For my upcoming run of Pippin, we are using 6 periaktoi (three sided rotating platform, 8 feet tall, sides are 6 feet long, 6 feet long and 3 feet long, each side has a flat on it, so you can't see through the periaktoi) that we will rotate and be moved on stage by the Players (the ensemble). For rehearsals, I spiked the corners and about 6 inches of each side straight near the mid point of each side. That didn't work too well, the cast is having a hard time seeing where to place the periaktoi. Would spiking the entire length of each side be a "bad" thing to do? I'm afraid of having too much tape on the floor that may confuse them even more than just the corners are. Any suggestions on how to get these periaktoi into the correct position would be greatly appreciated.
We'll be running a periaktoi positioning session at our tech rehearsal Monday, so hopefully that will help significantly. Of course, that'll also be the first rehearsal where each side will have the flat attached.