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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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Midsummer Errata

By Eric Hart | Published: July 2, 2010
Tonight and tomorrow night finally see the official openings of our two Shakespeare in the Park shows done in repertory: A Winter’s Tale and Merchant of Venice. I’ve been working on these shows since February, so it’s a bit strange at the moment to think of them as “done”. Merchant received a particularly glowing review [...]
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A quick update

By Eric Hart | Published: May 25, 2010
Sorry for missing the last two updates. I’ve been excessively busy getting ready for back-to-back techs for Merchant of Venice and A Winter’s Tale for this year’s Shakespeare in the Park, and this past weekend was also a wedding for two of my good friends in Nebraska. Rest assured, tomorrow will see a return to [...]
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Elephant’s Trunk

By Eric Hart | Published: May 19, 2010
Faye Armon and I headed up to Elephant’s Trunk this past weekend. It’s one of the largest flea markets in New England, and only about 2 hours north of New York City. It runs only on Sundays from April until November, 7am-2pm. They claim it takes up 55 acres; maybe that’s true if you count [...]
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Deer Butt

By Eric Hart | Published: February 24, 2010
Last Monday, my wife and I saw A Lie of the Mind by the New Group up at Theatre Row. We went because Natalie had her deer butt in the show. She didn’t make it for this production though; she made it at Ohio University over seven years ago. Matt Hodges, the prop master for [...]
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    I am Eric Hart, the assistant props master at the Public Theater in New York City, and a longtime prop maker.

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