PROPS: Non-Dairy Stage Dip?

[VilleSM]

This may be an IMPOSSIBLE feat, but our director wants us to try to make non-dairy dips for our production of "The Real Thing." There are three dips total - one "is" mayonnaise-based, one "is" yogurt-based, and the other is unspecified. AND they (at least the first two) have to be edible.

Edited to Add: The third dip gets dumped on an actor's head and should not damage his costume.

Is there any way to accomplish this and make them look good from a house that is just about on top of the stage?

Thanks in advance!

[ejsmith3130]

What about actually using dairy free yogurt? Almond Dream makes yogurts that are dairy free. There are also soy based yogurts in a variety of flavors. I'm not familiar with the show so I'm not sure of all the technicalities, but if you just browse for a bit in the organic section of your grocery store (Wegmans has the almond dream brand in the Nature's Marketplace section) you can find a variety of dairy free options.

And here are some dairy free vegan mayo recepies: http://www.treehugger.com/easy-vegetarian-recipes/3-recipes-homemade-vegan-mayonnaise.html

[cdavisnyc]

Cool-whip? Non-dairy & could pass for a dip. It would be an odd taste sensation, but an easy visual substitution.

[VilleSM]

Oh - duh. Sometimes my mind jumps to things that are too-technical before thinking of the obvious! I'll propose this to them and see what they say.

[Maribeth]

Hummus, for the dip that doesn't have to look like mayo or yogurt. Pureed cauliflower is white and might pass for one of the other dips. Otherwise I would go ejsmith's route and look for non-dairy yogurts.

[PSMKay]

Maybe shaving foam for the 3rd, non-edible, costume-dumped dip. It's basically soap.

[loebtmc]

Alternative dips like hummus aside, there are a ton of non-dairy /fake sour cream style things on the market. Add appropriate flavor and voilá.

Amusingly, our lead was allergic to all citrus, so we juiced orange peppers to make the mimosas. And - instead of 3 dips you can use something like peanuts to pour on someone's head.

[VilleSM]

I would suggest a non-dip for the dumping, but it's in the lines...
I'm giving our props person a list of some non-dairy sour creams and mayos to check out.

Thanks everybody! I'll let you know what we come up with.

[loebtmc]

(I don't recall all the details of our show, just the particular challenges like the mimosas - if I think of anything else that might help you, I will share)

[VilleSM]

Oh thanks! Our mimosas won't be a problem - using real orange juice and ginger ale for these. We're making our wine with water and food coloring... trying to find records that match Henry's taste is harder, but our props master is pretty good at creating fake covers. We're taking a different approach than many productions, in that (outside of the 1st scene) everything else is happening in a "rehearsal room," so furniture is a little less specific than many productions. It's still a props nightmare, though. Who knew it would be so hard to track down a cheap, well-used cricket bat?

[VilleSM]

RESOLVED!
For our three dips, we are using: Vegenaise (which I may start using as a mayo replacement), vanilla Soygurt (with added pineapple), and watered-down Tofutti Sour Cream for the one that gets on clothes.

Thanks for all of your suggestions!