Proptology (THEATER & FILM PROPS) with Jay Duckworth

Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward

Comedy, Science, Society & Culture

4.9 • 23.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Real skulls. Fake pistols. Vegan steaks. Onstage bonfires. Cursed productions. Industry secrets and more with the world’s most lovable and beloved prop master, Professor Jay Duckworth aka @Proptologist on TikTok. A veteran of stage and screen and now an adjunct professor at Pace University, Jay chats about props vs. wardrobe vs. set design, how he keeps tracks of the thousands of items used to make a set feel real, what it was like to work on Hamilton from the very beginning, a prop master’s tool belt, design heroes, the importance of art -- and sanitation workers -- and why you should always carry a Moleskein notebook. Also: his 3 tips to having a long and successful career. Get ready to fall in love. Follow Professor Duckworth at: https://www.tiktok.com/@proptologist twitter.com/jayduck9 Instagram.com/jayduck9 His website is: https://www.proptologist.com/ Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ProfDuckworths Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/proptologist/shop A donation went to The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, Inc., NIWRC.org More links at www.alieward.com/ologies/proptology Sponsors of the show: www.alieward.com/ologies-sponsors To become a patron: www.Patreon.com/ologies OlogiesMerch.com has hats, pins, totes, shirts, etc. Follow Ologies on Instagram or Twitter Follow Alie Ward on Instagram or Twitter.com Sound editing by Steven Ray Morris & Jarrett Sleeper Music by Nick Thorburn Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies

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0:00.0	Oh, hey, it's your friend's dog who's more affectionate with you than your own dog, but
0:04.8	it's fine.
0:05.8	It's totally fine.
0:06.8	Alliwort, back with a magical historical artsy episode of Oligies that is not about butts.
0:12.6	Okay, so settle now.
0:14.1	So today we're talking with a longtime theater legend, a prop master, a veteran of stage
0:20.0	and screen who has captured our hearts very recently, having started a TikTok account
0:25.2	under the handle, prop topologist.
0:27.3	So in the last four months, a quarter of a million people have followed him to hear tales
0:32.3	of props of your and fabrication techniques and honestly some really solid life lessons.
0:38.1	He's a gift to the world quite honestly.
0:40.9	And he spent years as the head of props for New York City's public theater.
0:45.0	He is an adjunct professor of props design at pace university and he is wonderful.
0:50.8	Really quick before we get into it.
0:52.5	Thanks to everyone supporting at patreon.com slash allergies, first little is a buck a
0:56.3	month.
0:57.3	Thanks to everyone wearing merch from allergies merch.com and everyone subscribing and telling
1:02.1	a friend or social networks about the show.
1:05.5	And for leaving reviews such as this piping hot fresh one left for me to read like a creep
1:11.0	by reviewer X who wrote very angry five stars.
1:15.4	I hate this show.
1:16.6	It's so good.
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