Obiuss
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Real Cow Fake Cowmy school is putting on into the woods and the kid who was supposed todothe cow dropped out so i may be able to do it but im not sure if i want todo you think the show is better with a actor in a suit cow or a fake plastic/cardboard thing
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Kiwi
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I think it adds humor and realism when you use a person rather than a fake cow. Plus you'll have to work out moving it around and pretending to make it eat the hair and cape and such if it's fake.
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Baker
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If it's a good cow, I prefer the fake cow. An actor playing a cow distracts me too much - but at the same time, I lousy cut-out isn't worth it.
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Kiwi
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Yeah, if it's a realistic enough a fake cow would work fine.
How awesome would it be to have a real cow!? Haha JK the clean-up would be a b***h
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ConverseSneaker
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We used a person as the cow and she was a riot as Milky White. Now for big productions like Broadway and West End, use a really good fake. For High School and community theatre, use someone. Not only will you cast an extra person, it's a good acting exercise.
Kiwi: I'd be the first to veto the real cow idea. All I ever smell is cow crap in my little town. I couldn't bear the thought of it at the theatre too. :-&
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Kiwi
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| ConverseSneaker wrote: |
Kiwi: I'd be the first to veto the real cow idea. All I ever smell is cow crap in my little town. I couldn't bear the thought of it at the theatre too. :-& |
You know that was a joke, right?
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lottielou22
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We used a tiny 6-year-old and she almost stole "It Takes Two" from the Baker and Baker's Wife. Our cow suit looked like a sheep with mange, though.
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blackbird_fly
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If you do use a real actor make sure that he or she doesn't outshine the main characters.
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EponineMNFF
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In the production I was in, the cow was the youngest boy in the cast, so everybody adored him, just because he was so darn cute!
I agree ConverseSneaker. High school and community--actor if you want. It's fun. But for a professional production, it'd be a bit campy.
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ConverseSneaker
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| Kiwi wrote: | | ConverseSneaker wrote: |
Kiwi: I'd be the first to veto the real cow idea. All I ever smell is cow crap in my little town. I couldn't bear the thought of it at the theatre too. :-& |
You know that was a joke, right? |
It's not a joke on a day when the wind carries that smell to my front door.
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Kiwi
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Haha, touche my good man.
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Baker
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| blackbird_fly wrote: | | If you do use a real actor make sure that he or she doesn't outshine the main characters. |
That's why I don't prefer an actor as Milky-White. It always happens, without fail.
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music is my life!!!
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i think it's funnier with a fake one (have you seen the OBC - it's amazing!!!)
also, in a school, i'd be pretty embarassed if i was cast as the cow in a musical.... wouldn't you?
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Kiwi
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Are you kidding, it's my dream role. JK I need to stop being sarcastic on this topic...
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bwayobsessed
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The fake cow actually stole the show in my school's production. Mostly because it looked messed up, you really believed that it was a sick cow. And the person offstage that was doing the mooing; hysterical!
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musicalFREEK
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| lottielou22 wrote: | | We used a tiny 6-year-old and she almost stole "It Takes Two" from the Baker and Baker's Wife. Our cow suit looked like a sheep with mange, though. |
How dare she!...Just kidding... not really...
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musikal_geek
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See, with a live one, it will steal the show. Depending on general direction of the production, ITW can be quite a serious piece (with some comedy, of course). Having a person play the cow is just really childish, and I just think it's out-of-place. This only applies to the "real" ITW, not the Jr. one, because that one is for kids.
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