Spring-loaded knife "handles" pop through the board as the "thrower" palms the knife she's holding (that is to say, she "throws" with her upstage arm, an overhand swing with a follow-thru that brings her knife-bearing hand down in a vertical line with her thigh, which will hide the fact that she's still holding the knife, then she swaps hands and appears to be ready to "throw" another knife).

Meanwhile, all on-stage eyes are on the target and the noise of the knives popping through the board will be sufficient distraction.

An additional effect is useful: Put balloons on the board where the knife handles are going to pop out. It will appear as thought the knives have broken the balloons.

Note: It's good to have the "thrower" do a "one-two-three" count to help give an audio cue to off-stage people with the timing of the pop-thru knife handles.

An additional touch to the count: the "thrower" can hold a knife in each hand, striking one blade against the other as a "one-two-three" count without having to say the words "one", "two", or "three".

Edited by edh915 - 1/31/13 at 12:16pm