"I have been using eonsmoke.com and they have a few flavors of 0mg filters and you can specify white battery in the comments (it isn't 100% white, but paintable if you can see the little marks from the audience). The colored filter can be…"

"Depending on the Theatre's level, they may not understand that a Scenic Artist is who they should want, so obviously they may have little knowledge and are looking pretty foolish with this "real artist" junk. All I could…"

"p.s. I think you can tint the roof coat, but haven't done it.  still would lose the canvas texture as opposed to using something clear."

"I'm sure caulk would not be cheapest. But it was the first clear non-traditional non-stick answer that popped to mind. In my experience, elastomeric acrylic polymers for roof coating are typically not clear (I assumed you were trying to stay…"

"Clear Silicon caulk?"

"they are great! p.s. that's http://woc-usa.net for those of us stuck behind a Sonicwall p.p.s. Please be sure to have anyone handling a prop sword properly trained."

"I appreciate you teaching your students simple tools like that which can make all our lives better down the line."

"SF Bay Area - Hayward, CA. The Douglas Morrisson Theatre is part of the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District. Trying to run professional tech depts on a Park and Rec budget :) We pull off some pretty good stuff, though, while…"

"Well done Rich! Fantastic questions to counter the assumptions. As silly as it is, the "ass-u-me" joke is way too true, along with "Devil's in the Details", etc. etc. (I often wonder if a TD came up with…"

"Just noticed this online... http://freeradishdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/01/who-wants-big-helping-of-human-head-pie.html and this: http://www.mimigibson.com/props-for-rent.html"

"even better! :)"

"I know it's not your favorite but there is clear hot-melt-glue, or other clear glue may work (depending on how big your texture needs to be). PVA glue or white glue. "Bar Top" resin can be pooled or built up, but…"

"my 2cents: We keep them with an attempt at extra reverence, and fix them up to rent them out with high replacement values (when they're not needed for our productions, of course). I've built custom carts (with old otherwise-unusable…"

"raffia=great idea!"

"lighting fx, fake smoke, etc. from the basement door for the big explosion... but I think there is at least one scene where he brings up a firework from the basement and lights it to show everyone and I can't quite remember what we did - I…"

"I've seen boxes covered in canvas painted to look like hay. Not realistic but effective."