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Cast prop/costume for broken leg

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Topic: Cast prop/costume for broken leg

Posted By: OKIEWAN
Subject: Cast prop/costume for broken leg
Date Posted: 3/02/12 at 1:29pm

I am directing a show in which a character has a broken leg. The show takes place in 1959 so I need a basic plaster cast. Any ideas on where to buy, make, or rent one?

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Help me Okiewan

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Posted By: Topper
Date Posted: 3/07/12 at 6:54pm

Don't be shy about asking an actual, local doctor to outfit your actor with a genuine plaster cast. There might be one who'd love the opportunity to contribute to the theater (or be compensated for the use of their materials only). The finished cast -- once dry -- can then be removed with a surgical saw, splitting it down each side. For performances, white duct tape (or other cloth tape) can be used to hide the seams and hold the cast together.

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"None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public." -- Keith Johnstone

Posted By: sguti39
Date Posted: 3/15/12 at 3:34am

Or you can use rigid wrap to "make a cast". It's is the same plaster cloth used to make real casts. You can make it in advance, cut it in an inconspicious place and reassemble each performance.

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S.G.