"Though all Shakespearean characters may bleed, at [DC's] Shakespeare Theatre Company, they don't all bleed the same blood - or at least, not the same fake blood. Chris Young, the theater's properties director, mixes a unique version of the vital fluid for every gory scene in every show. No ketchup or red food dye here: Young's complex recipes vary depending on the color and fabric of the actor's clothes, the nature of the stage lighting and the type of theatrical injury at hand (or leg, or heart)."
Article source here:Arts Journal
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