Props & Stage Furniture Terminology

Question 1

Props

Answer 1

Portable items actors use (e.g. books, cups, letters).

Question 2

Personal props

Answer 2

Items that actors carry (e.g. handbags, watches).

Question 3

Set dressing

Answer 3

Items placed on set for decoration (e.g. vases, curtains).

Question 4

Stage furniture

Answer 4

Larger items like tables, chairs, sofas, wardrobes.

Question 5

Hand props

Answer 5

Props used physically by characters during a performance.

Question 6

Practical props

Answer 6

Props that actually work (e.g. a working lamp or phone).

Question 7

Period-appropriate

Answer 7

Props and furniture accurate to the time setting.