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In 101+ Tips and Tricks Every Prop Maker Should Know, Utah Shakespeare Festival's Properties Director Ben Hohman explains tricks of the trade generally not taught in schools, but essential for prop makers working on the job.
List of contents
1. Carpentry/Basic shop work 2. Prop math 3. Soft goods/Sewing 4. Upholstery/Drapery 5. Painting and finishing 6. Crafts and effects 7. Specialized tools of the trade 8. Prop reference 9. Prop knowledge 10. Prop perspectives 11. Tips from the wider world of props 12. Words of the trade (Glossary)
About the author
Ben Hohman is the Properties Director at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. He is active in USITT, Vice President of The Society of Props Managers (S*P*M), and adjunct faculty at Southern Utah University. He has worked in regional theatre for the past 31 years both at Actors Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky (4 years) and at the Utah Shakespeare Festival (31 years and counting). He also has worked freelance, and as a co-owner of an event company that designed, produced, and built pageants, scenery, and props for ballet and theatrical productions, as well as floats for parades.
Summary
In 101+ Tips and Tricks Every Prop Maker Should Know, Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Properties Director Ben Hohman explains tricks of the trade generally not taught in schools, but essential for prop makers working on the job.
