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As my last play before I retire, we are producing Almost, Maine. In the act "They Fell" it calls for beer cans being opened and beer drank. I can use canned water but how do I make them look like Natural Light Beer? How do I wrap a new label around the can?

Thanks!

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY
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We did this for a class production, I used regular beer cans that I thoroughly washed multiple times and added water into it.  The cans were locked up in our gun safe every night just so no one was suspicious of possible bad things, and the teachers were all informed that it was being used as a prop.  The students then acted as if they were opening them.  

There is also a Sams Cola brand that looks VERY MUCH like a Natty Light can - my one kid keeps drinking this at lunch and I always panic for a moment so that could be an option as well!

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Kimberly Wibbenmeyer
Sullivan MO
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2018 10:32
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

As my last play before I retire, we are producing Almost, Maine. In the act "They Fell" it calls for beer cans being opened and beer drank. I can use canned water but how do I make them look like Natural Light Beer? How do I wrap a new label around the can?

Thanks!

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY
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​Wrapping and work. Especially if you have someone that has a cricut. How far is your audience from the actors?

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Crit Fisher
Lighting/Sound Designer
New Albany High School
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2018 10:32
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

As my last play before I retire, we are producing Almost, Maine. In the act "They Fell" it calls for beer cans being opened and beer drank. I can use canned water but how do I make them look like Natural Light Beer? How do I wrap a new label around the can?

Thanks!

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY
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John, 

I live in New England and can get you Natty light cans.  (It is super cheap.)  I would be happy to send you some.  I'll send an email to the address in your profile.

Chris

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Christopher Sheldon
Performing Arts Teacher
Bancroft School
Worcester MA
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2018 10:32
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

As my last play before I retire, we are producing Almost, Maine. In the act "They Fell" it calls for beer cans being opened and beer drank. I can use canned water but how do I make them look like Natural Light Beer? How do I wrap a new label around the can?

Thanks!

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY
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Does the script specify that the characters open cans onstage?  I used empty beer cans that a parent had washed and brought in.  There were a couple of empties on the ground from the beginning of the scene, to indicate that the guys had been drinking for a while, and each one had a can in his hand to drink from during the scene.  We didn't have any business of actually opening a can.

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Jeff Grove
Theatre Teacher, Aesthetics Department Chair
Stanton College Preparatory School
Jacksonville FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2018 10:32
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

As my last play before I retire, we are producing Almost, Maine. In the act "They Fell" it calls for beer cans being opened and beer drank. I can use canned water but how do I make them look like Natural Light Beer? How do I wrap a new label around the can?

Thanks!

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY
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I saw a similar question a few months ago that had some great tips for this.  I'm hoping to do Almost, Maine within the next couple of years.  Cheers!  Heres the link:  Open Forum






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Derek Friederich
Thespian Troupe 417/Speech Coach/Jr. High Drama/Fine Arts Center Technical Director
Postville IA
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2018 10:32
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

As my last play before I retire, we are producing Almost, Maine. In the act "They Fell" it calls for beer cans being opened and beer drank. I can use canned water but how do I make them look like Natural Light Beer? How do I wrap a new label around the can?

Thanks!

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY
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We just used Ginger Beer for our productions. We didn't bother trying to make it look like Natty Light. :)

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Jamie Scherer
Teacher
Dayton NV
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2018 10:32
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

As my last play before I retire, we are producing Almost, Maine. In the act "They Fell" it calls for beer cans being opened and beer drank. I can use canned water but how do I make them look like Natural Light Beer? How do I wrap a new label around the can?

Thanks!

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY
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I just noticed in rehearsal that the dialogue never mentions Nattie Light, it's just mentioned in the stage directions.

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2018 12:39
From: Jamie Scherer
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

We just used Ginger Beer for our productions. We didn't bother trying to make it look like Natty Light. :)

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Jamie Scherer
Teacher
Dayton NV

Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2018 10:32
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

As my last play before I retire, we are producing Almost, Maine. In the act "They Fell" it calls for beer cans being opened and beer drank. I can use canned water but how do I make them look like Natural Light Beer? How do I wrap a new label around the can?

Thanks!

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY
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I found a picture of the Natural Light label online, I sized it to fit a soda can and we glued it in place.  This way, the actors could pop the can and drink.  We performed in our black box and it looked perfectly fine.

Love this show!

Break legs!

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Carolyn Cork Greer
Kentucky Thespians
Owensboro KY
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-16-2018 07:35
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

I just noticed in rehearsal that the dialogue never mentions Nattie Light, it's just mentioned in the stage directions.

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY

Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2018 12:39
From: Jamie Scherer
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

We just used Ginger Beer for our productions. We didn't bother trying to make it look like Natty Light. :)

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Jamie Scherer
Teacher
Dayton NV

Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2018 10:32
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

As my last play before I retire, we are producing Almost, Maine. In the act "They Fell" it calls for beer cans being opened and beer drank. I can use canned water but how do I make them look like Natural Light Beer? How do I wrap a new label around the can?

