Bad Monkey Props

Bad Monkey Props focuses on designing and building props that are both visually compelling and durable enough for rigorous performance use, from one-off specialty pieces to overseeing full prop production for large-scale theatrical projects. The studio has contributed to 30+ Broadway shows and touring productions.

Company values and commitments

• Equity and inclusion: Bad Monkey Props is committed to helping make the entertainment industry a more equitable, inclusive, just, and anti-racist place to work.
• Inclusive hiring: The company supports working with and hiring individuals whose backgrounds are underrepresented in the entertainment industry, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, class, gender identity or expression, ability, and sexual orientation.
• Fair pay: All artisans at Bad Monkey Props are compensated above industry standards and at a minimum of $34/hour for all positions, reflecting a commitment to living wages and pay transparency.
• Healthy work culture: As a Brooklyn-based company, Bad Monkey Props aims to provide the means for employees to maintain happy and healthy lifestyle habits.

Team overview

Bad Monkey Props brings together a team of skilled artisans and managers with experience in:

• props production supervision
• fabrication and carpentry
• scenic art and surface finishing
• project management for theatrical productions
• digital design, CAD, and 3D printing

Individual team members have credits across a wide range of Broadway and touring productions.

Core services

Bad Monkey Props offers a wide range of services, including:

• Design drawings
• Digital illustration
• Carpentry
• Metalwork
• Special effects (SFX)
• Technical consulting
• Creative design solutions
• Sculpting and carving
• Molding and casting
• Scenic painting
• Project management
• Prototyping
• Rehearsal scenery
• Pneumatic systems design
• 3D printing
• Technical drafting
• Set decoration
• Breakaway glassware
• Soft goods
• Integrated lighting (LX) systems

Additional areas of work include:

• scenic painting and surface treatments
• illustration work
• CNC machining
• hand props
• rehearsal scenery
• set decoration
• photo studio accessories
• 3D printing for props and components

Types of projects

Bad Monkey Props specializes in creative design solutions for one-of-a-kind problems and storytelling needs, including:

• custom props and objects that support live performance storytelling
• items that incorporate special effects, lighting, or mechanical features
• rehearsal and show-ready versions of props and scenic elements

Projects range from individual unique props to full oversight of prop production for large theatrical productions.

For project inquiries and general questions, you can contact Bad Monkey Props using the following details:

• Email (projects): Buildit@badmonkeyprops.com
• Phone: (631) 223-8732

You can also submit a project inquiry through the contact form on the company website.

Studio address

Bad Monkey Props, LLC 777 Meeker Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11222 United States

Service area

The studio is based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and supports productions and clients in New York City and beyond.

Business hours

Specific business hours are not listed publicly. For time-sensitive or scheduling-related questions, please reach out by email or phone.

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Overhire and future opportunities

The company is always interested in hearing from potential collaborators and overhire artisans for future needs.

If you would like to be considered for future overhire opportunities:

• send your resume and
• a few examples of your work

to Jobs@badmonkeyprops.com.

Full-time positions and announcements

• Full-time positions will be posted on the company website when available.
• Job opening announcements may also be shared on Instagram at @badmonkeyprops.

For questions about employment or opportunities, use the jobs email listed above.

The studio works with:

• theatrical Designers
• Directors and creative leadership
• production teams for Broadway, off-Broadway, and touring shows

Selected productions

Examples of productions that have featured work from Bad Monkey Props include (not exhaustive):

• Stranger Things – The First Shadow
• Death Becomes Her
• Moulin Rouge! – Broadway and worldwide productions
• MJ The Musical – Broadway and National Tour
• Operation Mincemeat – Broadway
• Beetlejuice – Broadway and worldwide productions
• Life of Pi – Broadway and National Tour
• Back to the Future – Broadway and National Tour
• Once Upon a One More Time
• Take Me Out – 2022 revival
• Heathers – 2025 New World Stages revival
• Buena Vista Social Club
• The Outsiders – Broadway and National Tour
• Beauty and the Beast – 2025 National Tour
• Boop
• Company – 2020 revival
• Tootsie
• Dog Day Afternoon
• Mean Girls – Broadway and National Tour
• The Shark Is Broken
• Some Like It Hot – Broadway
• Waitress – National Tour
• Tammy Faye
• Tina – The Tina Turner Musical – National Tour
• Merrily We Roll Along – 2023 revival
• SUFFS – National Tour
• Bad Cinderella
• Into The Woods – 2022 revival and National Tour
• The Book of Mormon – Broadway and National Tour
• Almost Famous
• Dolly – An Original Musical – world premiere in Nashville
• Purple Rain – world premiere in Minneapolis
• Glengarry Glen Ross
• Hells Kitchen – National Tour
• Hercules – Paper Mill Playhouse
• Leopoldstadt
• Les Misérables – US National Tour
• The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Kiss Me Kate – 2019 revival
• Frozen – National Tour

These credits illustrate the studio's experience supporting high-profile theatrical productions with custom props and related fabrication work.

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