Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Fake Grass

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JSerio
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Topic: Fake Grass
Posted: 8/21/12 at 10:14pm

We are producing All My Sons this summer in a small black box theatre. And we are going to cover the stage and possibly part of the house in "fake grass". The goal is to turn the entire theatre into the Keller's backyard. What do you reccomend? Has anyone used real sod? How does it work? Thanks!!

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Raging Thespian
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Posted: 8/22/12 at 11:31am

Depends on how realistic you want it to look and how big your budget is. For my outdoor portion of a recent production, I used that green astro-turf looking outdoor carpet. It worked just fine.

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dboris
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Posted: 8/22/12 at 12:08pm

I have used the astro-turf type carpeting before and in doesn't look to bad. There are more realistic artifical grasses available, but unless you have a very small area, or a large budget, they would probably be cost prohbitive.

Edited by dboris - 8/23/12 at 12:17pm

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vickifrank
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Posted: 8/24/12 at 11:05am

I wouldn't try the real sod. I've had several tons of sand brought in with success, but most sod I've seen only looks good weeks after 'planting' --and watering. So stick with the astro-turf.

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gelcat
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Posted: 9/20/12 at 1:41pm

the real stuff can destroy your theatre with trying to water it, and will NOT maintain a good look after a week or so without natural sunlight - leaving the lights on for 8 hours does not provide what the grass needs to live and maintain a nice green. Unless you have unlimited access to fresh sod to lay in for each weekend, I do not recommend the use of real sod - that's why we are the people that recreate nature!

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JSerio Player Joined: 4/18/11 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Topic: Fake Grass Posted: 8/21/12 at 10:14pm
	We are producing All My Sons this summer in a small black box theatre. And we are going to cover the stage and possibly part of the house in "fake grass". The goal is to turn the entire theatre into the Keller's backyard. What do you reccomend? Has anyone used real sod? How does it work? Thanks!!

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Raging Thespian Player Joined: 2/29/12 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 22	Posted: 8/22/12 at 11:31am
	Depends on how realistic you want it to look and how big your budget is. For my outdoor portion of a recent production, I used that green astro-turf looking outdoor carpet. It worked just fine.
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dboris Celebrity Joined: 2/10/04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 124	Posted: 8/22/12 at 12:08pm
	I have used the astro-turf type carpeting before and in doesn't look to bad. There are more realistic artifical grasses available, but unless you have a very small area, or a large budget, they would probably be cost prohbitive. Edited by dboris - 8/23/12 at 12:17pm
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vickifrank Celebrity Joined: 9/21/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 332	Posted: 8/24/12 at 11:05am
	I wouldn't try the real sod. I've had several tons of sand brought in with success, but most sod I've seen only looks good weeks after 'planting' --and watering. So stick with the astro-turf.
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gelcat Celebrity Joined: 6/12/09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 9/20/12 at 1:41pm
	the real stuff can destroy your theatre with trying to water it, and will NOT maintain a good look after a week or so without natural sunlight - leaving the lights on for 8 hours does not provide what the grass needs to live and maintain a nice green. Unless you have unlimited access to fresh sod to lay in for each weekend, I do not recommend the use of real sod - that's why we are the people that recreate nature!
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