Theatre Projects

Jesse Gaffney is a prop master in Chicago. This blog serves as a catalog of all of the, how-to, how-not-to, and hey-that's-cool lessons I want to keep record of. I try to post something new every five days. Please browse around, let me know what you think, and tell me all about your own propping adventures.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Women in the Scene Shop

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Recently on ControlBooth.com a woman started a conversation about the frustration and annoyance she feels being a woman technician in the th...
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Friday, December 25, 2009

On Regional Theatre- Part 2 the perks of freelance

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Let me start off by saying that I have only been freelance for about a year, and I know that things will continue to change as I work my way...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

Floral Arches

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I was asked to make some floral arches of Christmas greenery for a dance number in Christmas Carol. I knew exactly what the director was ta...
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Tiny Tim's leg brace

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I'm super excited for this prop. It was a quick build, cheap and easy, but was just what was needed. We needed some sort of leg brace ...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

On regional theatre- Part 1 The things I miss

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Right out of college I worked at a mid-sized non-equity regional theatre, and now after a year of working freelance I'd like to talk abo...
Saturday, December 5, 2009

Job Interviews

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I've been interviewing people lately for some props design positions and I thought I would share some of my favorite interview questions...
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Monday, November 30, 2009

Magical light-up book

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For the Ghost of Christmas Past, we needed a magical book, where she could read the events of Scrooge's life. The idea was that i...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Some fun fake food

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I love prop food. It is by far my favorite prop to work on. I had quite a bit of prop food in Christmas Carol and thought I would share s...
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Jesse Gaffney
I am a freelance props master, working all over Chicago. I love antique stores, upholstery, food props, crown moulding and fine furniture construction. I believe in the importance of details and in the power of theatre to change the world.
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