The Thousand Islands Playhouse will be doing something this season it has never attempted in the previous 43: make an actor fly. Article content

“If you’re doing Mary Poppins,” TIP managing artistic producer Brett Christopher said, “she’s gotta leave the floor.” Article content Article content

The problem is that the Springer Theatre, where it will be opens next month, doesn’t have a “fly gallery” — the space above the stage where things like stage sets can be hoisted up and out of sight — like other theatres. Everything operates from the sides of the stage.

After weighing different options and doing a lot of research, the TIP team found a company, called ZFX Flying Effects, who could help.

“They will be coming in and training our team and actually putting in a full rig that will a

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