1. TECHNICAL THEATRE PROPS

2. 1. PROPS – items that are used onstage for a performance.

3. 2. SET PROPS – an item that is not easily moved, like furniture.

4. 3. HAND PROPS – an item that is easily handled by an actor.

5. 4. DRESS PROPS – an item that doesn't move during the production, used to make the set look more real.

6. What do you need to know about the props?

7. 5. PRACTICAL PROP – the item needs to actually work.

8. Eaten
Broken
Damaged
5. CONSUMABLE PROP – the item will need to be replaced during the show.

9. 6. SPECIAL EFFECTS PROPS – have a trick to how they are used
Smoke
On Fire
Blood oozing
exploding

10. 7. REHEARSAL PROP – props used to stand in until the real prop can be used

11. 8. PROPS MASTER – person in charge of supplying all the props needed for rehearsal and performance

12. Pull (from stock)
Borrow
Buy
Build
How Do You Supply Props?

13. 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?

14. Craft Techniques
Furniture
Carpenter-style furniture can be built using ordinary woodworking tools and techniques

23. HOW TO ORGANIZE THE PROPS
Create a Props List
Create a Props Table

24. Organize the Props table
Cover with butcher paper and trace your props
or mark off sections with tape
Label each section