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  • 1.  Hairspray effect..

    Posted 03-28-2019 09:12
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    Purchased a few of these for our upcoming performances....
    Have any of you had any issues using some like this? 
    I really would hate to set off our fire alarm during our performances! ha! 
    In the past, we've had issues with some fog machines setting the alarm off. I'm not intending for them to use it a TON...but just curious!

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    Erika Trahan
    Kaplan High School
    Speech and Theatre




  • 2.  RE: Hairspray effect..

    Posted 03-29-2019 09:09
    I have the same problem with fog machines and our fire alarm system. I used these for our show a few years ago and had no issues. They dissipate pretty quickly. 

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    Mr. Benjamin Cossitor
    English/Gifted Support/Drama
    Altoona Area High School
    1415 6th Ave
    Altoona, PA 16602
    (814) 505-1510 ext. 8822





  • 3.  RE: Hairspray effect..

    Posted 03-29-2019 09:36
    Same here.  Fog machine sets off the alarm, but these did not.

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    Holly Striska
    Theater Teacher
    Berwyn IL
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  • 4.  RE: Hairspray effect..

    Posted 04-01-2019 15:04
    We just did this show in the fall. Used several cans at once but had no issue with our fire system (have had in the past with a fog machine). The chemicals are very similar but I think the quantity is so much less it shouldn't be an issue. I wanted to see how much use we could get out of a single can (before ordering a supply for the show) so I sprayed an entire can in our auditorium during a rehearsal. It did quite well but still didn't cause any fire alarm issues.

    Good luck!

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    Vicki Palmer
    Theatre Technical Director
    Columbia Public Schools
    Columbia MO
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  • 5.  RE: Hairspray effect..

    Posted 04-02-2019 06:33
    Just did the show.  Used the product you purchased and they worked great! Bought 5 cans, used 4 of them for a two dress rehearsals and four performances. All 4 still have enough left for at least one more show (the 5th is still unopened and will be kept in storage).  We used them in "full wash" lighting and in a darker "special" cue with spotlight (when Link breaks Tracy out of jail).  Here are photos at the end of the number "It's Hairspray."

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    Josh Ruben, M. Ed.
    Fine Arts Head
    Northwest Whitfield HS (dba, The Northwest Theatre Co.)
    Tunnel Hill, GA
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  • 6.  RE: Hairspray effect..

    Posted 04-02-2019 06:03
    Never had an issue with the fog in a can for Hairspray.  Bought six cans for our production and did not use all the smoke, so Graffiti Pete it next year to spray paint the bodega in In The Heights. 

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    Marla Blasko
    Director/Teacher Theatre Arts
    Long Reach High School
    Columbia, Maryland
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