When Ridgefield Memorial High School in Ridgefield, NJ needed a hero prop for their production of "Once On This Island", they turned to Custom Creations to get the job done. Here are a couple of photos of the tree at our shop.
Gary Bonacci, self proclaimed "volunteer stage and theater construction advisor technician or something" knew that if he had to make the tree out of wood, mesh, paper and fiberglass, it would weigh a ton and take a month to make it. Having hero props for the high school made by Custom Creations in the past, Gary knew that they made things fast, lightweight and strong and approached owner Giovanni Calabrese, a Ridgefield school board member, who generously donated the tree to the high school. (Just in case the taxpayers were wondering- wink wink)
The tree was made in one day and then the students painted it at the school. "This isn't the first time we have made hero props for school plays. Over the years, we have had several schools contact us for our work. Of course the other schools were charged an affordable fee but Ridgefield's hero prop was free of charge" quoted Giovanni.
Needless to say (but we'll say it anyway), the play was a smash hit. With the tree as an integral part of the play, being featured in about 80% of the scenes, who would doubt that it would be anything less than a hit? But seriously, the Ridgefield High School students are incredibly talented - from the the actors to the musicians to the "behind the scenes" crew. They have a bright future.
Great job everyone!
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