Properties for the non-prop Person: this workshop will help show you what is traditionally considered a prop, pulling props and information out of a script and handling challenges that come at you. Who should come- New prop people, Directors, Stage Managers and actors

Jay Duckworth is the founder of the Prop Summit a yearly meeting of Broadway, Off-Broadway, LORT theaters and Academic prop professionals, and students. He has been the Keynote Speaker for The Kennedy Center ACTF as a guest of USITT2011 & 2015. Besides his position at The Public Theater. He also teaches Props Design at Pace University. The roll call of shows he has created original work for starts in remastered Classic Greek Theater, re-imagined  Shakespeare plays and musicals including Hamilton and stark Brechtian shows and continues with contemporary and ink wet works at his residency at The Public Theater in New York City. He boasts over 20 years of experience in LORT & Off-Broadway theater, fast paced summer stocks, independent films, TV, music videos. Over 50 Off-Broadway shows credit his name as a Props Master and Props Designer.

Advanced registration for this event is 30 people. Additional attendees will be let in off of a wait list space permitting. All workshop groups will meet in the lobby of the CUNY Graduate Center 10-15 minutes before the workshop begins. An usher will be there to guide you to the event space.