Recent content by hjhillhouse

Other things to consider about Broadway styles is the movement of the muslin, particularly in sets with doors... I hate fabric shakes, and it takes several coats of paint before the muslin is stiff enough to stop moving. :) Also, the additional skill required of knowing how to paint on muslin...

My concern with latex is how much stiffness and weight it adds... when I did a similar project, I used the Rosco for the major base color(s) because I could thin it down so much more without losing intensity with the color, and did the rest of the colors with thinned latex. Looked beautiful...

I have worked in two places with tension wire sections. The first was a thrust space, with a complete grid (in 10'ish squares) over the DS acting area (just a few standard counterweight batons upstage). I loved it once I got used to it, but it had been installed and no maintenance had been...

Hi All- I'm being asked to come up with a source to purchase new freestanding ticket receptacles for our ticket takers. Yes, I could make them, but the short answer is that purchasing them is preferred. I'm having a heck of a time finding a source for these things. Google hasn't been very...