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Prologue: Includes Virga Ac Diadema & Death Ceremony

In between the two songs we get a conversation between Hildegard’s mother and Volmar, the monk she is given to & who helps entomb her. Mother explains that Hildegard is sick and hasn’t spoken since her sister died so the family can’t take care of her. Volmar shows the cell to Mother and assures her that Hildegard’s basic needs will be met (“she’ll be technically dead, but super comfortable.”)

Hildegard is a puppet at this time (played by Hannah Whitney) and does not speak.

In the Cell: includes If I Had a Knee & The Rule

Before both songs, Jutta and Hildegard (now in pieces) are alone. Jutta introduces herself and tries to get Hildegard to talk (“we’re going to play this game?”). That interaction leads directly into If I Had a Knee which is immediately followed by The Rule.

Years Pass I:

No songs! Just a short interlude that repeats some of the lyrics from the rule (essentially “watch wait try dig” & some other motifs set to music to represent time passing. If that makes sense?)

Bodies: includes I Am Hungry and Eve

The mouth portion! Essentially! Very cool part imo.

After I Am Hungry is sung, the Hildegards tell Jutta they aren’t feeling very well and start panicking when they realize they are bleeding (started their period) and tell Jutta they’re dying and she has to call for help. Mouth also says “I think I’m being punished. Agathe, my sister, she died from something like this” which is the first time Hildegard talks about Agathe.

Jutta calms them down and explains that they’ll be fine in a few days. She also talks about the first time it happened to her and how it got her out of going to a “stupid party” her family was holding. So she danced in her room by herself.

Jutta and Mouth connect about hating going to those parties and being paraded around, so Mouth says “maybe it’s not so bad to bleed” and Jutta Very Much disagrees. Jutta explains that bleeding means they are now a target to be hunted and that they have to stunt it (by not eating) for Hildegard to be in control. This leads into Eve.

Years Pass II:

No “songs”, similar short interlude to the first one showing the passage of time

Rituals: includes Ritual and Little Life

Eye portion!! One of my favourites too honestly

Ritual is sung as Eye and Hand help dig a hole. After the song Jutta walks over and praises Eye’s work. Eye accepts the compliment but is a little upset saying she doesn’t get the point of digging for no reason and asks Jutta why they’re doing it.

Jutta tells her they’re digging their grave and they all freak out. Eye says she thought they were making room for a garden (😭) and asks Jutta, “why am I digging my grave??” which leads into Little life.

After Little Life we get one of my FAVOURITE bits of dialogue where Eye says, “what can I lose if I’m already broken?” and Jutta goes “you can start with that attitude.” I just think it’s so fucking funny.

But anyways, Jutta says that Eye needs to watch for her weakness, the part of her that hates the work, and when she finds it, that’s what she’ll bury. Jutta says she buried her own “weakness; it’s unnecessary” which is our first reference to Shadow. This is where Jutta tells Eye not to blink (or sleep) anymore in order to gain control.

Years Pass III:

Same as the others!

The Past Intrudes: includes Sun Song, In The Green, and Burial

Hand part? Kind of?

Eye and Mouth are very tired and hungry and just want to take a break. Hand notices and convinces them to rest for a little while. Jutta sees them and asks what’s going on and Hand manages to convince her that they’ll be able to work better if they have a little time to refresh. Once Jutta relents, a beam of sunlight falls through the window and Sun Song starts.

Sun Song leads right into In The Green and we see Shadow on the stage for the first time.

After In The Green the Hildegards ask Jutta what happened and she gets defensive and denies anything did, saying she let them down when she let them rest (“You will forget all the nonsense you think you saw. You will get back to work, stay awake, shut your maw, and you’ll work even harder to make up for the time you lost.”)

Hand stands up for Eye and Mouth which starts her big argument with Jutta. Hand says Jutta’s methods aren’t working and at first Jutta seems desperate (“You will be whole and I will see the light.”) but gets very upset when Hand asks her what the light even means and how she knows if it’s real (“Jutta, what about sunlight? Can’t we go outside and see it? You said it helped you once, maybe that’s all you need!”) which uhhhh does not go over well. Their shouting leads into Burial and bro this part is so emotional.

Underground: includes Underground, Confession, Sun Song Reprise, Light Undercover, The First Verb, and O Viridissima Virga

Before Underground starts the Hildegards see Shadow and recognize her from In The Green. They ask her who she is and she says “I’m Jutta. I live here.” She says Jutta buried her and asks if Jutta buried them too. The Hildegards say they are broken too and that they can’t take back what they did.

This is also the first reference of Shadow as Jutta’s bones and how the Hildegards realize Jutta is still broken.

Underground starts and leads right into Confession. After Confession Shadow asks the Hildegards what Agathe said to her before she died, but tells them they don’t have to tell her if they don’t want to. This leads into Sun Song Reprise and the rest of this part is sung through.

