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    Faux melted chocolate headpiece?

    brown lycra swim cap https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DSVF9KY/?tag=controlbooth-20
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    Large Format Printing

    http://scenicguild.org/2017/08/cant-we-just-get-it-printed/
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    High School Directors: How many paid adult (18+) positions do you employ?

    For musicals there are stipends for Director, Assistant Director, Choreographer, Set Design/Construction/Props (combined) and Costumer. Sometimes there is a stipend also for a Scenic Painter. The PAC manager is also the TD/Lights/Sound with a student crew.
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    Marker that won't bleed through paint

    I would test these first but I've had good luck with the Molotow One4All Acrylic Paint Markers. There are other Molotow markers that look similar so make sure you get the One4All.
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    Slightly Off Topic

    Thanks!
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    Slightly Off Topic

    I bought one of these StarSphere ornaments but I can't figure out how the effect is created. I'm including two links because neither of them really quite capture the effect.http://www.fortuneproducts.com/product/starsphere/
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    Free: Altman 360Qs, Fresnels, and 1KLs

    Are these still available?
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    Looking for Milky White...

    Here is how I built (well, remodeled) Milky White. http://www.theresabrandon.com/news/milky-white
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    Flame Resistant Paper

    http://pacon.com/category/paper-rolls/flame-retardant/
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    Gauze Maze

    Some of this gossamer is IFR http://www.stumpsparty.com/event/ivory-gossamer/pgp/4p432a1
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    Need wand effect for Witch - Into the Woods

    I built a broom for the witch in the Wizard of Oz which incorporated this flashlight: https://www.menards.com/main/electrical/batteries-flashlights/flashlights/handheld-flashlights/3watt-led-tactical-2aa/p-2719729-c-6314.htm , some mylar and red and yellow gels. On the strobe setting it made a...
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    Blacklight Efffects

    We've used 6 sets of 4' fluorescent work lights with black light bulbs, along the front of the stage floor and braced so they face upstage. They worked well with in 10' of the lights.
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    Rose Brand Rags to Riches contest

    My hometown high school is in a contest to win a new main drape (as the previous one disintegrated 30 years ago). I spent many, many happy hours behind the scenes as a teen and young adult working with students and community members in a variety of performances. I am delighted to be working with...
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    Into the woods Wolf Eating

    We didn't have much more than 6 foot of space to work with.
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    Into the woods Wolf Eating

    We've done it in silhouette behind the cyc, with a light upstage. The wolf was a 2-d cut out (with an articulated puppet-like mouth, and the actor doing a voice over). We would mark a line on the floor (to keep the actors on a consistent distance from the light) and then work with the actors to...
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