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I almost fit in there.
As I easily fit in the Ordway stage manager console, I thought the Guthrie console would be no problem. Sadly, I’m just not bendy enough.
What does it feel like to be a prop?
(I can fit in a prop box…)
I guess I'll wait here.
Is this my preset?
Do I go on soon?
Prop Liquor Recipes
Hello fellow prop runners!
Tired of never quite being able to get instant or brewed tea to look like liquor on-stage? It’s cloudy, inconsistent and missing that certain je ne sais quoi. Never fear, Prop Girl is here. These are my liquor recipes, perfected at several regional theaters.
The key is making a Liquor Base using caramel food coloring (best purchased at a baking supply store). Have the Base on hand in the prop kitchen whenever you’re in Tech. and you can whip up any liquor on demand. The color will be consistent from one night to the next, and it’s easy to make a darker version once it’s been seen under stage lighting. As a bonus, it tastes just like water (no bitter tea taste) and doesn’t have to be refrigerated (although I still do). Remember to tell Wardrobe about the change!
Liquor Base
6 cups water
½ teaspoon caramel food coloring*
*Burnt Sugar can be used in place of caramel coloring with much the same effect.
1/2 cup base
4-1/2 cups water
Darker: ¾ cup base + 4 ½ cups water
Lighter: ¼ cup base + 3 cups water
Cognac
½ cup base
4 cups water
3 drops yellow food coloring
Brandy
1:1 liquor base + water
Tea
½ cup base
1-1/2 cups water
Champagne
1 drop yellow food coloring
2 liters seltzer water
(alternative is Ginger Ale of course, but it’s sticky unless you get sugar-free but actors usually hate that).
Really Pale Beer
½ cup base
16 cup water
Red Base
6 cups water
½ teaspoon red food coloring
Elderberry Wine (Arsenic & Old Lace)
3 cups water
1 cup caramel Liquor Base
¾ cup Red Base
***NO ARSENIC!!!
This recipe looks identical to Grape Juicy Juice but isn’t sticky
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