Welcome to PropPeople.com!

Hello and welcome to PropPeople.com, a web site that I hope will become a central meeting place for the props community on the Internet. My name is Sean McArdle, and I am the owner/webmaster of this site. I decided to create this site because of the huge lack of information in the area of props on the web. My hope is that this site will fill some of that void, and give Prop People a place on the web that they can meet, share ideas, network, and find ways to improve our craft.

Another goal is to give students interested in props a source of information. It is well nigh impossible to get a formal education in the area of props, and what instruction exists is sometimes difficult to find. My hope is that this site will help point future prop people in the directions they need to start a career in this field.

The following is a list of goals that I have for this site:

• To create a place that has an online community that prop people will want to use to meet and communicate with other people in their craft
• For the Discussion Board to be a place where people can ask questions and learn from others
• For the job board to become a useful tool for Prop People to use to find work
• To provide vaulable products and services to prop shops and departments
• In general, to simply fulfill the online needs of Prop People everywhere!

This place is for you, the props student or professional. I really want to hear from you! What do you think of this site? What things do you like? What things don't you like? What other things would you like to see here? What other ways could this site be of help to you?

Please take the time to join the PropPeople.com email newsletter, "Prop News." This ezine will have ainteresting articles on props and theatre, as well as updates regasrding this site. To subscribe send a blank email to: proppeople-subscribe@topica.com.

I have many plans for this site. Here is a list of a few ideas that I hope to implement in the next year:



• A directory of educational theatre programs that support props students, both undergraduate and graduate, that includes details of the programs
• To host a directory of props internship programs and positions that are available
• A searchable vendor database
• The first Props FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
• A directory of prop people, both so that people can find each other and so that people who that are freelancing can increase their chances of getting work
• Online portfolio hosting
• Links to valuable research resources on the web
• Free to download e-books on a variety of subjects
• New products in the PropPeople.com Store
  • Look for the manual "How to Create a Killer Portfolio that Will Get You Work!" to be available very soon!
  • A manual that teaches you how to take advantage of the "Qualified Performing Artist" tax credit and save you tons of money on your taxes, especially if you don't make much money!
• A campaign to organize a USITT commission for Props
• A traditional printed newsletter
  
  

Please send any questions or comments that you have about this site to: propboy@proppeople.com

Thank you for visiting! I hope you come back often!

Sean McArdle
PropPeople.com