Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Target for Robin Hood

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   Hi- Have not posted in a while, and I am not sure if this would go here or in props, so anyway, I am in a production of Robin Hood, and the prop designer purchased bows and arrows, the arrows are suction cups. We now need to figure out how to get them to stick to the plywood target. if we used a high gloss finish they will stick, but then we have lighting issues with it being to shiny. Does anyone know if we pour a resin top would the surface be too shiny? 

Any ideas would be awesome thanks! 

Angela

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Theatregirl25 Walk-On Joined: 1/31/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: Target for Robin Hood Posted: 1/08/07 at 11:58am
	Hi- Have not posted in a while, and I am not sure if this would go here or in props, so anyway, I am in a production of Robin Hood, and the prop designer purchased bows and arrows, the arrows are suction cups. We now need to figure out how to get them to stick to the plywood target. if we used a high gloss finish they will stick, but then we have lighting issues with it being to shiny. Does anyone know if we pour a resin top would the surface be too shiny? Any ideas would be awesome thanks! Angela

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pdavis69 Celebrity Joined: 3/26/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 437	Posted: 1/08/07 at 1:28pm
	The resin will be shiny but you can dull it down with hairspray to reduce the glare. I'm sure there are many other remedies for glare out there that people have used on mirrors.
	Patrick L. Davis Fort Findlay Playhouse
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Kathy S Celebrity Joined: 8/21/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 303	Posted: 1/09/07 at 1:54am
	Can things be arranged so that the target is not facing directly downstage? Wouldn't it help to have the target stage right or left at an angle that the light wouldn't hit it so directly? That coupled with hair spray would be my suggestion.
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Joan54 Celebrity Joined: 10/03/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 207	Posted: 1/10/07 at 1:40pm
	How about a piece of matte Formica?
	"behind a thin wall of logic panic is waiting to stampede"
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Theatregirl25 Walk-On Joined: 1/31/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 1/11/07 at 5:23pm
	Thanks-those are some great ideas.
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