Salon on Being Green

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

In which I attend a discussion on creating more sustainable theatre from a design and production perspective.

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A dead pheasant for King Lear

Full-length pheasant near completion

Lots of photographs detailing how I made a dead pheasant for a recent production of King Lear.

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Elevenses Links

Fake blood from washable markers, building a working train, old oil paintings, 3D software that prints flat parts which can be assembled, and sculpting with wax.

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Video: Props in “True Grit”

Keith Walters, property master on “True Grit”, goes through his process of propping The Coen Brother’s version of “True Grit”.

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No Screen for Rehearsal, 1903

Lillie Langtry on stage, 1899

A brief anecdote about what happens when a leading lady doesn’t have the prop she needs for rehearsal.

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    Eric Hart

    I am Eric Hart, former 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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