Thanks!

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY
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We did the same as Carolyn for our production.  The Natural Light cans we could find have a new "modern" design which we didn't like, so we printed out the traditional label design from an online image, sized it, and taped it onto cans of sparkling water.

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Michelle Ludwig
Director of Drama
Kinkaid School
Houston TX
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-18-2018 20:35
From: Carolyn Greer
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

I found a picture of the Natural Light label online, I sized it to fit a soda can and we glued it in place.  This way, the actors could pop the can and drink.  We performed in our black box and it looked perfectly fine.

Love this show!

Break legs!

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Carolyn Cork Greer
Kentucky Thespians
Owensboro KY

Original Message:
Sent: 03-16-2018 07:35
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

I just noticed in rehearsal that the dialogue never mentions Nattie Light, it's just mentioned in the stage directions.

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY

Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2018 12:39
From: Jamie Scherer
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

We just used Ginger Beer for our productions. We didn't bother trying to make it look like Natty Light. :)

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Jamie Scherer
Teacher
Dayton NV

Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2018 10:32
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

As my last play before I retire, we are producing Almost, Maine. In the act "They Fell" it calls for beer cans being opened and beer drank. I can use canned water but how do I make them look like Natural Light Beer? How do I wrap a new label around the can?

Thanks!

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY
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We used camouflage coozies on soda cans.  The camo was about as hokey as we could get, and blue Pepsi cans look just like bud light cans when peeking out from the coozie.  I wasn't worried about natty light as a bud light lookalike was just as effective.

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K Lang
Ticonderoga NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-21-2018 10:12
From: Michelle Ludwig
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

We did the same as Carolyn for our production.  The Natural Light cans we could find have a new "modern" design which we didn't like, so we printed out the traditional label design from an online image, sized it, and taped it onto cans of sparkling water.

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Michelle Ludwig
Director of Drama
Kinkaid School
Houston TX

Original Message:
Sent: 03-18-2018 20:35
From: Carolyn Greer
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

I found a picture of the Natural Light label online, I sized it to fit a soda can and we glued it in place.  This way, the actors could pop the can and drink.  We performed in our black box and it looked perfectly fine.

Love this show!

Break legs!

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Carolyn Cork Greer
Kentucky Thespians
Owensboro KY

Original Message:
Sent: 03-16-2018 07:35
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

I just noticed in rehearsal that the dialogue never mentions Nattie Light, it's just mentioned in the stage directions.

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY

Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2018 12:39
From: Jamie Scherer
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

We just used Ginger Beer for our productions. We didn't bother trying to make it look like Natty Light. :)

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Jamie Scherer
Teacher
Dayton NV

Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2018 10:32
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

As my last play before I retire, we are producing Almost, Maine. In the act "They Fell" it calls for beer cans being opened and beer drank. I can use canned water but how do I make them look like Natural Light Beer? How do I wrap a new label around the can?

Thanks!

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY
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The script doesn't mention that the beer is Nattie Light. So I just bought some Bud Lite, and poked a hole in the bottom to drain out all the beer. Then the actors had the fun of popping the top and then it did look like they were drinking when they pretended to drink. LOVE this show!


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Arden Thomas
Sequoyah High School
Pasadena CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-22-2018 21:39
From: K Lang
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

We used camouflage coozies on soda cans.  The camo was about as hokey as we could get, and blue Pepsi cans look just like bud light cans when peeking out from the coozie.  I wasn't worried about natty light as a bud light lookalike was just as effective.

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K Lang
Ticonderoga NY

Original Message:
Sent: 03-21-2018 10:12
From: Michelle Ludwig
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

We did the same as Carolyn for our production.  The Natural Light cans we could find have a new "modern" design which we didn't like, so we printed out the traditional label design from an online image, sized it, and taped it onto cans of sparkling water.

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Michelle Ludwig
Director of Drama
Kinkaid School
Houston TX

Original Message:
Sent: 03-18-2018 20:35
From: Carolyn Greer
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

I found a picture of the Natural Light label online, I sized it to fit a soda can and we glued it in place.  This way, the actors could pop the can and drink.  We performed in our black box and it looked perfectly fine.

Love this show!

Break legs!

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Carolyn Cork Greer
Kentucky Thespians
Owensboro KY

Original Message:
Sent: 03-16-2018 07:35
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

I just noticed in rehearsal that the dialogue never mentions Nattie Light, it's just mentioned in the stage directions.

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY

Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2018 12:39
From: Jamie Scherer
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

We just used Ginger Beer for our productions. We didn't bother trying to make it look like Natty Light. :)

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Jamie Scherer
Teacher
Dayton NV

Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2018 10:32
From: John Perry
Subject: Almost, Maine Beer Cans

As my last play before I retire, we are producing Almost, Maine. In the act "They Fell" it calls for beer cans being opened and beer drank. I can use canned water but how do I make them look like Natural Light Beer? How do I wrap a new label around the can?

Thanks!

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John Perry
Drama Instructor
Atherton High School
Louisville KY
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