Month: February 2012

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Master Props

February 16, 2012 Suzy Berkowitz 0

Adrienne Call is not just a props master — she is the props master. Third-year theater tech major Call is the only theater tech major enrolled in New Paltz with a design concentration and an emphasis in properties (props). Because she’s the only student officially studying props, Call has faced several challenges and opportunities during her years at SUNY New Paltz. “It’s very hard,” Call said. “I feel like there are a lot of demands put on me and expectations of me because I’m the only one willing to help out with props. The fact that I like doing it makes them expect even more out of me. It makes me expect more out of me.” Call’s job as props master includes finding, buying and procuring all props necessary for a theatrical production. […]

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Pretty In Ink Makes Its Mark

February 16, 2012 Maria Jayne 0

After the birth of her second child, Stacey Byford shifted from her law practice of 15 years to providing the public with everlasting flushed faces and bedroom eyes. Byford is now a permanent makeup artist for her own business called Pretty In Ink. She has several locations throughout New York and New Jersey and all of the equipment is portable so she can work out of her clients’ homes. However, Byford said she is proud of her new storefront which opened nine […]