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Muslin on a 1x4 frame should do the trick. You can connect them with lash cleats, coffin locks, or just by screwing them together.

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Josh Kauffman
Teacher
Winfield AL
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2018 08:35
From: Stephanie Clussman
Subject: Portable Set

Hey All,

 My stage is in the cafeteria and we like to do our fall murder mystery plays on the floor to make it more interactive. In the past we have hauled our large heavy wooden walls up and down every day in order to practice. This, frankly, is a pain and is really hard on our set and actors. 

I'm hoping that someone has experience with building a lightweight easily portable set that we can get ideas from. I'm thinking maybe something with pvc and canvas? Has anyone build something like this for a traveling show or something? 

Thanks for your help!

There are lots of possible solutions here, but we need more information.

You said your walls are large and heavy. How are they built? If they are built as theatrical flats, then you should be able to move them in small, fairly light sections, like touring shows.

Another question is the walls themselves. Do you have too many walls for your purpose? What does the set look like?

A photo would also help us.

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George F. Ledo
Set designer
www.setdesignandtech.wordpress.com
www.georgefledo.net
http://astore.amazon.com/sdtbookstore-20
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2018 09:17
From: Josh Kauffman
Subject: Portable Set

Muslin on a 1x4 frame should do the trick. You can connect them with lash cleats, coffin locks, or just by screwing them together.

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Josh Kauffman
Teacher
Winfield AL

Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2018 08:35
From: Stephanie Clussman
Subject: Portable Set

Hey All,

 My stage is in the cafeteria and we like to do our fall murder mystery plays on the floor to make it more interactive. In the past we have hauled our large heavy wooden walls up and down every day in order to practice. This, frankly, is a pain and is really hard on our set and actors. 

I'm hoping that someone has experience with building a lightweight easily portable set that we can get ideas from. I'm thinking maybe something with pvc and canvas? Has anyone build something like this for a traveling show or something? 

Thanks for your help!

Our walls are wooden frames with canvas stretched across. They were donated to our dept by a local church. We then built a wooden frame behind them so they would stand up on their own. They are in sections and we change up the number of them that we use for each show. 

Here is a picture from our most recent fall play. We used 6 wall panels and 3 door panels. I loved this set and thought it looked pretty great but moving all the pieces up and down everyday is very tough. 



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Stephanie Clussman
Lakeville IN
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2018 11:03
From: George Ledo
Subject: Portable Set

There are lots of possible solutions here, but we need more information.

You said your walls are large and heavy. How are they built? If they are built as theatrical flats, then you should be able to move them in small, fairly light sections, like touring shows.

Another question is the walls themselves. Do you have too many walls for your purpose? What does the set look like?

A photo would also help us.

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George F. Ledo
Set designer
www.setdesignandtech.wordpress.com
www.georgefledo.net
http://astore.amazon.com/sdtbookstore-20

Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2018 09:17
From: Josh Kauffman
Subject: Portable Set

Muslin on a 1x4 frame should do the trick. You can connect them with lash cleats, coffin locks, or just by screwing them together.

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Josh Kauffman
Teacher
Winfield AL

Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2018 08:35
From: Stephanie Clussman
Subject: Portable Set

Hey All,

 My stage is in the cafeteria and we like to do our fall murder mystery plays on the floor to make it more interactive. In the past we have hauled our large heavy wooden walls up and down every day in order to practice. This, frankly, is a pain and is really hard on our set and actors. 

I'm hoping that someone has experience with building a lightweight easily portable set that we can get ideas from. I'm thinking maybe something with pvc and canvas? Has anyone build something like this for a traveling show or something? 

Thanks for your help!

Original Message------

Our walls are wooden frames with canvas stretched across. They were donated to our dept by a local church. We then built a wooden frame behind them so they would stand up on their own. They are in sections and we change up the number of them that we use for each show. 

Here is a picture from our most recent fall play. We used 6 wall panels and 3 door panels. I loved this set and thought it looked pretty great but moving all the pieces up and down everyday is very tough. 



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Stephanie Clussman
Lakeville IN
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Two thoughts.

As Ann says, maybe you can do without the actual set for most of the rehearsals, especially if you invest in some actual spike tape.  Alternately, you could cut out cardboard strips and daily tape them to the floor where the walls and doors will eventually be.

