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Theatre and Film Work

I work as a props builder, buyer, and props master for film, theatre and opera productions. My work includes sourcing, fabricating, and managing props for productions ranging from contemporary comedies to large-scale operas and set dressing on film productions. 


SELECTED PRODUCTIONS

The Shark is Broken — Props Master — Theatre Aezir — 2026
Sweeney Todd  — Head of Props — Western Opera — 2026
Cosi Fan Tutte — Head of Props — Western Opera — 2025
The Kitchen Witches — Props Builder and Buyer — Port Stanley Festival Theatre — 2025

Liars at a Funeral  — Props Builder and Buyer — Port Stanley Festival Theatre — 2025

The Beaver Club  — Props Builder and Buyer  — Port Stanley Festival Theatre — 2024

Cast of The Beaver Club at Port Stanley Theatre

Cast of The Beaver Club at Port Stanley Theatre

Complete Production Credits

Three men on a boat

Much Ado Productions / French Toast Films

Nothing But Love (2026)

Set Dresser
Directed by Shamim Sarif.

Production Designer: Chloé Olson.

Art Director: Antonia Sinn.

Set Decorator: M-A Orenstein.

Theatre Aezir

The Shark is Broken (2026)

Props Master
Directed by Dylan Trahan. Designed by John Beverley.

Featured Prop: Lagavulin Whisky Bottle → View Build

Western Opera, Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western University

Sweeney Todd (2026)

Head of Props 

Directed by Jennifer Tarver. Designed by Joe Recchia.

Featured Prop: Pirelli Flyer → View Build


Cosi Fan Tutte (2025)

Head of Props 

Directed by Anthony Rodrigues. Designed by Joe Recchia.


The Magic Flute (2025)

Head of Props

Directed by Jennifer Tarver. Designed by Joe Recchia.


Die Fledermaus (2024)

Head of Props

Directed by Theodore Baerg. Designed by Joe Recchia.

Odesa Theatre Company

Misery (2025)

Props Master and Set Dec

Directed by Scott Smalley and Chris Smalley. Designed by Chris Smalley.

Full Credits

Cast of Hurry Hard at Port Stanley Festival Theatre

Port Stanley Festival Theatre

goldfish (2025)

Assistant Designer

Props Builder and Buyer

Directed by Liz Gilroy. Designed by Joe Recchia. 


The Kitchen Witches (2025)

Props Builder and Buyer

Directed by Liz Gilroy. Designed by Emma Burnett.


Liars at a Funeral (2025)

Props Builder and Buyer

Directed by Julie Tomaino. Designed by Eric Bunnell.


Doris and Ivy in the Home (2025)

Props Builder and Buyer

Directed by Liz Gilroy. Designed by Joe Recchia.


Dump Guys (2025)

Props Builder and Buyer

Directed by Murray Furrow. Designed by Joe Recchia.


Perils of Persephone (2024)

Props Expert

Directed by Liz Gilroy. Designed by Eric Bunnell.


Bigfoot! (2024)

Props Expert

Directed by Murray Furrow. Designed by Eric Bunnell.


Hurry Hard (2024)

Assistant Designer

Props Expert

Directed by Liz Gilroy. Designed by Joshua Quinlan.


They're Found in Trees (2024)

Props Expert

Directed by Liz Gilroy. Designed by Joe Recchia.


Where You Are (2023)

Props Builder/Buyer

Directed by Simon Joynes. Designed by Joe Recchia.


The Beaver Club (2023)

Props Builder/Buyer

Directed by Liz Gilroy. Designed by Eric Bunnell. 


On the Air (2023)

Props Builder/Buyer

Directed by Simon Joynes. Designed by Eric Bunnell.


Wrong for Each Other (2023)
Props Builder/Buyer

Directed by Liz Gilroy. Designed by Joshua Quinlan

Portfolio (pdf)

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Doug Cottrell Designs

London, Ontario, Canada

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