Our upcoming show requires a large amount of torn pieces of paper. They also live in a working sink throughout the production. As with any paper prop handled roughly by an actor (and especially one that might get wet during the show), we treat it almost like a consumable, with a large amount of back-ups at the ready.
Natalie came up with a quick jig to ease this operation. It’s a small piece of quarter-inch MDF with each edge giving a different “deckled” pattern.
So get out there and tear it up this Friday!
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Wouldn’t it be easier just having one of the actors saying something like “It’s amazing how straight the torn edges on these pages are!”