drgirlfriend
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I am designing Mulan Jr. for a 6 week run this summer (performed by adults). I would really like to have a little pond on stage and have done a similar one before. I had no problems with the one I did at a different theater 5 years ago-we built a pond boundary from 2x4s, laid a pond liner over it, and then applied Jaxsan all over it and then painted the Jaxsan. It worked beautifully and was no problem for the 3 week run. My current manager is incredibly skeptical about this and feels like it's going to be a big hassle. The actors won't be getting in it-maybe just playing in it with their hands. It will be shallow (approx. 6-8" deep, then about 5' in diameter) and we have a large sink, shop vac, mops and any other equipment to deal with changing the water as necessary. My manager believes that we'll need a pump system and that it will get dirty quickly. I've talked with another, more experienced, designer on staff and he sees no problem with a shallow pool with a little chlorine thrown in to keep the nasties away. Any way I can convince my boss that this isn't going to be a big deal? I am in the theatre every day to maintain it, as well. I think going for any kind of fake water will be against the rest of the design which is a combination of realistic and stylized (realistic rocks, trees; stylized avalanche, backdrop) and our higher up members of staff and public are expecting something spectacular for this particular show.