"Tele-Q is definitely the way to go. We did a production in college that had 4 phones ringing as well. Our TD built a simple box with 4 switches and attached the tele-q. The operator was placed in the wings with a view of the action and was able to…"

"You might also attach some raffia to the bale to make it have more dimension. It can be found in both natural and synthetic materials. I have made bales for a ground row before with hay. I base painted and textured the boxes first then sprayed it…"

"I have used blue sheet styrofoam in the past for this kind of thing. I built a basic frame and then secured the foam to it. After that I textured as desired with rasps and anything else that I had that made it look interesting. One quick but very…"