The Little Mermaid repped with Julius Caesar, ran all summer, and the changeover involved adding the sea grass, jelly fish, and swings.
The swings were a wooden plank rigged w/ hemp rope & had to hold the weight of the Mermaids. They flew out when not needed.
Two swings were hung for the Mermaids
Carpenters testing out the swings during load in.
These are the swing rigging frames used secure the pulleys in the grid while routing the rope around obstacles. See drawings below!
These are the swing rigging frames used secure the pulleys in the grid while routing the rope around obstacles. See drawings below!
Here is the spider web of swing ropes as they head over to the backstage pin rail.
Here is the head block to route the ropes to the pin rail. All blocks and hardware was rated.
Here is the head block to route the ropes to the pin rail. All blocks and hardware was rated.