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    How can I make movable trees for a cover then background?

    I love the gel idea! I was wanting 3D trees, but I may change the design just to add that.... Did your theatre have a curtain system to hide the rooftop before it was lowered? Ours has no curtain system and is a thrust stage.
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    Using projection to give a fake tree a face?

    Our next show is a children's show with a forest theme. I was thinking of projecting a video of a man's face looking around onto one of the trees during preshow, so it would appear the tree was coming to life every now and then. Is this even possible? How would I go about doing? We have a...
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    How can I make movable trees for a cover then background?

    How tall could I make the luan cut-outs? Stage floor to ceiling, it's 14'. My original plan was a sheet of plywood with castors and a few tall, 3D trees made of carpet rolls, chicken wire, and/or foam for the bases, covered in scenic dope for texture. I would have ~3 or 4 of these. Would this be...
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    How can I make movable trees for a cover then background?

    We're doing a production of Hansel and Gretel in a non-traditional (i.e. - no fly system, just a series of pipes and trusses) theatre. That means ZERO curtains and ZERO reveal for the witch's candy house. I was thinking maybe movable trees to block it at least a little, that could be rolled to...
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