The 4th Annual NYC Props Summit will be held tonight at the Public Theatre. It will be from 6:30-10pm at the Public Theater props shop (425 Lafayette St). It is free to attend. Food and drink will be provided, though you are encouraged to bring your own beverage of choice to drink and share with the group.
The props summit is a chance for prop masters and prop makers to meet each other and get to know the larger community. If you live near the area and want to work in props, you should definitely come. If you freelance or work at a theatre where you need the occasional freelance prop builder, you should definitely come. I have written about the previous three summits on this blog: check out 2011, 2010 and 2009.
You can find out more about it in these articles from Stage Directions and Playbill. If you cannot make it, you can follow along on Twitter with the hashtag #propsummit.
For the rest of you, here are some links to keep you busy this weekend:
- Many of the futuristic weapons from Men in Black 3 were 3D printed by a two-man company. Their machine allows them to print the props directly out in multiple materials. Check the page out for photographs and a video about their company.
- In 1970, Robert Resta lost his wallet. Forty years later, someone found it. Check out the post at Retronaut for some photographs of what was inside. It is great research for the sort of ephemera and everyday business one might carry around at that time.
- Where else can prop makers work? Freelancer Laura Johnson just finished making tiny figurines for a model of Lindisfarne Castle as part of an historical exhibition.
Thanks for mentioning the Props Summit. We are actually giving out a pre-sale copy of your book as a prize. To order early just go to amazon.com
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I guess I should finish writing it!
Here’s the Times article about this year’s Summit: http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/theater/theater-props-masters-gather-at-the-public-theater.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&ref=arts&adxnnlx=1347381012-mK8v37AqB3ayr1gR0bWaeA