SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 59

a phenomenal experience. I 
thought, ‘You know what? I 
think this is my new home,
’” 
says Krass McDonald, who lives 
in Rochester with her husband 
and two kids.
Though she has her BFA 
in performing arts from 
Wayne State University, Krass 
McDonald chose a different 
career path.
“I didn’t want to be a strug-
gling actor. I like stability. So I 
went the makeup route,
” says 
Krass McDonald, who’s a free-
lance makeup artist for wedding 
parties, bar and bat mitzvahs, 
and celebrities. 
When she worked for MAC 
Cosmetics, Krass McDonald 
was the makeup artist for the 
backup dancers on Cher’s 
Farewell Concert Tour. She’s 
also the business manager for 
Charlotte Tilbury cosmetics at 
Nordstrom Somerset.
Having a makeup design 

background has proved very 
helpful for her role in Arsenic 
and Old Lace. In addition to 
needing to age herself, Krass 
McDonald has offered assis-
tance to those actors who 
require prosthetics and sinister 
effects, including one character 
who needs to resemble actor 
Boris Karloff, who starred as 
Frankenstein’s monster.
Krass McDonald is gearing 
up for tech week. She’s looking 
forward to having her family 
come to the show, including 
her sister, Alison Blau, who has 
been the office coordinator at 
Congregation Beth Ahm for the 
past 19 years; and their father, 
Ed Krass, Leonhard Elementary 
retired physical education 
teacher.
At press time, it was just 
announced that the Cultural 
Council of Birmingham 
Bloomfield is honoring the 
Birmingham Village Players 

(BVP) with the prestigious 
Partners with the Arts Award in 
recognition of its 100 years in 
the community. 
Join BVP at a special recep-
tion in its honor on Oct. 14 at 
the Birmingham Bloomfield Art 
Center. Last year, BVP members 
Roberta Campion, co-director 
of the upcoming hit musical 

The Addams Family, and her 
husband, Michael, received 
the 2021 Cultural Council 
of Birmingham Bloomfield 
Lifetime Achievement Award. 
For more information about 
the Oct. 14 event, go to: https://
culturalcouncilbirmingham-
bloomfield.org/. 

Details

Join Partners with the Arts Award 
winner Birmingham Village 
Players for its 100th season. 
For more information or to 
purchase reserved individual or season tickets, go to 
birminghamvillageplayers.com or call the box office at 
(248) 644-2075. BVP is located at 34660 Woodward 
Ave. in Birmingham.
• Arsenic and Old Lace – Sept. 9-25, 2022
• The Addams Family – Oct. 28-Nov. 13, 2022
• Harold and Maude, The Musical – Jan. 13-29, 2023
• Lend Me a Tenor – March 10-26, 2023
• Into the Woods – May 5-21, 2023