In Search of a 'Grease' Car

I'm currently designing the set for a school production of Grease. As a car plays a main role in the production I'm looking for any contacts that have either staged Grease previously or others who know of companies where a 'Grease' car/theatre car/display car can be hired from. I wouldn't really want to put a real working car on stage (especially being a school production) so a light weight frame or a car with removed parts would be great. Thanks in advance. Dave

Why don't you just create a car-shaped flat? Does it have to be three dimensional? Otherwise, you could always try contacting one of the amateur groups in Melbourne (use the companies link at the top of the page to find them) for some help. Mini-monster puppets customised just for you! at Puppets in Melbourne

Try approaching some of the oldtimer car clubs or wreckers yards - they may have car bodies rather than complete cars that could be suitable for stage.

following on from Na's suggestion. Profile cut flat is the easiest to produce & the kids could get involved. I designed a set for Greece many years ago. with a false stage deck & a revolve inset. two trucks one each on OP & PS, that were utalised for the different scene changes. The car flats were mounted on one & pushed on as Kinneckies old car, upto 3 O'clock on the revolve. A spigot was dropped into the revove & it was turned clockwise. Picking up the PS truck pulling it on the revolve, while it turned. When the truck got to 9 o'clock it came to rest in the centre of it. For the smoke & effects for the Greese Lightning transformation. The revolved turn thru 180 degres & revealed the Grease Lighting car in all it's glory. unfortunatly it never happened as we never managed to get the full grant. The producers wanted to go with a real hot Rod & dummy it up for the old car. they didn't quite understand the mise en scene is primarily cartoon colours & allow the punters to use thier imaginations. The pics I seen of an American production in which they used a series of portable rostra, to depict the varoius scene locations & also for the cars - looked to work well! So I'd suggest a double sided cut out profiled flats on a truck. would simple enough to make & keep it simple!

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