Author Archives: Eric Hart

More interviews with props people

By Eric Hart | Published: July 28, 2010
Today I wish to present you with a number of interviews with prop masters and makers in theatre, television in film. It’s good to get perspective on the job from other people. For most of the interviews, I’ve pulled out some select quotes which especially struck me. Enjoy! An interview with Sarah Bird, prop master [...]
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Backstage at Barrington Stage

By Eric Hart | Published: July 26, 2010
Barrington Stage has this short little video talking about where they found some of the props for Freud’s Last Session and what goes into the transfer of a show from one theatre to another.
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San Francisco Opera

By Eric Hart | Published: July 23, 2010
First of all, tomorrow is Propmaster Day, so mark your calendar. At last year’s S*P*A*M conference, the office of the Mayor of Louisville presented the attendees with a plaque proclaiming July 24th to be Propmaster Day. I say we celebrate it every year. More importantly, that we keep Propmaster Day in our hearts all year [...]
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Midweek Link Roundup

By Eric Hart | Published: July 21, 2010
Still recovering from my trip out west. Enjoy other people’s webpages for the day: What do stylists keep in their kits? Glue, Spit and a Prayer. That last link comes from the Propville directory. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area and work in props, you should check it out. If you don’t, [...]
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Prop Masters Conference Roundup

By Eric Hart | Published: July 19, 2010
This past weekend, I visited the lovely city of San Francisco for the first time. It was the 2010 S*P*A*M conference. For those of you not in the know, the Society of Properties Artisan Managers represents full-time properties directors (and their assistants, like me) in theatre, opera, and education. The currently 98 members work in [...]
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    Eric Hart

    I am Eric Hart, the assistant props master at the Public Theater in New York City, and a longtime prop maker.

    This site is a way to share my work and the things I've learned over the years. It's also a way to connect with other prop makers, props masters, and artisans, as well as a collection of all things of interest to props people from around the internet.

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