Second, if those flats have years and years of paint on them, you might consider ordering heavy weight muslin, stripping the current fabric off, and recovering them.  Accumulated paint is heavy!


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C. J. Breland
Asheville High School
Asheville NC
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-05-2018 09:02
From: Stephanie Clussman
Subject: Portable Set

Our walls are wooden frames with canvas stretched across. They were donated to our dept by a local church. We then built a wooden frame behind them so they would stand up on their own. They are in sections and we change up the number of them that we use for each show.

Here is a picture from our most recent fall play. We used 6 wall panels and 3 door panels. I loved this set and thought it looked pretty great but moving all the pieces up and down everyday is very tough.



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Stephanie Clussman
Lakeville IN

Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2018 11:03
From: George Ledo
Subject: Portable Set

There are lots of possible solutions here, but we need more information.

You said your walls are large and heavy. How are they built? If they are built as theatrical flats, then you should be able to move them in small, fairly light sections, like touring shows.

Another question is the walls themselves. Do you have too many walls for your purpose? What does the set look like?

A photo would also help us.

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George F. Ledo
Set designer
www.setdesignandtech.wordpress.com
www.georgefledo.net
http://astore.amazon.com/sdtbookstore-20

Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2018 09:17
From: Josh Kauffman
Subject: Portable Set

Muslin on a 1x4 frame should do the trick. You can connect them with lash cleats, coffin locks, or just by screwing them together.

------------------------------
Josh Kauffman
Teacher
Winfield AL

Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2018 08:35
From: Stephanie Clussman
Subject: Portable Set

Hey All,

 My stage is in the cafeteria and we like to do our fall murder mystery plays on the floor to make it more interactive. In the past we have hauled our large heavy wooden walls up and down every day in order to practice. This, frankly, is a pain and is really hard on our set and actors. 

I'm hoping that someone has experience with building a lightweight easily portable set that we can get ideas from. I'm thinking maybe something with pvc and canvas? Has anyone build something like this for a traveling show or something? 

Thanks for your help!

One of the shows that I direct is also in a cafeteria.  We rent pipe and drape walls to create a 3 "walls" for a backstage and wings.  However, we don't get those until show day.  Because this is at an Elementary school, my actors need a more visual / 3D representation of where the walls will be than taping would provide.  Every rehearsal, we take 2 school chairs and run yarn between them to create the walls.  It's a quick set up and a favorite job at the end of rehearsal is cutting the yarn and getting to keep it (because they are 2nd - 5th graders).

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Janet Cain
Cincinnati OH
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2018 08:35
From: Stephanie Clussman
Subject: Portable Set

Hey All,

 My stage is in the cafeteria and we like to do our fall murder mystery plays on the floor to make it more interactive. In the past we have hauled our large heavy wooden walls up and down every day in order to practice. This, frankly, is a pain and is really hard on our set and actors. 

I'm hoping that someone has experience with building a lightweight easily portable set that we can get ideas from. I'm thinking maybe something with pvc and canvas? Has anyone build something like this for a traveling show or something? 

Thanks for your help!

Thanks for your ideas. Yes, we do use spike tape to mark out all our walls and entrances in different colors so we don't have to move our walls until show week. I was still hoping to find something simple to make it easier for my cast members.

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Stephanie Clussman
Lakeville IN
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-07-2018 07:29
From: Janet Cain
Subject: Portable Set

One of the shows that I direct is also in a cafeteria.  We rent pipe and drape walls to create a 3 "walls" for a backstage and wings.  However, we don't get those until show day.  Because this is at an Elementary school, my actors need a more visual / 3D representation of where the walls will be than taping would provide.  Every rehearsal, we take 2 school chairs and run yarn between them to create the walls.  It's a quick set up and a favorite job at the end of rehearsal is cutting the yarn and getting to keep it (because they are 2nd - 5th graders).

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Janet Cain
Cincinnati OH

Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2018 08:35
From: Stephanie Clussman
Subject: Portable Set

Hey All,

 My stage is in the cafeteria and we like to do our fall murder mystery plays on the floor to make it more interactive. In the past we have hauled our large heavy wooden walls up and down every day in order to practice. This, frankly, is a pain and is really hard on our set and actors. 

I'm hoping that someone has experience with building a lightweight easily portable set that we can get ideas from. I'm thinking maybe something with pvc and canvas? Has anyone build something like this for a traveling show or something? 

Thanks for your help!