Newsies props

FLOYDS KNOBS — With dirty faces, sacks full of newspapers and synchronized dance numbers, students at Floyd Central High School piloted the Disney musical “Newsies” this past week.

Set in turn-of-the century New York City, NEWSIES is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.”

"Newsies" fake newspaper stacks

For the production of Newsie by the by Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth, Texas 76103, they used 10 blocks of 1.35 pound density EPS 18 inch x 18 inch x 24 inch and 10 blocks 18 inch x 18 inch x 18 inch to create strong, but very lightweight stacks of newspapers. By doing this they went from a 24” stack of newspapers that would have weighed in excess of 70 pounds to a prop weighing less than 10 pounds that could easily be moved around.

Warning: This post is going to be super newsy (see what I did there?) with lots of photos of our thoughts and experiences about Disney's NEWSIES on Tour. You NEWSIES fans will totally appreciate this.

Newsies Theater by Design is offering a complete Newsies scenic, prop and costume package. Original costume design by Sara Brookes and Noel Jordan. Original set and prop design by Jeremy Whittington and George Green. Produced for The Public Theater, San Antonio, Texas. Full scenery and prop package $4000 for 10 days, add $1000 per week