Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: cinderella's coach

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   We are doing cinderella this spring and I have no idea of how to fit cinderella's coach on the stage.  We hardly have any wing space on either side for a real coach.  I did see the post about the stage coach idea, which is great, but I think this should be a little more grand in my opinion because of the story line.  ANy suggestions on how to do this and how to make the illusion of a pumpkin turning into the coach?

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JWVMUSIC Walk-On Joined: 1/20/07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: cinderella's coach Posted: 1/23/07 at 12:49pm
	We are doing cinderella this spring and I have no idea of how to fit cinderella's coach on the stage. We hardly have any wing space on either side for a real coach. I did see the post about the stage coach idea, which is great, but I think this should be a little more grand in my opinion because of the story line. ANy suggestions on how to do this and how to make the illusion of a pumpkin turning into the coach?

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Aimee Celebrity Joined: 8/31/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 156	Posted: 1/24/07 at 8:31pm
	When we did this (at the high school I work at) my original plan was to borrow one from a local dance company. We had very little space as well. It would sit just off stage until needed, then be pulled across the stage and then right off the stage and hidden in another room immediately. That fell thru at the very last moment so we just used the illusion of one We used a cut out that sat half off stage.(hated the way THAT turned out) If you are going to make one though, what about paper mache over chicken wire (like for a parade float) You'd have control of the size, say only big enough for Cinderella to sit in. FG can walk along side if needed. As for storage space, do you have a place off stage even if just a hallway, that it can be put in right after it's used? Just roll it across and out all at once. Just a thought Hope that helps.
	Aimee
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Gaafa Celebrity Joined: 3/21/04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1181	Posted: 1/24/07 at 9:48pm
	If you have the upstage space? You could always use a scrim with coach set upstage with the pumpkin set downstage of the scrim. Then using a flashpot for a bit of ‘Flash bang wallop’ or a smoke machine to mask striking the pumpkin, transpose the lighting for the coach reveal. Then if you need to take out the scrim either as a fly or a traveller. Or just leave it in & use the scrim as a Cyc with the coach preset behind upstage!
	Joe Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house}
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