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I'm doing "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Does anyone have ideas about Quasimodo's face? I've thought about a mask, but I'm afraid of speaking difficulties and discomfort under the lights.

If you don't want to create your own original prosthetics, try using purchased ones on different areas of the face. For example, take a bulbous nose prosthetic cut in half and place a piece of it on the forehead (off-center) and another on the edge of the face. Fill it with batting to give it some support and blend the make-up with spattering to create a "normal" skin look. Something like that shouldn't be too expensive and allows for a lot of flexibility when designing the final look and shouldn't impede the actor's ability to speak.