eCig onstage

[curmudgeonista]

Haven't been on this site in a while, but I saw something last night that I thought might be interesting.

My daughter has a role in our local high school's production of "Grease". I went to see it last night and noticed one of the leather jacketed "T-Birds" vaping an ecig onstage as a prop. It was a white & tan auto with a red LED... made plenty of vapor, too... enough to see from the back row, I'm sure. From where I sat it really looked the part, and, no doubt, some in the audience were probably dumbfounded, thinking is was a lighted analog.

While I'm quite sure this does not mean students are now free to roam the halls vaping away, it is interesting that they used an eCig in the play, on school grounds, and no one had a problem with it, including school administrators. I have to wonder if the director had to explain what it was, water vapor and all that, in order to get approval. Clearly someone had their head on straight, which I find unusual in the context of bureaucratic, and often reactionary, school officials.

 

[sanfordf]

OMG! What is the world coming to? Kids vaping! Where's the FDA? Hope it was zero mg. I wonder what flavor?

 

[Slighter]

Schools aren't the only theatrical use of e-cigs due to bans on smoking in public places.
Here's one example - E-cigs taking over the stage | Smoking and Living in Chicago

 

[martha1014]

Something I have noticed lately was the number of movies and shows on T.V that have people smoking. I would have thought with all the publicity about not smoking they would have banned this but it seems there are more now than ever before.

It think imitating smoking in a school play should be against rules. The electronic cigarette does not need this kind of publicity.

 

[curmudgeonista]

Something I have noticed lately was the number of movies and shows on T.V that have people smoking. I would have thought with all the publicity about not smoking they would have banned this but it seems there are more now than ever before.

It think imitating smoking in a school play should be against rules. The electronic cigarette does not need this kind of publicity.

Uh, not exactly the point I was trying to make here.

You'd raise hell if our dear Nanny State outlawed eCigs, but you're happy enough for them to tell other people what they can and cannot do. You know what? That sort of attitude is precisely why they will have no trouble banning eCigs if they choose to, regardless of having basis.

 

[jwebb2]

Well, High Schools have done productions of Grease for decades.

And smoking is actually a plot point (for better or worse) for at least two characters, and is assumed of most of the rest.

I think the use of eCigs to put on Grease at a high school is probably better from a theatrical standpoint than having all the actors mime smoking...

One of the players in our regular role-playing campaign uses her eCig as a prop as well.

 

[WonderfulMe]

As long as it was zero nic, I'm all for it. Preferably it would just be pg, no flavoring. I have been surprised that they have not been used more on stage, as they are the perfect alternative.

 

[sanfordf]

Well, High Schools have done productions of Grease for decades.

And smoking is actually a plot point (for better or worse) for at least two characters, and is assumed of most of the rest.

I think the use of eCigs to put on Grease at a high school is probably better from a theatrical standpoint than having all the actors mime smoking...

One of the players in our regular role-playing campaign uses her eCig as a prop as well.

I suppose it is better than the lack of props in 'HAIR'.