lightingtek
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Ok, so I know the normal procedure of a winch with cables and a track, but I want a bit more freedom of movement here. I am looking for a way to have a small wagon with one or two actors and a small set piece (small bed, styrofoam flat attached to the front) remotely motorized around the stage. It can have its own casters, just with a remote controlled device underneath it to power it around the stage. Is there anything like this that already exists? My director has on a few occasions asked me for a set piece that "Magically appears on stage", and my answer has been to make it freshmen powered, but then you have to make it big enough to hide a freshmen inside to crawl around the stage, and that loses some of the "magic". This would work great in productions like Aladdin for a magic carpet, Seussical for many pieces like the bathtub or even Jojo's bed, the gondola in Phantom, the list goes on and on. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?