[SML] Table that can show 3 separate settings and magically change.

[Jerry Durand]

Have a stick that goes through the table attached to the section that 
folds away from papa.  He would be pulling the string towards him under 
the table.


On 13-Mar-24 7:54, Joe via Stagecraft wrote:
> I am in a production of Beauty and the Beast that is not the Disney 
> version. There are no dancing silverware. Everything in the castle 
> just happens by magic. There is a table that must first be empty, then 
> show a dinner banquet. Then a minute later, show a large breakfast feast.
>
> My current idea is to use 2D cutouts to depict the banquet. When not 
> being shown, they lay down in a recess cut to the same shape.
> Inline image
>
> I've color coded the cutouts, though they will be painted with an 
> image of the food and silver. Our audience cannot see the top surface 
> of the table when they are seated. Though, when standing, they can.  
> Also, we would prefer to not have to plant a hidden stagehand under 
> the table.
>
> The green cutout shows one of the meals, and its back side can be 
> painted the color of the tablecloth.  But the magenta cutout, will 
> have the color image showing when it is laying down.  I think I will 
> handle this by having another cloth cover the table as the audience is 
> entering. Then, in a blackout as the show starts, a stagehand simply 
> removes it. But one issue remains to be resolved...
>
> I would like the character that sits there (Papa), to actuate the 
> effect.  I think he can pull a string that is tied to a small plastic 
> bead or loop. But when you have a flat object that needs to turn up, 
> you need to be pulling from slightly above the surface. For the green 
> one, I think there will be no difficulty. Papa can grab the cord for 
> the green cut-out and hook it over the edge of the table to keep it 
> up. But the magenta one is another matter.  I can't just put a pulley 
> (perhaps a sewing machine bobbin) to change the direction of the pull, 
> because it will be pulling from a harsh angle. The illustration below 
> shows the green side being pulled.
>
> Inline image
>
> Any ideas about how to bring up the magenta cutout?
>
> I will mention that I looked at the idea of a horizontal periaktos (a 
> triangular prism shape that rotates). Then, I could use 3D tableware.  
> But, the tableware would be limited to just under 7" high.
>
> Inline image
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> -Joe
>
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