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A lighting company installed an entire system package; with color scrollers, vari-lights, and a whole bunch of other lighting fixtures. I understand why we have all of these things, the only equipment that we received that I had no idea what to do with were these CD80 portable dimmer packs. If...

The scenic artist at the Kansas City Rep had some brick stencils made out of masonite, they were about 4' square. She would lay them down on the wall, painted the grout color, then fill the "brick" openings in the stencil with a thick stucco-type mixture. She would have 3 or 4 colors of the...

We did one with PVC once. We heated the sand up in paint cans, then poured the hot sand down the pipe as we bent it to fit the verticals. For what it is worth. Nick

Hey Doug~I moved from KC about a year ago. My family and I really miss living in the big city. After living there for three years, my wife and I both became barbecue snobs :) We miss Oklahoma Joe's, Jackstack, Aurthur Bryant's, and even Gates.I hope we can help you out here.Nick

Hey everyone~I have recently discovered this extremely helpful website. I have been using it on occasion over the last semester. I figured I would quit lurking around and become an active member.I am professor of technical theatre and freelance scenic designer. I am trained as a scenic...

Hey everyone~I am a new faculty member in a brand new fine arts center. We have a lot of new "toys" that came with our building. I am the only faculty member who seems excited about our new equipment, but I don't know how to use some of it, since I am a scenic designer by training. We have a...