Dec. 17th, 2009

labricoleuse: (macropuppets!)
DISCLAIMER AND SPOILER WARNING:

This post contains major SPOILERS for Marat/Sade, both in terms of a shocking scene and how a stage effect was achieved.

Caveat lector.


I mentioned in my prior post on the Nickleby flogging effect that during tech of Janos Szazs's production of Marat/Sade at the American Repertory Theatre, i was asked for "some type of appliance" by which a performer could sew his lips shut onstage with grotesque bloody realism from as close as 10', and that could be applied onstage in full view of the audience in a split second with his back turned without him exiting the stage. I promised i'd explain how, so here we go.

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