Rebirth: includes Light Undercover/In The Green Reprise, The Ripening, and Forgiveness

The Hildegards make it back up to the cell with Shadow and find Jutta sitting in the middle of the room where she had in Sun Song instead of at her Prie-dieu (where she sits and prays between songs earlier in the show).

Jutta doesn’t notice Shadow at first and gets up and starts apologizing to Hildegard for yelling and says they can work slower and she can wait to see the light if it would help them.

The Hildegards are so excited about finding the light with Shadow they tell her she doesn’t have to wait and start singing Light Undercover/In The Green reprise to Jutta.

At the end of the Light Undercover portion when they start singing “You are the light” to Jutta she gets upset and says “How dare you tell me what I am”

Then the In The Green portion starts she pretends she doesn’t see Shadow until she starts panicking and saying “Stop it.” until the end of the song where Shadow says “I want you to see me,” to her (the parallel to Sigewize saying the same thing in Exorcism hits SO hard)

Right before The Ripening, after Jutta has made Shadow leave the stage, Jutta says “I should never have let you in here with me. I don’t need you.” to the Hildegards which OUCH. Jutta exits the stage (dies) which leads into Forgiveness.

The Other Tithe: includes Integration

We are back outside the cell and Volmar knocks after hearing the Hildegards singing. He talks to Hildegard (now just Hannah) through a window and tells her it’s been 30 years and that Richardis will be joining her and Jutta in the cell.

Hildegard tells him Jutta is dead but is excited when Volmar says the door is going to be opened. The door opens and Hildegard emerges. She says she doesn’t want to stay in there because it was Jutta’s choice not hers (Volmar: “Jutta was pious!” Hildegard: “Jutta was suffering!” Which is some more of my fav dialogue).

Hildegard convinces the Marchioness (Richardis’ mother) to let Richardis stay with her in the monestary instead of in the cell. The Marchioness and Volmar eventually agree which leads into Integration.

Exorcism: includes Exorcism:

Just the song!

First, always remember to wash and moisturize your face before you apply anything. Even if you have oily skin (like I do) you still need to moisturize!

Prep

Moisturizer: For dry skin use a cream moisturizer and for oily skin use a gel moisturizer (they dry down matte)

I have oily skin and I use the Urban Decay Rehab Makeup Prep Hot Springs Hydrating Gel ($28)

Rose Water: it helps hydrate and protect the skin as well as minimizes pores.

Thayers and Mario Badescu are two fairly cheap and high quality brands I’ve used. ($11 and $14 respectively)

Primer: I have bigger bores around my nose and textured skin from acne scarring so I like to use a primer before foundation. It also helps my makeup stay on longer and keep see less oily.

Don’t laugh at me but I don't actually use a true “primer”.... I use Monistat Anti Chaffing Gel ($8) before my foundation. I actually heard about this from a drag queen and it’s a pretty popular dupe. It’s sooooo cheap compared to most $30 primers and since it’s designed to go around the thigh/coochie area it’s really sensitive on the skin. Fills my poor and leaves my skin super smooth.

Other decent primers I’ve used are: Smashbox Photo Finish ($36) and NYX Angel Veil ($16) but the NYX one is a little too drying and thick

Face

Foundation: I’ve used A LOT of different foundations to try to find one that works for my skin and my holy grail foundation to end all foundations is...

tarte’s amazonian clay 12-hour foundation ($39) it’s the only foundation i’ve found that lasts through the day without breaking down, covers my acne marks, and doesn't get too cakey. It’s a god send. AND tarte is natural and doesn’t have a lot of chemicals in it’s products and basically its just really good for problematic skin.

during the summer or if I'm just running out somewhere I sometimes just put on some CC cream and I use SUPEREGOOP! CC Cream Daily Correct ($32). CC cream is a really lightweight and sheer cream that color corrects (CC) so it reduces redness and dark marks without being too heavy. 

Concealer: I don't use a lot of concealer just because my foundation is usually full coverage enough to cover most of my marks and dark circles, but recently I did buy a new one and that would be

Kat Von D Lock-It Concealer Cream ($26) KVDB is really great for people who are super duper pale and and all of her face products are SUPER high coverage. So this is a really good product to highlight with.

Setting Powder / Spray: I double set my makeup because, again, I have super oily skin and I also sweat a lot, so I like my makeup to stay where it is.

I set my foundation with powder before I do any contour, blush, or highlight and I use Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder ($23 travel size). I just dust some on my t-zone and where I used concealer to prevent creasing. (I buy the travel size and it lasts me soon long)

Then after I have everything except my highlight on, I use a setting spray to keep everything matte and in place and for that I use the Urban Decay De-Slick Oil-Control Setting Spray ($15 again in travel size). 

Contour: It’s so hard to find a cool toned contour shade that works with my pale af skin and isn’t too orange. (If you have lighter skin you want a cool/grey toned brown shade to contour because you’re trying to create extra shadows and shadows aren't warm toned.)

