023
Clue - HCTO 2023
Silent Sky & A Christmas Carol - HCT 2022
Dove & De Angelis's Flight - Utah Opera 2022
Julius Caesar - BYU 2021
Tragedie de Carmen - Utah Opera 2021
The Secret Garden - CCM 2020
Britton's Turn of the Screw - CCM 2018
Chariots of Fire - BYU 2017
Wig & Makeup Assistant
Lady Windermere's Fan & The Rocky Horror Show - CCM 2019
Newsies, Marriage of Figaro, Mary Poppins, West Side Story, Master Class, & Bravo, Caruso! - UFOMT 2019
Dinner at Eight, & The Hunchback of Notre Dame - CCM 2019
The Government Inspector - CCM 2018
Into the Woods, Amazing Grace, The Secret Garden, Barber of Seville, & You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown - UFOMT 2018
Ariodante - CCM 2018
Seussical the Musical - CCM 2017
Wig & Makeup Artisan
Full Season - HCT 2024
Full Season - HCT 2023
Full Season - HCT 2022
Full Season - HCT 2021
Bright Star, Mary Poppins, Million Dollar Quartet, Tarzan
- HCT 2020
'Braces' - Studio C Season 12 ep 2 - 2020
Guys and Dolls, Gianni Schicchi, & Jesus Christ Superstar
- CCM 2018
Pirates of Penzance, Madame Butterfly, Music Man, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Rex & Seussical the Musical Jr. - UFOMT 2017
'Beauty and the Beast' ft. Lexi Walker - Vocal Point 2017