![]() ![]() I also learned how to do king makeup by observing other kings. Years of doing my own makeup for theater has taught me a lot. Schlipf: I’ve never had a direct teacher for makeup. Did you learn from someone or are you self taught? SP: Your makeup looks are always incredible. And what I wanted to play was a dramatic queer-coded cartoon villain. You can do whatever you want and play whatever role you want. You are your own director, choreographer, producer, and actor. I wanted to play dramatic men’s roles but it was often extremely hard to even be considered for those roles. And many times, it was very binary in gender. In theater, for a long time, you had to audition for your ‘type’ to get the role you wanted to play. Then I started trying out different effects and eventually I began to experiment with drag. With all of that, I learned how to do my own stage make up. Schlipf: I started performing in theater when I was four and kept doing it for the next 25 years of my life. SP: Tell me a little bit about how you got started in the performance space? Spank Knightly as the character is he/him. ![]() SP: What pronouns should I use when I write about you? I am also known by my drag name, Spank Knightly. Smile Politely: Will you introduce yourself? What we don’t see is all of the work it takes to make it look so effortless. Schlipf was kind enough to take some time out of their busy performance schedule to answer some questions for me. As an audience member, we get to see Knightly’s incredible costumes, makeup, and performances. ![]() On stage, as Spank Knightly, their performances are energetic, exaggerated, and a true comedic act. Way before they ever got into drag, Schlipf was doing theater and that foundation is apparent in all of their performances. If you have been to a drag show event around Champaign-Urbana, there’s a very good chance you’ve seen the performer Spank Knightly, known off-stage as Jess Schlipf. ![]()
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