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Quote lachellec Replybullet Posted: 5/15/08 at 4:43pm

I too am interested in renting or buying a car and maybe some other set pieces such as the bed for Grease next month. Los Angeles area. Please reply!

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Quote actorsco Replybullet Posted: 5/15/08 at 6:38pm

Hello Lachelle,

I am directing a production of Grease right now in Michigan, we close May 18, this Sunday.

We have a great Grease Car it is 4ft  wide by 5ft week long, we did not do a full bed for Marty's bedroom, we just made all our pieces very representational and mobile.  We had a window seat instead.

 

If you want to see pictures or have any questions, please let me know.

 

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Quote lachellec Replybullet Posted: 5/15/08 at 6:52pm
Thanks for the reply! I think maybe MI is a little too far to ship to CA, but I would love to see a photo to give me ideas, if you don't mind. lachelle11@gmail.com
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Quote guardianangeljv Replybullet Posted: 5/16/08 at 11:32am
Hi Lachelle,
We ended up borrowing a "handicap scooter" from a local grocery store and then building around it with wood and foamboard. It sounds weird but it looked great and could be driven on and off the stage so the audience loved it.
 
For the beds...I used two (one for Marty and one for Sandy) on raised platforms that extended into the auditorium....we built them out of wood, regular twin bed size, painted them black, and then just covered them with bedspreads, pillows, and stuffed animals. No one would have known that they were not real beds. Using the platforms allowed me to set both those scenes in advance and leave them there for the entire show making for very quick scene changes.
 
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Quote lachellec Replybullet Posted: 5/16/08 at 11:52am
what great ideas! thanks!
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Quote Charlie328 Replybullet Posted: 5/26/08 at 6:10am
Hi Lachelle,
    We just did "Grease" last fall and we had a community person donate an old sedan to the school, tax writeoff for him, and then took it to the Auto shop kids and turned them loose on it.   They turned a sedan into a convertible, added fins on the back and took any and all off it that was heavy.  Left the seats, steering colum, wheels and horn and lights.
Used the set which was two levels, upper hallway and lower (stage ) area.  Made the lower hall/stage level open into a "garage" and the inside of the "garage" doors were the set background for the "shop" in "Grease".
     We rolled the car onto and off stage as needed.   We used a cable attached to the rear axle as a safety mechanism in case someone pushed too hard or forgot where they were.  Our director and also our musicians were a little nervous about this full size car coming at them while they were in the pit.  Don't know why, I guess they don't trust there Tech Crew.
     Hope this helps.   By the way we re-donated the car to the shop kids...they are still playing with it.
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Quote mary051756 Replybullet Posted: 1/23/09 at 8:28am
Do you still have the Greas Lightening car - if so - how much are you looking to sell/rent it for?
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Quote mary051756 Replybullet Posted: 1/23/09 at 8:35am
do you still have the grease lightening car and bed for Grease?  where are you located?
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Quote actorsco Replybullet Posted: 1/23/09 at 9:31am
Hello,
We are located inMichigan and still have the "Greased Lightnin Car".  We did not use a bed, we used a 4 x 8 flat with a window seat connected to it.  It was pretty representational.
 
Contact Colleen Meyer at 734-751-7133 or cmeyer@ci.wayne.mi.us
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Quote BooneCommThtre Replybullet Posted: 1/28/09 at 2:02pm
See the posting by BooneCommTheatre.  We have Grease Lightning for sale.  Made mostly of 2x4's and plywood, pushed off/on stage with caster wheels.  Sturdy enough to have the "Burger Palace Boys" dance on the hood and trunk.
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