Scene shop

A scenery shop or scene shop is a specialized workshop found in many medium or large theaters, as well as many educational theatre settings. The primary function of a scene shop is to fabricate and assemble the flats, platforms, scenery wagons, and other scenic (set) pieces required for a performance. Commonly, a scene shop is also the location where most of the set painting is done, and is sometimes used to make props. Generally, the individuals who work in a scene shop are carpenters, although, in bigger shops, it is common for metalworkers to be employed for steel-construction set pieces which require welding and other machining. It is common for the individuals working in a scene shop to be knowledgeable in a wide variety of technical skills, developed over time as required for specific construction needs. Over time, scene shops have evolved over the influence and ideas by designs such as: Adolphe Appia, Edward Gordon Craig, Robert Edmond Jones who have been part/contributors to the New Stagecraft Movement. Scene shops allow designers to create, try and explore different ideas by creating drafts/prototypes with cheaper materials before completing the set design with concrete materials that will be utilized, all within the scene shop.