Learn to look and feel fabulous in a wig. Erin Kennedy, Head of Wig and Makeup Design & Technology for the Theatre School at DePaul University, will review different types of wigs and wig preparation and answer your questions.

Erin Kennedy Lunsford (she/her) is the founder and head wig designer for HERO HAIR: The REEL Wig Experience™, and Journeyman Member of IATSE Local 798. As a Broadway wig, hair and makeup designer of more than a decade, a Wig Master, Department Head, and Key Hairstylist for both the motion picture, and television silver & streaming screens, Erin brings nearly 20 years of experience to inspire, train and guide the next generations of artists and artisans in the industry. Erin has worked with Academy Award and Emmy award winners and nominees such as Angela Lansbury, America Ferrera, Richard E Grant, Adam Driver, Michael J Fox, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Robert Redford. 

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