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I'm wondering if anyone has experience or leads on renting one of those snow machines that spits out a harmless mixture of soapy foam you can flurry around the audience? I remember speaking with someone about them and apparently there are two types: expensive and loud and really expensive and quiet. Wondering if anyone has some suggestions? ------------------------------------------- Benjamin Stuart Middle School Theatre Arts Teacher Seattle Public Schools Seattle WA ------------------------------------------- Sent via Higher Logic Mobile

When I did Almost Maine I rented a machine rom Vincent Lighting for the snow which used soap but looked like snow as it fell. (I remember it being around $250/week) It left no residue on the floor (made my custodian staff thrilled). It was on a batten, on the stage. Don't know if there is a similar type of device that would push the snow over the audience Vincent LIghting is located in Solon, OH outside of Cleveland. ------------------------------------------- Gloria McIntyre Rocky River OH -------------------------------------------
Original Message: Sent: 08-15-2014 03:25 From: Benjamin Stuart Subject: Soapy snow machine I'm wondering if anyone has experience or leads on renting one of those snow machines that spits out a harmless mixture of soapy foam you can flurry around the audience? I remember speaking with someone about them and apparently there are two types: expensive and loud and really expensive and quiet. Wondering if anyone has some suggestions? ------------------------------------------- Benjamin Stuart Middle School Theatre Arts Teacher Seattle Public Schools Seattle WA ------------------------------------------- Sent via Higher Logic Mobile

Last year we purchased a couple small snow machines from Froggys Fog, I think they were about $150 each. It sounded like a shop vac came on in the middle of a song! If you are inclined, I believe you could surround it in foam insulation inside a box to muffle it greatly. The foam itself was harmless. We got the extra dry formula and it did not stain fabric or make a slippery mess on stage where the dancers were. ------------------------------------------- Bret Cherland Hemet CA -------------------------------------------
Original Message: Sent: 08-15-2014 03:25 From: Benjamin Stuart Subject: Soapy snow machine I'm wondering if anyone has experience or leads on renting one of those snow machines that spits out a harmless mixture of soapy foam you can flurry around the audience? I remember speaking with someone about them and apparently there are two types: expensive and loud and really expensive and quiet. Wondering if anyone has some suggestions? ------------------------------------------- Benjamin Stuart Middle School Theatre Arts Teacher Seattle Public Schools Seattle WA ------------------------------------------- Sent via Higher Logic Mobile

I know you said you were looking to put snow over the audience, but if money and noise becomes an issue-- try the dry potato flakes trick in a muslin sling shaker over your stage. We did that and it was awesome. It's also really inexpensive. Here's a pic. https://www.flickr.com/photos/43682280@N06/8279733316/ ------------------------------------------- Michael Johnson Trinity NC -------------------------------------------
Original Message: Sent: 08-16-2014 12:13 From: Bret Cherland Subject: Soapy snow machine Last year we purchased a couple small snow machines from Froggys Fog, I think they were about $150 each. It sounded like a shop vac came on in the middle of a song! If you are inclined, I believe you could surround it in foam insulation inside a box to muffle it greatly. The foam itself was harmless. We got the extra dry formula and it did not stain fabric or make a slippery mess on stage where the dancers were. ------------------------------------------- Bret Cherland Hemet CA -------------------------------------------
Original Message: Sent: 08-15-2014 03:25 From: Benjamin Stuart Subject: Soapy snow machine I'm wondering if anyone has experience or leads on renting one of those snow machines that spits out a harmless mixture of soapy foam you can flurry around the audience? I remember speaking with someone about them and apparently there are two types: expensive and loud and really expensive and quiet. Wondering if anyone has some suggestions? ------------------------------------------- Benjamin Stuart Middle School Theatre Arts Teacher Seattle Public Schools Seattle WA ------------------------------------------- Sent via Higher Logic Mobile

