Trendy designers on home improvement TV shows could learn something about creativity from local theater prop artisans. With latex paint and shellac, Sean Hennessey fashioned a faux marble tabletop.

ST. LOUIS — Starting tomorrow, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, known as "The Rep," is holding its first prop sale at the old Lemp Brewery Warehouse in south city. The Rep has stored props there ...

“It’s a thankless job sometimes,” said Cody Kane, technical director of Chatham’s Mac-Haydn Theatre, of the work done by theater designers and the artisans who turn those designs into props, sets, ...

As an illusion, live theater requires an audience to suspend disbelief and embrace the imitation of life being presented before them. If a single facet is off, audiences are wrenched back into reality ...

Cassy Schillo will beg — not steal, of course — or borrow to get what she must have. She’s also not above a little innocent deception if her haggling falls short because she unintentionally irked the ...

Michelle Raymond, a prop designer with 27 years of experience, has worked on 50 shows at Williamston Theatre. Raymond meticulously researches and creates props to enhance storytelling. Raymond's ...

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- Hundreds of theatre items will be available for purchase this weekend through the Costume and Prop Sale at the University of Illinois. The University's College of Fine and ...

The oldest surviving examples of theatre props are a pair of Noh masks (used in traditional Japanese theatre) that date from the 14th century. These two masks – depicting "Chichinojou" (a cheerful old ...

The St. Louis Repertory Theater is opening their prop collection to the public to sell a variety of items, from collectibles, furniture, antiques, and more from June 26-29. Video by Allie Schallert, ...