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A wooden table

By Eric Hart | Published: December 2, 2009
The last show for the calendar year at the Public Theatre is Mike Daisey‘s “The Last Cargo Cult”. We needed to construct a new table to match the design of the world. The design called for a solid, fairly sturdy-looking wooden table, which showed some character and a lot of age. The table top was made [...]
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Shakespeare for Community Players: Lanterns

By Eric Hart | Published: November 6, 2009
This is the fourth excerpt from a chapter concerning prop-making in “Shakespeare for Community Players”, by Roy Mitchell. Be sure to check out the previous parts on weapons, tableware, and furniture. Lanterns Lanterns should be made of soft tin and riveted into shape. It is possible to buy lanterns, but it is more fun to [...]
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Shakespeare for Community Players: Weapons

By Eric Hart | Published: October 30, 2009
This is the third excerpt from a chapter concerning prop-making in “Shakespeare for Community Players”, by Roy Mitchell. Be sure to check out the previous part on tableware, as well as the first part, concerning furniture. Weapons Weapons form another delightful field for the maker of accessories. Where a sword fight is required it is [...]
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Shakespeare for Community Players: Tableware

By Eric Hart | Published: October 26, 2009
This is the second excerpt from a chapter concerning prop-making in “Shakespeare for Community Players”, by Roy Mitchell. Be sure to check out the first part, concerning furniture. Tableware Tableware, such as trenchers, bowls, flagons, goblets, jars, mugs and vases, may be made out of heavy crockery stoneware, and glass utensils painted or gilded. A [...]
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Shakespeare for Community Players: Furniture

By Eric Hart | Published: October 23, 2009
The following is taken from a chapter concerning prop-making in “Shakespeare for Community Players”, by Roy Mitchell. It was originally published in 1919. The information suffers from being both 90 years old, as well as being written for amateurs. Still, it is useful for some tips and tricks, as well as its historical value. I [...]
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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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