THE PROPERTIES DIRECTORS HANDBOOK  

 PROPS for the THEATRE

 

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ABOUT - A brief acknowledgements page and links to my other webpages.

PHOTOS - All the photo albums connected to the various theatres / processes explored here.

WHAT IS A PROP

        Hand Props

        Set Props

        Stage Dressing

WHO DOES WHAT

        Prop Director

        Prop Artisans

        Prop Skills

        Prop Internships

        Prop Training / Eduction

        Contracts and Salaries

PRE-PRODUCTION

        Preliminary Prop List

        Research

       Web Research

BUDGETING

        Spreadsheets

        Kinds of Budgets

REHEARSAL AND PRODUCTION PROCESS

        Rehearsal Props

        Production Meetings

        Costume Collaboration

        Electrics Collaboration

        Sound Collaboration

        Scenery Collaboration

GETTING ORGANIZED

        Tracking Numbers

        Prop Lists

       The Prop Bible

THE BUILD PROCESS

        Build

        Buy

        Borrow

        Pull

PRODUCTION PROCESS

        Load-in

        Consumables

        Technical Rehearsal

        Opening and Show Run

        Strike

THE PROP SHOP

        Multiple Space Shop

        The Dirty Room

       The Clean Room

        The Crafts Room

        Single Space Shop

PLANNING

        Electrical

       Floor Surfaces

        Water

        Ventilation and Dust control

        Work flow and Access

HEALTH AND SAFETY

        Workers Compensation / Injuries

        First Aid

        Workplace Inspection

        Personal Protection

        MSDS

        Fire Protection

        Lock out/ Tag out

MATERIALS and SUPPLIES

RESOURCES