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TECHNICAL THEATRE PROPS
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1. PROPS – items that are used onstage for a performance.
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2. SET PROPS – an item that is not easily moved, like furniture.
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3. HAND PROPS – an item that is easily handled by an actor.
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4. DRESS PROPS – an item that doesn't move during the production, used to make the set look more real.
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What do you need to know about the props?
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5. PRACTICAL PROP – the item needs to actually work.
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Eaten Broken Damaged 5. CONSUMABLE PROP – the item will need to be replaced during the show.
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6. SPECIAL EFFECTS PROPS – have a trick to how they are used
Smoke On Fire Blood oozing exploding
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7. REHEARSAL PROP – props used to stand in until the real prop can be used
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8. PROPS MASTER – person in charge of supplying all the props needed for rehearsal and performance
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Pull (from stock) Borrow Buy Build How Do You Supply Props?
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How Do You Build Props? Furniture Upholstery
Decorative Curtains and Draperies Papier-Mâché Vacuum Forming Molds Foam Carving Heat Forming Fiberglass Wood Turning How Do You Build Props?
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Craft Techniques Furniture Carpenter-style furniture can be built using ordinary woodworking tools and techniques
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HOW TO ORGANIZE THE PROPS
Create a Props List Create a Props Table
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Organize the Props table
Cover with butcher paper and trace your props or mark off sections with tape Label each section
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