Jay Duckworth
Jay has more than 40 years’ experience in Off-Broadway and Broadway with many shows credited to his name as props designer from over a decade-long residency at The Public Theater. These include Hamilton, Fun Home, Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, Latin History for Morons, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf and NYC’s Shakespeare in the Park . He teaches at Colorado State University and Pace University and writes for Stage Directions Magazine. Jay is a member of the United States Institute of Theatre Technology and the Society of Props Artisan Managers.
First props managers
The earliest props managers were the skeuopoios of classical Greek theatre, which developed into the art form we'd recognize today around 500 BCE. These craftsmen were hired by the Khoregos – a wealthy community leader who acted as financial backer and producer – principally to make masks for the actors, but it is likely they were also responsible for making or sourcing other stage property.
Photo: Mark Cartwright