You could use those air filled plastic bladders they use as filler for packages. They are very lightweight, and if you keep a layer of cotton between the body and the bladders, it should be ok. I just got some today in my box from Amazon. You could blow up zip lock bags and get the same effect-more sizes, too. They're so lightweight you can just use gaffers tape to hold them in place. Plus they're super cheap.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of susannah eanes Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 8:04 PM To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Subject: [h-cost] ideas on making body-shape suit or adding weight to anactress Recently we costumed for the play "A Little Princess." One of the characters is a young girl with a bit of a weight problem. She was superbly portrayed by a rather thin young girl. We stuffed a bodystocking with fiberfill at first during rehearsals but it was so hot she nearly passed out and became very flushed. So we tried having her wear three cotton teeshirts but that didn't work too well either. We finally just used the fiberfill & stuffed her blouse, a fitted Victorian high-collared style, after she put it on to fill out the necessary areas. That didn't work really either, because after every scene we had to readjust the fiberfill because it kept shifting & even falling out below the skirt. She left puff-bunnies all over backstage but fortunately none fell out on stage --although in one of the final scenes she suddenly developed a "hernia" on her left side. Please --we may do this play again for the lower schools. Can anyone give us any ideas on making a Mrs. Doubtfire-type removable bodyshape suit on a low budget that won't cause the young actress to expire with heat? Thanks for any & all suggestions. Blessings, Susannah --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2ยข/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
