What does your stage look like

[biblebetty]

Hi Guys,
I'm trying to dress up my stage to look like a backyard. do you guys dress up your stages? what do they look like? Do you have pics. How did you come up with the ideas? So far I have potted plants (the long pots) and fake grass. I'm trying to make a tree & do something for the curtain. Like to paint on a large clothe a fence and plants to look like a small child's backyard and also a dog house for St Bernard (her dog)

thanks for your help!

 

[staceyrebecca]

oh man...my stage has a black curtain scrim & I usually just set props out on the playboard to set the scene. Since i use a scrim, I try not to put anything on the curtain if I can help it. So...I guess I'm a bad one to advise on this one.

 

[Whispers]

I'd use things like hooks and prop stands to put up trees and other scenic elements. My team hasn't really done much with scenery yet but our next show [in about a month] will so we're going to be using hooks and prop racks/stands.

 

[biblebetty]

if you get a chance send me some pics of your stage sets. i'd really like to see what it looks like

 

[wes]

This is the best stage I have ever use it portable and has many different ways to set it up and many uses ( beside puppet stage)
photo 1

Photo 2

Stage album

this is where I got it!
Onewaystreet puppet productions

 

[biblebetty]

this is the exact stage I have. i was asking how you dress it up. This easter I tried to put fake flowers in long pots and one tree on each side. i'm also thinking of putting fake grass and maybe hanging a painted fence and flowers on the curtains. I wanted to see if anyone did any other things to their stages. I need ideas. I want the children to feel they are visiting her & St Bernard in her backyard.

 

[wes]

i'm sorry betty I guess i should have read the whole post.

Maybe this will help?

the jungle

I know it's a jungle but maybe you could twik this idea to make it work for you

 

[biblebetty]

That's alright I do the same thing. Hey that's a great pic. where did you get the tree. I've been look to either make one or buy one. At Easter I used the churches fake trees and they were pretty heavy to move. but i want some of my own. was this tree heavy, how did you transport it. did u make it or buy it. how much? or how did you make it?

 

[Whispers]

Sure thing Betty I'll definitely take picture of the set and scenery =]

 

[wes]

I made that out of wood, chicken wire and sprayfoam in a can then I spray painted it I used two old fake trees for the leaves, I can walk in the back and use the hole to put a puppet through.