Musical Propping Vs. Play Propping

While working for Theatre Horizon on their upcoming production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the difference between propping a musical and a staged play has become amusingly clear. 

To explain, for Bee I'm brainstorming a way to make a Twinkie really explode when squeezed during a song about an erection.  While The Cryptogram has me hunting for just the right German pilot's knife to remain historically acurate while also looking dangerous and massive in the hands of John, the 10 year old boy played by Conrad Sager.

I do love my job. If you were ever an avid treasure hunter as a kid, this may be the profession for you.