In the middle of filming - around episode four through six - my skin wasn't in the best shape because it's kind of rough on your skin almost every day. But luckily when we were filming, and especially when we did the outside scenes, it was really cold because it was mostly wintertime, early spring, so it was still cold outside, which was a blessing for the prosthetics.īut it hurt my skin a little bit. You're kind of sweating underneath it, but the sweat has nowhere to go, so it feels gross in a hotter setting. So if we're in like a really hot setting, it gets really, really hot every day and it blocks your pores. It adjusts to whatever the temperature is in the room, kind of. TelevisionĪcuna: Is it heavy on your face when you're acting? How does that affect you when you're doing the role? Is it hot at all? I think that's mostly what it was, but yeah, I felt honored, honestly, to be kind of a canvas for their art.ĭorothy attends a party where she learns an unsettling truth on season two, episode four. Also, I think Derek and Eric just got the hang of it more and they were just used to doing it so much that it just became easier and easier for all three of us. It didn't seem much of a drag doing the makeup every day.Īcuna: Do you guys feel like you were almost pushing to see if you could do it faster as if it was like a challenge to see how fast you could get it done? We had this '80s playlist that we would listen to with the cringiest '80s songs, so we always had a fun time together. We all got along so well and would joke around and make fun of each other. ![]() But the two guys, Derek and Eric Garcia, who are so, so talented, they did my makeup every day. But the process for both of them, I zoned out. My chin, my forehead, ears, and then fake teeth and fake hair on my face, little sideburns. Shapiro (continued): But I wore a fake nose and part of my cheeks were prosthetic. The first two pictures taken by the wonderful Shoshana Sachi!Ī post shared by Abigail Shapiro on at 8:35am PDT at 8:35am PDT It's one-in-a-million that affects the volatile teeth, so I grew up having around 12 surgeries and constant orthodontia and my teeth weren't looking the best, so I spent a lot of my life hiding my face and thinking I was really, really ugly, so that's how I relate to Dorothy a lot.īTS episodes 1-3. Cleidocranial dysplasia is a rare bone disorder. Shapiro: Yeah, it's something I related to with Dorothy's character. Was that something that influenced your decision to take on this role as well or that you related to with Dorothy's character? I know you're an advocate for CCD as someone who grew up with it and that you hope to inspire others to embrace their imperfections. And on episode four she asks Rita if she's pretty. There were times where I felt claustrophobic and everything, so I was like, "OK, now I know how Dorothy feels." How growing up with cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) affected Abigail growing up and how it made her relate to Dorothy's characterĪcuna: Dorothy has some trouble accepting her own appearance at times. Actually, there were times during quarantine when I was back in New York because my mom, my sister, and I lived in a super tiny apartment. Have you had time to reflect on that at all or notice those parallels? I kind of put myself in that mindset.Īcuna: Dorothy is a character who has found herself locked away and isolated from society for years on end, and it almost feels immensely relatable in some respects as many people have been in lockdown and quarantining. Also, when you're 11 years old, you don't think you're a little kid. ![]() I also play little kids a lot because I'm so small and I kind of look like a little kid because I look very young for my age. My sister isn't that much younger than me, but just the memory of her being really young helped. Did your experiences help inform the role at all? What kind of preparation did you do to get into that mindset of a girl who is perpetually 11 years old? I know you have a younger sister. ![]() You pull off playing a character that's physically and mentally younger than you. TVĪcuna: I have to admit, I didn't realize that you were 20 from just watching the show. ![]() Dorothy spends a lot of time with her imaginary friends because she was locked away from the world growing up.
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