Recent content by Zooey

Well, forgive me if this sounds dumb, but this is what I would do.I would just go buy a real ham.I don't know how long your show is running, and how long your ham has to be out on stage, and so on. If lifespan of the ham is an issue, how about freezing it? Just take it out before the show...

I'm doing Steel Magnolias in a high school, and I picture Truvy's salon as having wallpapered walls. But somewhere along the line, I remember being discouraged from ever using actual wallpaper, and as I think about it, I can't really picture how I could attach it so it would be tight without...

Many thanks to you all. I looked for the 3M and green glue products, and did not find them locally. I see our local Big Box place has a product called PL300 foamboard adhesive that claims to bond foam to most other surfaces, so perhaps that would be worth a shot. I cannot do the X pattern...

I think it has been hinged in multiple ways. The puppet was originally made of styrofoam sheets glued together and carved into shape. It appears that it has been repaired with cans of expanding spray foam. Inside the plant was a chunk of that foam that had a wooden dowel with a heavy canvas or...

I have a plant for Little Shop that needs to be hinged somehow. It has been hinged in the past and seems to have had chunks of foam eventually torn from it. A puppeteer control both the top and bottom of the plant by holding onto a crossbar embedded near the lips of the plant. It is designed to...

Another theatre teacher recommended to me to run old books through a table saw to about 1 1/2" from the spine and glue them together to be able to keep stocked bookcases light weight. So, now, three years later, I have a reason to do that, but I haven't thought of a practical way to ensure...

I got the privilege of starting a drama program at a northern California high school when they built a new auditorium/theatre, and asked for someone to teach drama. I volunteered and have been doing it since 2004. I come from the performance side and only know the technical aspects from what...