Eric Hart – Portfolio and Resume

Resume – Props Artisan

Skills

Carpentry and Joinery, Wood and foam carving, Wood Lathe, MIG Welding, AutoCAD and hand-drafting, Painting, Beginner TIG Welding (Steel, Aluminum), Photoshop (PC and Mac), Ceramics, Electrical, some mechanical and pneumatic work

Theatrical and Display Employment Experience

• The Public Theatre/New York Shakespeare Festival – Assistant Prop Master, Nov 2009-present
  • Acquire props for mainstage shows in 5 downtown spaces plus Shakespeare in the Park
  • Assist in interviewing, hiring, and managing overhire artisans
  • Maintain props stock and shop inventory and tools
• The Public Theatre/New York Shakespeare Festival – Props Artisan, Feb-Nov 2009
  • Lead Prop Artisan for Shakespeare in the Park
  • Fabricating and adapting props for shows designed by David Korins, John Lee Beatty, John Conklin
• Spaeth Design – Props Freelance, July-November 2008, Oct-Nov 2007
  • Carpentry, foam sculpting and finishing
  • Packing and installation of props for Macy’s Holiday window displays
• Constructive Display, Inc. – Carpenter, January-March 2008
• Santa Fe Opera – Props Carpentry Journeyman, April-August 2007; Props Carpentry Apprentice, May-August 2004, 2006
  • Building props from draftings, sketches, and photographs
  • Altering and adapting props based on notes from designers, props master, and stage managers
  • Assisting apprentice carpenters with their projects
• Actor’s Theatre of Louisville – Props Artisan, December 2006-March 2007
  • Building props for shows designed by Neil Patel and Paul Owen
  • Finish carpentry, staining, laminate and veneer application
• Ohio University – Props Artisan/Scenic Artist, September 2003-December 2004
  • Props Master – Fullest Vigour; Props Artisan – Romeo and Juliet, The Gods are not to Blame
  • Scenic Charge – Laramie Project, Arms and the Man; Scenic Artist – Lord of the Flies, Top Girls
• Hersheypark, PA – Assistant Master Electrician, May–September 2003
• Lafayette College – Technical Theatre/Design Intern, August 2002–April 2003
  • Set construction, scenic painting, props construction, and electrician for four-show season
  • Stagehand/Running crew for visiting shows and concerts
• Freelance Carpentry/Stagehand – ongoing
  • Venues/companies include Urban Stages, NY; Manhattan School of Music; Geoff Howell Studios; Design Compendium; American Repertory Ballet, NY; Axxis Inc., KY; Fatman Productions, NM; Williams Center for the Arts, PA; Lehigh Valley Ballet Guild; Zoellner Arts Center, PA
• Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia – Stagehand Apprentice, August 2001–July 2002
• Bucknell University – Props/Painting Technical Assistant, August 2000–May 2001

Academic Experience

SETC Theatre Symposium, “The Prop’s the Thing: Stage Properties Reconsidered” (2009)

• Presented paper: “Devising a Mental Process for Approaching a Prop”

Ohio University, Production Design and Technology, Coursework toward MFA (2003-2004)

• Courses include carpentry, steel-working, technical direction, model-making, drafting, scenic design

Bucknell University, Theatre major, graduated cum laude, Bachelor of Arts (2001)

• Emphasis in scenic design with coursework in stagecraft, scenic painting, and props

Other Experience

Freelance Photographer

• Commercial work for Jes Gordon/ProperFUN; King and Spalding Law Firm; Columbia U. Theatre Dept.; Advanced Scientifics, Inc.; United Cerebral Palsy
• Exhibitions/Publications include IAO Gallery; JPG Magazine; File Magazine; Wiseman Gallery, Herndon, PA; Millersburg Gallery on the Square; M Hart Gallery; Millersburg Annual Art Show; Gratz Fair

Portfolio

You can download my print portfolio in a PDF. This has a lot of information on how I built my props, including process photographs and copies of the drawings I built the props from. Below is a selection of some of my favorite props.