Real grass will get crushed, fade, die, and smell bad... Yes, you can try grolights, watering, etc. it will still die. Tell the director it's been tried and that while you can do anything, you can't do EVERYTHING!<div><br></div><div>Walnut shells for sand, even sand, it's a clean up issue that with planning and adequate time can be managed.</div><div><br></div><div>Ben Thoron </div><div>The Old Globe<br><br>On Thursday, December 18, 2014, Matthew J. Evans via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hello! I'm getting ready for devised performance installation in our black box. There are three rooms that surround the main black box the director plans on leading the audience into during the performance. The first room is the "earth room" - in this room the director has asked for grass on the floor. I've found a company that sells raffia grass mats and are flame retardant. This sounds like the perfect solution - right? Well, the director threw me a curve ball today and said she wants real grass. I was wondering if anyone has done this in the past and what the challenges are using sod? The first challenge I can think of is the sod flame retardant? I'm pretty sure I can't hook up sprinklers up nightly - Stage Management would hate me - haha!<br><br></div>The second room is "under the ocean". The room is 10'x30' and she wants sand on the floor. I've talked to too many people that have put sand in their theatre and say it's a nightmare after the show closes. I've looked into using granulated cork (FYI cork is flame retardant), however it is expensive.<br><br></div>Please share your thoughts and if you have any granulated cork for sale!<br><br></div>P.S. I think the SM's will hate me regardless after this show! haha<br><div><div><div><br><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div><div dir="ltr">Thank You,<br><br></div><div><b>Matt Evans<br></b></div><div><b>Technical Director - University Of Dayton<br></b></div><div dir="ltr"><br><font size="1"><i></i></font><br></div></div></div>
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