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Scene, Prop & Costume Shops (TTS-001)

Scene, Prop & Costume Shops is documented in the DePaul Resource Map as shared research or teaching infrastructure at DePaul University, The Theatre School, Production and Design areas, Lincoln Park. Professional production shops integrated with scenic, costume, and technical instruction — scene, paint, and metal shops on the ground floor; prop shop (Room 103); 3rd-floor costume shop; makeup/wig shop; lighting labs and rehearsal studios. Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation.

Summary 🟡 ✓

  • College / school: The Theatre School
  • Sub-unit: Production and Design areas
  • Campus/Location: Lincoln Park
  • Last Verified: May 30, 2026

Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified

Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived

Description & capabilities

Professional production shops integrated with scenic, costume, and technical instruction — scene, paint, and metal shops on the ground floor; prop shop (Room 103); 3rd-floor costume shop; makeup/wig shop; lighting labs and rehearsal studios.

Access status

  • Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation
  • Rationale: Theatre School facilities page describes conservatory spaces; daily student shop/studio use is within degree programs, while public space rental uses a separate intake form and staff contact.
  • Access URL: theatre.depaul.edu/about/facilities
  • Contact name: Theatre box office
  • Contact email: theatreboxoffice@depaul.edu
  • Verification date: 2026-05-30
  • Source URLs:
  • theatre.depaul.edu/about/facilities

Verification

  • Status: ✓ Confirmed
  • Rationale: Theatre School facilities page describes active 2013 facility with 2026 rental tech packets and space rental intake process.
  • Last verified: 2026-05-30
  • Evidence:
  • Official facilities page with Watts/Healy rental tech packets dated 2026
  • Space rental intake form referenced
  • theatreboxoffice@depaul.edu published

Equipment

Find this resource from the Equipment catalog or site search by instrument or lab name.

Category Specific equipment
Scenic fabrication Scene shop — carpentry, metal, and rigging fabrication; Rehearsal studios
Props, costume, and makeup Prop shop; Costume shop; Makeup shop
Stage lighting Lighting laboratories; Movement studios
Woodshop and general fabrication Scenic woodworking (parallel to makerspace wood tooling at IRL for student projects)

Related equipment categories

Taxonomy bridges to related capability elsewhere on campus (search these terms or open the catalog anchors):

Source: Theatre School facilities page (May 2026). Last verified: July 29, 2026.

Contacts (resource-level)

Last verified: October 5, 2026.

People & contacts

Named contacts when publicly documented.

Source URL

Official links and email are listed under Contacts above.

Documented Relationships

Core support for technical direction, design tracks, and performance production.

TEC 200

Notes

Facility entry.