So, I use NYX HD Blush ($7) in the shade Taupe. It’s a blush and not a contour powder, but it’s the perfect cool toned brown for pale skin and it works just he same.

Blush: I have a few blushes that I really like

Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso ($7)

tarte amazonian clay 12-hour blush in the shades paaarty and doll face ($29)

Highlighter: ooooohhhhh boy. I love my highlighter and I have soon many favorites so hold on. I usually use a combo of 2 or more because I can't help it.

Colourpop Super Shock Cheek in Spoon and Glazed ($8) their formula is really creamy so it’s best to apply by dabbing it with your finger. 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Moon Child Glow Kit ($40). This glow kit is my child. It’s basically all cool toned duo chrome highlighters so they look holographic. Its the shit. 

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter ($38) in the shade Champagne Pop. This color is almost too dark for my white ass skin so I have to be really light handed.

Eyes

Brows: my babies. my prized feature. my one claim to fame. my eyebrows. It took me YEARS to master them the way they are now and I usually wear them one of 2 ways “Instagram/Sculpted” or “bushy/feathered”.  I only use one product for these puppies and that’s 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow Pomade ($18) in the color “ash brown” and I apply with the ABH #12 brush. Watch some youtube tutorials, it’s a process. 

*then I carve them out with concealer and a tiny brush underneath and on the edges to clean it up.

Eyeshadow: I don't use eyeshadow primer beforehand, I usually just dab a tiny bit of concealer on the lid and blend it out. But for actual shadows I use a few different products.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Palette ($40) this fucking palette. So amazing. The shadows are so soft, and buttery, and bendable. And the colors are fantastic. It’s really worth the money. I use it every day. 

Morphe Single Shadows ($3 a piece) Morphe sells a lot of singles where you can buy an empty magnetic palette and build your own. They’re pretty high quality for the price and easy to customize. Plus, they change shades in and out all the time. I really like the shades: pink moscato, burlesque, weekend, and private agent.

Colourpop Super Shock Shadow ($5) like their highlighter, the shadows are single pots and have a creamy feel to them. Colourpop also recently released powder shadows, but I’ve never tried those. I really love the Super Shocks in the shades: stereo, cheap date, and game face.

Eyeliner: I only use one product for my eyeliner and it’ say absolute holy grail and that is

Kat Von D Tattoo Liner ($20) it’s a liquid liner pen, but instead of a felt tip (which I hate) it’s an actual brush with bristles. It gives such a sharp line and it’s really easy to maneuver. Also, doesn’t budge!

Mascara: I alternate between two different mascaras and those would be

Too Faced Better Than Sex ($23) it lives up to the hype.

tarte gifted amazonian clay smart mascara ($23) i like the bush on this one a lot better, its skinnier and easier to use, and gives a longer, but more natural lash

Lips

This one’s just going to be a list of all my favorite colors so just sit tight. Y'all know I'm a lipstick hoe. 

*All these are matte/semi-matte liquid lips because I overline my top lip and with my mouth shape that only works with super mattes so...

Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lip ($20): I love her lipsticks. They are soon matte and stay on for so long, that shit doesn't move. But can be extra drying so moisturize a few minutes before you apply. Color I love to death are...

Lolita: her most popular shade, a chestnut rosey color, great nude for medium skin tones

Nahz Fur Atoo: an ox blood, crimson red

Backstage Bambi: full on neon hot pink

Witches: black 

Colourpop Ultra Matte and Ultra Satin Lips ($6): I really love Colourpop, they’re so cheap and great quality. Damn. I love both the ultra mattes and the ultra satins. The mattes, like KVD are really matte and drying but they stay put. And the satins dry down to the kind of semi-matte of a regular tube lipstick. I’m a hoe for 

Love Bug (Ultra Matte): rich mahogany

Creeper (Ultra Matte): classic, bright red

Femme (Ultra Satin): probably my favorite lip color ever. its a really pretty muted grayish lilac color

Magic Wand (Ultra Satin): light beige nude

Hutch (Ultra Satin): a dark blackened violet

Too Faced Melted Matte Liquified Long Wear Matte Lipstick ($21): I really like this formula a lot. It’s matte and transfer proof, but it doesn't dry down as much as Kat Von D does. It feels almost like a satin lip, but it doesn't transfer or shine. Really comfortable. 

I only own one color and that’s Queen B, but I need to get some more. Granny Panties looks lovely. 

I think that’s it! Basically I love tarte, KVD, and Colourpop way too much. I hope some of you find some new products and favorites from this and that you enjoyed it! I love makeup a lot so I’m glad to share. 

I’m gonna tag a few people that asked me to do this and a few that I think might just be interested in the products: @sassamyblake @starboybellamy @bellsgirl @sapphic-kadena @ravenbellclarke @thelovelylights