Adopt A Prop

How does T.O.'s Adopt A Prop campaign work? By getting our patrons even more involved in the vitality of our shows! By sponsoring a prop, costume or lighting effect in one of our shows (be it a gobo* or the very hair upon an actor's head), you not only ensure we have the high-quality paraphernalia we need (radios! newspapers! vintage army-wear!), but you can see where your contribution is, right there on stage.

Please e-mail Resident Design Associate Rochelle Barker if you'd like to adopt a prop today.

After adopting a prop, you'll receive your specialized adoption certificate in the mail to commemorate your kindness!

Adopt a Prop for Red

The following props are up for adoption, and -- with your help -- destined for the very good home of the Balzer Theater at Herren's:

Cartons of New York Second Avenue Chinese Food: $ 5 each

Vintage Classical Vinyl Record Album: $ 10 each

Wooden Handled House Painter Brush: $ 10 each

Old Bucket for Mixing Paint: $ 10 each

Powdered Pigment in Old Jar for Mixing Paint: $ 10 each

Staple Gun for Stretching Canvas: $ 20

Raw Eggs for Mixing Paint: $ 30

Large Cook Pot for Mixing Paint: $ 40

Counter Top Hot Plate for Mixing Paint: $ 50

Bottle of Scotch, for Paint Mixer (wink, wink): $ 10

4 Wooden Sawhorses for Building Canvases: $ 50

1950's Telephone: $ 75

Wood Stretcher Bars for One Painting: $ 75

Vintage Hi-Fi Stereophonic Console Record Player: $ 250

Roll of Canvas: $ 250

Rolling Rack for Painting and Drying Canvases: $ 350

Creating reproduction of Rothko painting: $ 500 each (A mere fraction of the $33 million value of an original Rothko!)

*FUN THEATER FACT: What’s a “gobo”? A gobo is a metal or glass template used in lighting instruments to cast patterns of light and shadow onto the set; such as leaves or clouds. It's derived from the phrase “GOes Before Optics” because it is placed between the light source and the optic lens.