Breaking stuff
Tue, 15 Nov 2011, 06:42 pmjeffhansen5 posts in thread
Breaking stuff
Tue, 15 Nov 2011, 06:42 pmI am directing The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia? by Edward Albee at Melville Theatre next year.
It involves breaking, onstage, a lot of crockery/ornaments.
Safety of the cast and audience needs to be paramount, of course. The cheap and easy option is to buy second hand stuff, and smash away merrily...
This is not going to be the safest option. Looking online, breakaway bottles are about $20 a go, so I'd blow my budget on opening night.
Does anyone have any thoughts as to how this might be achieved?
I was thinking of unfired pottery. It could be painted to look finished, but won't break into dangerous pieces. Also, plaster Greek plates, as used in Greek restaurants.
Any ideas?
jeffhansenTue, 15 Nov 2011, 06:42 pm
I am directing The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia? by Edward Albee at Melville Theatre next year.
It involves breaking, onstage, a lot of crockery/ornaments.
Safety of the cast and audience needs to be paramount, of course. The cheap and easy option is to buy second hand stuff, and smash away merrily...
This is not going to be the safest option. Looking online, breakaway bottles are about $20 a go, so I'd blow my budget on opening night.
Does anyone have any thoughts as to how this might be achieved?
I was thinking of unfired pottery. It could be painted to look finished, but won't break into dangerous pieces. Also, plaster Greek plates, as used in Greek restaurants.
Any ideas?
anothertechWed, 16 Nov 2011, 11:19 am
Breakeable props
Google sugarglass for the breakable bottles.
Have a look at this abtt faq page on stage effects http://www.abtt.org.uk/technical-resources/faqs/props.htm
jeffhansenWed, 16 Nov 2011, 12:33 pm
Biscuit?
Any idea about ceramic bisque, or biscuit, for stage use?
It's fired, but unglazed.
It gets a mention in the web link.
www.meltheco.org.au
JoeMcThu, 17 Nov 2011, 08:05 am
used it quite a few
used it quite a few years ago, it s fairly britle or case hardebed there is no shar[ shards when it breaks, quite safe to use, but what a mess, unless you use a stage cloth for a quick clean up.
But if you can't get them, why not use paper plates filled with 'Slosh' (aka Custard pie). Much safer!
jeffhansenThu, 17 Nov 2011, 08:09 am
I've found a supplier of
I've found a supplier of bisque in Perth, bought a few pieces and going to see how it goes.
www.meltheco.org.au