Cable

Seen here: Cable cutters;Part of a shackle; A loop of cable ;A Thimble The thimble is inserted into the loop to prevent kinking the cable. Any kinks in cable can lead to excessive wear and tear, thus allowing the cable to break. This is the business end of a...

Ship’s Rail

This railing was raised and lowered on cue. I have to say it was very cool to watch. Several “cases” were screwed to the edge of the stage. Inserted into each was the railing post. The railing itself is made up of seperate 2×3’s screwed down to the top of the posts....

Anything Goes Rigging

DO NOT TRY THIS WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING SUPERVISION! Jenna is upside-down. Yup, the scene requires her character to be lowered by her ankles and pock her head through a porthole. We don’t see her ankles, or the person holding her. So, we had to devise a way to lower...

Mattress bed

The final scene in Once Upon a Mattress calls for the Princess to climb up on a table and then for the table to magically turn into the bed. The kids who operated the bed are planning on writing up a bunch of info for these pages. Check back soon. The levitating bed...

Clothesline

This is how it looked on stage from behind. This is what it looked like in action. The scene involved these two actors having a discussion while hanging up laundry. So, the clothesline had to appear and disappear with ease. When you pull on a lever, the lever will...
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