Yesterday was day 1 of tech for Me, Myself & I. On my way there, I caught Matthew Campbell (one of the members of McCarter’s props department) ironing a pillowcase in the wardrobe room. I asked him if this had been an easy show for props, and he nearly threw the iron at me.

Turns out that while there are very few things on the stage throughout this play, the one big prop that does appear is so massive and complicated that the prop shop has been working their patooties off to create it. Matt is usually the “prop shopper,” but he spent this entire show as a metalworker. During yestereday’s dinner break, I saw this incredible prop for the first time, and it was pretty darn impressive.

Wanna know what it is? Well, that’d give away the ending! I guess you’ll just have to come see the show. Interesting tidbit, if you google the phrase: “working their patooties off,” the McCarter Theatre Blog comes up as the second link. I guess it isn’t as popular a phrase as I thought it was…

Posted by Adam Immerwahr, Producing Associate at McCarter Theatre.

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