Greased Lightnin' car for Grease
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Topic: Greased Lightnin' car for Grease
Posted By: directorsue
Subject: Greased Lightnin' car for Grease
Date Posted: 10/11/08 at 9:35pm
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Hi Everyone I just joined...need ideas about a car for Greased Lightnin'. what did you do???
Thanks so much! |
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Posted By: BarbaraS
Date Posted: 10/15/08 at 1:36am
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Hi-
Don't know where you are located, but we rented a GREAT car from Ohlone College (south bay (SF area) for about $300. It was a show stopper when we brought it out on stage.....
Barbara
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Posted By: techdirector
Date Posted: 10/16/08 at 11:49pm
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Renting a car would be much easier and you don't have to figure out what to do with it when the show is over. Check this out...
Available for your production of GREASE!!
The One...
The Only...
GREASED LIGHTNING !!
For Specs and Rental Information click:
http://www.greaserentals.com - http://www.greaserentals.com
Three Cars available - 2 motorized - 1 push on prop.
All cars are reinforced for dancing.
(Out of State Delivery available - call for more information.)
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Posted By: startingout
Date Posted: 11/25/08 at 2:40pm
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We just Finish Grease
I built the car 4x8 platform
Had about 25 + Hours
Startingout in MN
I could send pics if you want
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Posted By: jparks
Date Posted: 11/30/08 at 5:13pm
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We modified a golf cart, repainted it. We have it for rent if you are near Chicagoland? Justin jparks@cytchicago.org |
Posted By: JoeMc
Date Posted: 11/30/08 at 6:04pm
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I have designed this show twice, one using a real hot rod, but the best one was just utilising rostra, leaving it up to the punters imagination. ------------- [western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!} |
Posted By: directorsue
Date Posted: 11/30/08 at 9:48pm
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Thanks so much...we would LOVE to see pics of it.
Sue |
Posted By: directorsue
Date Posted: 11/30/08 at 9:57pm
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Hi..thanks for your reply...could you elaborate a bit?? Do you mean rostra as in plural of rostrum...and punters...does that mean audience??
Sorry if I am dense, but would like to understand what you meant. Thanks, Sue |
Posted By: JoeMc
Date Posted: 12/01/08 at 7:47am
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Yes & Yes!
The rostra was used to depict other areas, scenes & utilised by the cast to depict the car's, school & bedroom etc.
All the mise en scene [set, costumes, props & lighting] colours were of a cartoon palette of primary colours. {R, Y, B. [augmented with Black, white & pink]}. ------------- [western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!} |
Posted By: startingout
Date Posted: 12/01/08 at 9:54am
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Startingout grease car picturesI can't get the picture thing to work
this is my Email
mailto:sgiehtbrock@ssd.k12.mn.us - sgiehtbrock@ssd.k12.mn.us
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Posted By: directorsue
Date Posted: 12/02/08 at 7:18pm
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Sounds really creative...wish I could have seen pics!
Sue |
Posted By: gaftpres
Date Posted: 12/02/08 at 10:20pm
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We did Grease in 2006 and found an old car rotting in a field. Had it towed out of the field, cut in half and put the back on casters and the front had tires, made two wooden bench seats and pushed it half way on stage. It looked great! I also had a lot of time donated by the local garage to do the welding, cutting, and basic disassemble and reassembling of this car.
Good luck, be creative and ask for help, you never know when one question can lead to a abulous answer. aka the car we used. ------------- Old volunteers never die, they just get recycled! |
Posted By: Angela B
Date Posted: 12/05/08 at 2:59pm
 We bought the pink foam insulation from the hardware store, glued it together and carved it to make the front of the car.------------- Angela Bynum Pennywise Prop Rentals |