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Umbrella Gun

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Accessible Special Effects in Theatre:
A Guide to Design and Implementation

MFA Thesis Project, 2025
University of Cincinnati Conservatory (CCM)

Umbrella Gun for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, created as part of a thesis on making special effects accessible. The firing mechanism was 3D-printed design on AutoCAD. The barrel was constructed from 2” PVC, with the stock and forestock built from 2”x8”

As part of the thesis, an Instructables tutorial was created to help others replicate the prop. The full guide can be found here: https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Make-the-Umbrella-Gun-From-Whos-Afraid-of-V/

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