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Dispatches from Props Summit 2010

By Eric Hart | Published: August 30, 2010
This year’s props summit was a rousing success. With over forty people in attendance, we more than doubled the attendance from last year. Upon entering, one person exclaimed, “I didn’t know there were so many props people!” In fact, if you look at the picture from the first props summit, you’ll notice quite a few [...]
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Upcoming Events

By Eric Hart | Published: August 25, 2010
I have just a few brief items to mention today. First, this Friday will be our second NYC Props Summit. Our hope is for props professionals, both artisans and masters, to get together for an evening of fun and networking. Our first Props Summit was quite a success. If you wish to join in, drop [...]
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When Irish props are smiling

By Eric Hart | Published: August 4, 2010
The Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, first premiered The Plough and the Stars back in 1926. They’ve been producing it fairly regularly since then, and some of the props have been along for the ride. “Ploughing history into every production” by Sara Keating in the Irish Times is a great article about the pedigree of [...]
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Coraline and Rapid Prototyping

By Eric Hart | Published: May 7, 2010
Last year, Popular Photography had a short but interesting article out about the making of the movie Coraline. In The Technology Behind Coraline, they wrote: Objet is a company that specializes in rapid prototyping. They produce machines that use inkjet print-heads to spray layer after layer of a UV curable liquid that hardens into a [...]
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S*P*A*M website relaunches

By Eric Hart | Published: March 8, 2010
S*P*A*M (The Society of Properties Artisan Managers) is a group of theatrical prop managers, directors, and educators throughout the United States. If there is a larger prop shop in a regional, non-profit, or university theater, chances are the prop master is a member of S*P*A*M. Over the weekend, they relaunched their S*P*A*M website to include [...]
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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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