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Shopping for blood

5/4/2015

 
Yesterday I was determined to get some shopping done and when I looked at my list, one item stood out. Blood. I needed blood.

I had met with Jerry Schwartz, the director who is preparing the staged reading of my play Murder on the Main Line.  As you may know, staged readings can be anything from actors in a row of chairs reading from scripts to something close to a full production with music, sound effects, blocking, props, bits of business, and, in this case, blood. Jerry favors a reading that is close to an actual production and we were working together to make it happen.

Among other items, blood ended up on my shopping list. 

I don't know about you, but when I need something a bit unconventional, I always try Ricky's first. And a terrific gal at Ricky's on Third Avenue was amazingly helpful.

It turns out that blood, or at least stage blood, comes in three types. There is conventional liquid stage blood for general uses. There's specially formulated blood for use in or near the mouth or nose. And there is a thick blood paste for specialty uses, particularly bullet holes or wounds where you want a clotted effect with no running.  

Who knew?

It turned out I needed conventional liquid blood and left happy.

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