The major work of a PAF is the preparation of the sets by fellow students. It is commonly called prod or prodwork, dialectic abbreviations for productions, . Prod consists of making huge sets using bamboo, jute rope and screens made with layers of newspaper glued together by freshies and seniors in co-operation. Structures strong enough to hold the weight of more than two or three people have been prepared time and again. In the PAF of 2007, for instance, a two storeyed set was made in order to give the dramatists a chance to perform at an elevated level.
Production sets requires maximum amount of man hours to put them in place. Building of production sets (usually from bamboo) starts about a month before the PAF. The teams are allowed 3 days to install the sets and perform the finishing touches in the Open Air Theater.
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Famous quotes containing the word prod:
“Father, I’m thirty-six,
yet I lie here in your crib.
I’m getting born againdam,
as you prod me with your rib.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)