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.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Oak Park Festival Interview

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One of the board members at Oak Park Festival Theatre sent me an email the other day asking me if I could answer some questions so that she ...
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Civil War Period Pen

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Last week the stage manager for Butler at Peninsula Players Theatre asked me after rehearsal, "Greg wants to know if the General would...
Saturday, August 9, 2014

Tea Sandwiches

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For The Importance of Being Earnest at Oak Park Festival Theatre, I was lucky that these bread and butter sandwiches didn't need to be...

Civil War bag

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For "Butler" at Peninsula Players Theatre, I needed a small bag stuffed with supplies for one of the actors. Usually, with a pe...
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Thoughts on delegating

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Most of the time in my props work, I am working solo. In the past year or so I've been able to have an assistant for tech week at times,...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Fake Quiche

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For the upcoming production of Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche, I needed quiche (obviously), a LOT of it.  I started picking up pie plate...
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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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