[SML] snow

[Production Manager]

Every two or three years I buy new snow for our production of The 
Nutcracker. We use three snow cradles in our production and I've been using 
the white shredded plastic. My new shipment arrived today and it's a 
different product than what I've been using. It's from citcfx.com "award 
winning SnowBiz" with all kinds of claims being "environmentally safe" but 
I'm concerned about the "dissolves in water" that I also see printed on the 
box. I tested it out in a cup of water and sure enough it dissolved. My next 
test is to bring a stage light into the office and see how it handles 
falling onto a hot Source Four.

from their website: "
Our fake snow flake is designed to look, fall and even melt in your mouth. 
Made from rice and wheat gluten, it is safe if stuck in your mouth and melts 
just like snow. It's also been tested and approved for use in forests by 
USDA."

The dancers do get snow in their mouth while dancing, do I really want it to 
melt in their mouth? I have two dancers that are on gluten free diets, and I 
rain down gluten on them?

Has anyone on the list used this product?

Ken Pogin
Production / Tour Manager
Minnesota Ballet