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STEP 6: Build your design
Alternatively, you could use this handy how-toguide to build a super chic all-purpose theatre set. You can use these in whichever way you like, to play improvisation games, or even in your writing process( it sounds very professional if you refer to your‘ writing process’ whenever possible, trust me I do it all the time, ed).
1 Cover your surfaces with newspaper or plastic sheeting, this activity can get messy.
2 Collect as many cardboard boxes as you can. They need to be in good condition, not dented or broken. Differing sizes and shapes work better than uniform sizes.
3 Tape up the open ends with black tape.
4 Paint all the cardboard boxes with blackboard paint. We have chosen this paint because a little goes a long way and it has a nice matt finish. It’ s water-based and only needs one coat.
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5 Leave to dry.
6 With white acrylic paint, paint different symbols and pictures onto the boxes.
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We’ ve chosen things to represent the Greek gods of Olympus, but most of them can have more than one meaning. The eye can be an eye, but it can also represent CCTV, the evil eye, or the Cyclops. You can stack boxes up to create trees and pillars, bodies of water, or large animals. Actors can take them apart during the scene to rearrange the space, or construct the props they need.
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