rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:26:27 -0700, bjp_14y@ wrote:

>
>I'm looking to rent some large (12-16 ft) Christmas trees to build a
>small "forest" for a play set at Christmas time. I found some to buy,
>at $1200+ each, but nothing for rent.
>
>I'm sure there must be some place to rent them commercially, but
>googling hasn't led me anywhere. I'm debating calling the local
>mall's management office to find out who decorates for them.
>
>any other ideas?
>
>-Brian


You're on the right track with the local mall office. As long as the
play isn't going to be running while the mall will be decorated (In
other words between roughly a week before Thanksgiving and the first
week of January,) you may even be able to rent the trees. Many mall
management compnaies own those huge mucking trees -- it's cheaper to
store them the rest of the year than it is to buy or hire new ones.
You might also try any other organizations that have big artificial
trees -- corporate and large general office buildings, banks, and
government offfice buildings come to mind...