[Usittne] seeking design for free standing slamming door

[Devlin, John]

Greetings all!
So, one of the scenes in one of my colleague's directing class requires 2-3 door slams per page of script.  Naturally as a class project there is no set for them to work on so everything has to be portable.  I would anticipate between rehearsals and the presentation there will be 100-150 slams of the door.  Does anyone have a design for a door that can take that sort of abuse and remain free standing?  I can fasten to the floor for the scene or add a bunch of weight if needed.  I have the capacity to do light steel work and carpentry in house; the doors I have in stock are mostly hollow-core doors.

This sounds like an ideal challenge for an engineering student...Mike, got any spare ones at MIT?

Thanks for any thoughts...
John

John Paul Devlin MFA, MA
Associate Professor of Fine Arts
Resident Designer and Technical Director
Saint Michael's College
O: 802-654-2509
F: 802-654-2685

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