Unveiling the History of Masks in Theatre
As today’s Wildcats don different types of masks and visors to stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic or even use masks to continue to sing as part of the university’s musical theatre certificate program, one class of University of Kentucky theatre students is studying the use of masks in the creation of characters.
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