beauty and the beast PROPS
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Topic: beauty and the beast PROPS
Posted By: BUMRRR
Subject: beauty and the beast PROPS
Date Posted: 5/17/09 at 11:33pm
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i am looking for some of the smaller hand props for BATB, especially the metal "pewter" mugs for the tavern scene, anyone know of a rental place for them? or "cheap" outlet? I know i can search every trift store for 2 months and likely find 25 or so , but I do have other things to do too! thanks for any help you can give on these and other items.
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Posted By: MartyW
Date Posted: 5/18/09 at 1:51pm
Hey Mitch... welcome to the board..
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Marty W
"Till next we trod the boards.."
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Posted By: BUMRRR
Date Posted: 5/18/09 at 2:56pm
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hello marty, i was on here for a short time before but i think i lost my password and such so im starting all over, too many things bouncing around in this crazy bald head, thanks for the shout! see you at regionals i bet!
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Posted By: Mr. Lowell
Date Posted: 5/19/09 at 8:56am
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What are your show dates? What is your location?
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Mr. Lowell,
Lighting/Set Designer & Tech Director,
for the Linda Sloan Theatre,
in the Davison Center for the Arts,
at Greensboro Day School
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Posted By: BUMRRR
Date Posted: 5/19/09 at 4:18pm
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we are in fremont ohio, opening july 16-19, final tech rehearsals begin july 7ish, any help of course is always welcome, thanks
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Posted By: Verdier
Date Posted: 5/28/09 at 8:33am
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We just did BATB in the fall... we just went to the dollar store, bought those plastic travel mugs & spray painted them silver!
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Posted By: BUMRRR
Date Posted: 5/28/09 at 4:06pm
well of course that is an option, thanks, however I guess I am a stickler when it comes to some of the small details, if they were just to be used as set dressing , fine. however our choreography calls for the "clanging" of the mugs, I can't see or hear a plastic mug giving us the proper effect. I know , sometimes you have to settle, but I have found16 so far just another dozen or so to go. they are readily available on ebay too but around $10 each,would rather save that $$$ for some other things on my long wish list!
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...and now, On With the Show !
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Posted By: ga40456
Date Posted: 5/28/09 at 10:43pm
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We also used plastic mugs- but we used the ones that have 'freeze' liquid in them (drained the liquid, of course). The hollow sound that they made when clanged was perfect.
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Posted By: BUMRRR
Date Posted: 5/28/09 at 10:48pm
hmmmm, that's something i hadn't considered, thanks!
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...and now, On With the Show !
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Posted By: Mr. Lowell
Date Posted: 5/28/09 at 10:56pm
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Yes, we used those "plastic freeze mugs" as well. We got two dozen of them at the dollar store and drained the liquid. Then we weathered them with black and silver paint for a good rustic look. Yes, they did not "clank" quite as well as actual tin cups would have, but hey, the 22 piece pit orchestra drowned out all the stage noise anyway!
Here are a couple photos of that scene. You should be able to click on the pictures to zoom in on the cups.
1) Tavern scene in DBATB: http://www.lowell.to/posters/Beast21.jpg - http://www.lowell.to/posters/Beast21.jpg
2) Innkeeper's Wife in Les Mis: http://www.lowell.to/DesignLesMis/LMisWife.jpg - http://www.lowell.to/DesignLesMis/LMisWife.jpg
3) Innkeeper in Les Mis: http://www.lowell.to/DesignLesMis/LMisInnkeeper.jpg - http://www.lowell.to/DesignLesMis/LMisInnkeeper.jpg
Good luck with this, and break a leg! -Dana
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Mr. Lowell,
Lighting/Set Designer & Tech Director,
for the Linda Sloan Theatre,
in the Davison Center for the Arts,
at Greensboro Day School
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Posted By: BUMRRR
Date Posted: 5/28/09 at 11:04pm
they do look very nice, i will be off on the hunt tomorrow! the price is right, i know our dollar store usually stocks them, pretty sure i walked right past some the other day when i was scouring the shelves. very eager to hear how the clang will .....well....clang!
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...and now, On With the Show !
www.FremontCommunityTheatre.org
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