I do not recommend the potato flakes as if you do not get them all up, they can draw bugs and mice. I recommend fake snow which can be purchased from your theatrical supply house, it is typically paper or plastic finely shredded to look like snow. ------------------------------------------- Jerry Onik V.P. Theatrical Supplies and Equipment Omaha NE -------------------------------------------
Original Message: Sent: 08-17-2014 07:42 From: Michael Johnson Subject: Soapy snow machine I know you said you were looking to put snow over the audience, but if money and noise becomes an issue-- try the dry potato flakes trick in a muslin sling shaker over your stage. We did that and it was awesome. It's also really inexpensive. Here's a pic. https://www.flickr.com/photos/43682280@N06/8279733316/ ------------------------------------------- Michael Johnson Trinity NC -------------------------------------------
Original Message: Sent: 08-16-2014 12:13 From: Bret Cherland Subject: Soapy snow machine Last year we purchased a couple small snow machines from Froggys Fog, I think they were about $150 each. It sounded like a shop vac came on in the middle of a song! If you are inclined, I believe you could surround it in foam insulation inside a box to muffle it greatly. The foam itself was harmless. We got the extra dry formula and it did not stain fabric or make a slippery mess on stage where the dancers were. ------------------------------------------- Bret Cherland Hemet CA -------------------------------------------
Original Message: Sent: 08-15-2014 03:25 From: Benjamin Stuart Subject: Soapy snow machine I'm wondering if anyone has experience or leads on renting one of those snow machines that spits out a harmless mixture of soapy foam you can flurry around the audience? I remember speaking with someone about them and apparently there are two types: expensive and loud and really expensive and quiet. Wondering if anyone has some suggestions? ------------------------------------------- Benjamin Stuart Middle School Theatre Arts Teacher Seattle Public Schools Seattle WA ------------------------------------------- Sent via Higher Logic Mobile

Thank you all for the suggestions and leads. I am definitely hoping to do the noisy foam over the audience. I'm not too concerned about the sound because it would happy during a swell of music at the end of the show and during curtain call. Send the people out in a festive blizzard so they'll tell their friends to come see it, you know?

Cheers

Ben

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Benjamin Stuart
Middle School Theatre Arts Teacher
Seattle Public Schools
Seattle WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 8/18/2014 10:53:08 AM
From: jonik@heartlandscenic.com
Subject: RE: Soapy snow machine

I do not recommend the potato flakes as if you do not get them all up, they can draw bugs and mice. I recommend fake snow which can be purchased from your theatrical supply house, it is typically paper or plastic finely shredded to look like snow.

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Jerry Onik
V.P. Theatrical Supplies and Equipment
Omaha NE
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-17-2014 07:42
From: Michael Johnson
Subject: Soapy snow machine

I know you said you were looking to put snow over the audience, but if money and noise becomes an issue-- try the dry potato flakes trick in a muslin sling shaker over your stage. We did that and it was awesome. It's also really inexpensive.

Here's a pic.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/43682280@N06/8279733316/



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Michael Johnson
Trinity NC
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-16-2014 12:13
From: Bret Cherland
Subject: Soapy snow machine

Last year we purchased a couple small snow machines from Froggys Fog, I think they were about $150 each. It sounded like a shop vac came on in the middle of a song! If you are inclined, I believe you could surround it in foam insulation inside a box to muffle it greatly.

The foam itself was harmless. We got the extra dry formula and it did not stain fabric or make a slippery mess on stage where the dancers were.

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Bret Cherland
Hemet CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-15-2014 03:25
From: Benjamin Stuart
Subject: Soapy snow machine

I'm wondering if anyone has experience or leads on renting one of those snow machines that spits out a harmless mixture of soapy foam you can flurry around the audience?

I remember speaking with someone about them and apparently there are two types: expensive and loud and really expensive and quiet. Wondering if anyone has some suggestions?

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Benjamin Stuart
Middle School Theatre Arts Teacher
Seattle Public Schools
Seattle WA
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Sent via Higher Logic Mobile