Greek+Masks

**Wendy Gough Soroka** began creating masks in 1995 as a student at the Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre  in Blue Lake, California. She has taught a Mask Improv and Performance class at Wayne State University in Detroit in 1998. Her masks have gone to five continents and appeared in many productions, most recently in The Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Classical Theatre, & Theatre of the Arts. She has created nearly one hundred different masks, ranging from Commedia Dell’Arte and classical Greek theatre masks, to silent character masks, and flights of fancy such as gargoyles. She is the principal Mask Designer at Arlecchina’s Masks. Ms. Soroka holds an MFA in Acting from Wayne State University in Detroit and a BFA in Theatre from the University of California at Santa Barbara. In addition to Maskmaking, she also pursues an acting career in Los Angeles.

﻿ Below are some examples of her work on masks of the Greek Theatre. Click here to see how these masks are made. 