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  • 1.  Mary poppins vase with gingerbread stars

    Posted 03-01-2016 16:50

    Hello there!

    As we get down to the nitty gritty of our production, does anyone have any recommendations for both the vase that breaks(so we don't have shards of glass everywhere) and the "gingerbread stars" inside?

    Thanks.

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    Holly Thompson
    Worthington OH
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  • 2.  RE: Mary poppins vase with gingerbread stars

    Posted 03-02-2016 07:50

    We were going to have our ceramics class make us ones that would break in larger pieces due to its density.  We are hoping that will work.

    got any ideas on any of the magic effects for us?  We are struggling with the kitchen in Spoonful scene.

    Jana Heyl

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    Jana Heyl
    White Plains MD

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  • 3.  RE: Mary poppins vase with gingerbread stars

    Posted 03-03-2016 06:34
    We bought multiple cheap vases, pre broke then glued them. Worked like a charm.

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  • 4.  RE: Mary poppins vase with gingerbread stars

    Posted 03-03-2016 06:53

    For the kitchen table, we have a dad who has cut a table in half and then used very strong hinges to allow it to "break" but not fall.  (I'm not sure yet how it might go back together magically.) We will probably not have shelves fall off the walls, but instead have the things on the shelves be upset, and if they are bottom heavy we might be able to pull them back up by running fishing line through the back wall of the set  and pulling--but that is as far as we've gotten.

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    Holly Thompson
    Worthington OH

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  • 5.  RE: Mary poppins vase with gingerbread stars

    Posted 03-04-2016 11:50

    A lot of break away items can be made by using a small dowel as a break point or as a sort of pin-- pull the pin with fishing line or tie line and the item falls- put some weight on a table leg which has been pre cut and a dowel inserted and the leg will collapse.  It is easy to put this stuff back together and it will work reliably for an entire run.

    I also like to use breakaway glass items-- they can be pricy, but one or two bottles will go along way in giving you the desired effect.

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    Michael Johnson
    Trinity NC

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  • 6.  RE: Mary poppins vase with gingerbread stars

    Posted 03-02-2016 08:24

    We just had to figure this out as we are also producing Mary Poppins which opens this Thursday! We bought a plastic vase (faux Lenox vase) at The Dollar Store and filled it with glass beads which will become the shards of glass when it drops. The blocking is such that the vase kind of falls behind the couch so the audience never "sees" it break yet as it falls we have a sound cue of glass shattering. It has been working well! Good luck.

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    Angela McLaughlin
    Theater Arts teacher
    Garden City HS
    Garden City, NY

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  • 7.  RE: Mary poppins vase with gingerbread stars

    Posted 03-02-2016 14:22

    Hello,

     

    This was a difficult prop to make, but my students finally figured it out.

    We took a minute maid orange juice bottle in plastic…could be a Pure Iced tea bottle as well. We made a straight cut on the front and a jagged one on the rest of the container.

    We covered the bottle in a paper mache lightly…just enough to make the shape. We left the edges raw so they would meet.

     

    We used cording to make vase like handle on the sides, painted it a dark color, and used gold trim to make it look ornate. And I attached gold floral leaves in a pattern to the front just below the cut on the bottom piece. This hid the crack from any audience view.  After it was dry, we hot glued  washers and nuts for weight in the bottom. You can add a few pieces to the top as well, but the bottom was enough to make it "break."

     

    We then cover the pieces with a clear coat of modge podge. You can use a Roscoe product that is similar.

     

    Our stars were made of painted cardboard that were placed inside before using a regular scotch tape on the back seams.

     

    Our sound crew hit a break glass cue as the vase hit the ground. The stars flew out as the vase cracked in half. It look real enough for our show and worked every rehearsal and show night.

     

    Break a leg!

     

    Susan

     

     


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  • 8.  RE: Mary poppins vase with gingerbread stars

    Posted 03-04-2016 21:22

    We bought a clear acrylic vase from the dollar store, cut it with a band saw into a bunch of large pieces and then taped the pieces together with clear tape. It broke perfectly and went back together easily every time. We outlined the design with with a black sharpie so it had definition from far away.

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    Jody Hanna
    Newport OR

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