Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:39:45 -0800
From: "Tim Giugni" <octorilla-AT-gmail.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Shadow puppets - another question


There is a huge theater myth that any fire is too dangerous on stage.

I say, it depends by how *much* fire there is and how *prepared* you are to
put it out. For a single candle shadow piece on stage the fire marshal will
tell you that you need at least one manned fire extinguisher. Unless your
set is made out of flash paper. Then you will need more.

This fire-on-stage-is-bad myth comes from "Ye Olde Days" when theaters were
designed to go up like a stack of dry wood and has been passed down for from
that time. Just like whistling (the theater used to employ sailors. they
communicated by whistles.) or the Scottish Play (you know, Macbeth. because
it's haunted) or the Ghost Light (I've fallen off the edge of a stage
before, so *really*, it's a good idea and big empty theaters are really
creepy).

So, go. Go and use the forbidden candle on stage; bring fear to the theater
populous and have *safe* fun.
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