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.

Monday, December 5, 2011

My day job

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I've never written about it on here before, but I was talking to another props master recently, and we were talking about money troubles...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The Red Balloon

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 The red balloon was one of the trickiest pieces to figure out in Goodnight Moon. We wanted it to be able to move around the room, tip si...
Friday, November 25, 2011

The cow jumps over the moon

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By now it should be pretty clear that everything in Goodnight Moon moves or comes to life. The paintings are no different. For the cow ju...
Sunday, November 20, 2011

Dancing bookcase dolls

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One of the more challenging and magical moments in Goodnight Moon, involved these dolls.  Early in the show the dolls are taken off the b...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Mantle Pieces

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These mantle pieces were a quick project for Goodnight Moon. To make them I used circles cut from 3/4" insulation foam and these g...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Magic Phone

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For the phone in Goodnight Moon, I started with this lampshade from IKEA.  I cut out spaces at the top to provide a resting place for...
Saturday, November 5, 2011

reusable knitting

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In Goodnight Moon, our two little kittens are puppeted by wires attached through their bodies and up the the Old Lady's knitting needle...
Sunday, October 30, 2011

...and then it gets cut...

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Since I started working props, I have been told over and over again that props masters have a very high burnout rate, and there are days whe...
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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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