The dark curtain

Lamp
Photo work bench
(clock)
Brass knuckles- Fake amazon, paint it. $8.99
Chair
Basket
Apron
Nightgown
8
Ham, cheese, ect.
$20-
Mustard

9
Dilapidated carpet- Pull from alexander
Airline bag

10
Gold case
Cigarette
Zip-bag
Baby food jar

11
Safety razor blade (wrapped in cardboard)
Ivory girl statue- 5 inches long- has switchblade in her- Make out of my blade.
Wad of money
Phone-

14
Garbage pail- crumpled envelopes, airline tickets
Two small notebooks

15
Marine picture on wall
Camera tripod
19
Stick (walking stick [blind])
Purse

21
Photo equipment
Sugar cubes
Pepper shaker

22
Sam cigarette

23
powerpack - in ice box
Ash tray on top of safe
Equipment bag

24
Laundry basket and laundry

25
Mike's package
Washer

29
Coffee pot

30
knife

31
$5 & list
A glass
Wedding photograph

33
Handkerchief

43
Key in the back of the freezer
Bag of keys
Suitcase

44
Letters
50
Doll

59
Knife for susy

61
Bottle of ammonia
Cooking Oil

69
Zip-bag
Chevron scarf

70
Metal tin
Match box
Vase

73
Towel

74
Bags of white powder
Fake Knife
Dope doll- one that can have the head pulled off.

76
Flashlight

77
Match
Fake Gun
Libby Vogel, Alexander Gardner

Props Budget Project

Professor Westhoff

January 28, 2020

Wait Until Dark

The play Wait Until Dark, written by Frederick Knott takes place in a basement

apartment in Greenwich Village, New York in 1966. This apartment is inhabited by Susy and

Sam Hendrix, though they are not the first people we meet inside. This thriller opened in

February of 1966 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. It was directed by Arthur Penn. It was made

into a film and premiered in October of 1967.

Greenwich Village is traditionally known to be the home of artists, students, and

bohemians, which makes it the perfect location for our couple, Sam and Susy Hendrix. Sam is a

photographer and ex-navy, while Susy is more of a homebody, due to the fact that she is blind.

Two ex-convicts, Mike and Carlino are called to the house of Sam and Susy by con-man Roat to

find a doll that has been lost. Unknown to the Hendrixes, this doll contains thousands of dollars

worth of heroin. The three con-men trick Susy into helping them look for the doll, convincing

her that it is an incriminating piece of evidence against her husband for murder.

Page # Prop Description/ Character/ Status/Question

Function Placement

4 Lamp Gooseneck Sam’s work Pull

bench

5 Brass knuckles Silver, Mike’s On Mike Buy/Build-

hands $8.99 (Amazon)

6 Basket For laundry Washing Pull

 machine

8 Ham Deli Meat In fridge Buy $3

8 $20 $20 In freezer Pull

9 Carpet Dilapidated, Roat Borrow-

faded, 6’ x 5’ Alexander

9 Handkerchief Personal Roat Borrow- Libby

9 Airline bag Shoulder bag Roat Pull

10 Gold Case Cigarette Case Roat Buy- $20

(smoking store)

10 Fake Cigarette Personal On Roat & Sam Buy- $5

(amazon)

10 Baby food jar Empty, screw- Roat’s bag Borrow-

top Personal family

11 Safety Razor Produced from Mike Pull

blade (Wrapped pocket
in cardboard)

11 5 inch switch Thin statue of Roat coat Borrow/Build

blade, ivory girl
statue

11 Wad of money Payment for job Roat coat Borrow

11 Phone Referencing a Table Borrow-

phone call Alexander

14 Garbage pail Searching Bench Outside Pull

Contents House

14 Two-Small Notes of Area Roat, Carlino, Buy-2 for $5

Notebooks and Numbers Mike

15 Camera tripod Last Minute Carlino Borrow

Weapon

19 Walking stick Helping Susy Susy Pull/Build

19 Purse Small purse Susy Borrow

21 Photo equipment Camera, still Sam and on the Borrow
photos, lens table
21 Sugar cubes Small white Susy/table Build
cubes

21 Pepper shaker Small shaker Susy/on the floor Borrow-

with the label Alexander
Pepper

23 Powerpack Black box for Sam/in the Pull

camera freezer

23 Ash tray Small disk On top of the Pull

safe with Sam

23 Equipment bag Large bag Front door with Pull

Sam

25 Mike’s package Medium Sized On top of safe Pull

box

29 Coffee pot Small pot to Gloria Borrow-Personal

make coffee Family

30 Kitchen knife Small knife On Floor Picked Borrow-Personal

Up By Susy Family

31 $5 & List $5 bill and paper Table picked up Pull

by Gloria

31 A glass Regular glass Susy Pull

cup

31 Wedding Medium frame Roat Pull

Photograph with photo

33 Handkerchief Small rag Carlino’s right Pull

hand

43 Key in the back Regular size key Removed by Borrow

of freezer Mike

43 Bag of keys A bunch of Mike Borrow

regular keys

43 Suitcase Medium sized Susy Pull

luggage

44 Letters Bunch of paper Mike, then Susy Pull

50 Doll Raggedy ann Floor, Gloria Buy

 doll

59 Knife for Susy Small knife Susy, in purse Pull

61 Bottle of Small white Gloria, cabinet Pull

ammonia bottle with label
ammonia

61 Cooking oil Clear bottle with Gloria, in Borrow

label cooking oil cabinet

69 Zip-bag Small ziplock Roat, in pocket Borrow

bag

69 Chevron Scarf Light weighted Roat, in bag Pull

scarf

70 Metal tin Small metal box Roat, in bag Pull

70 Match box Small little box Susy, on table Buy- $1

70 Vase Medium glass Susy, on table Borrow

vase

73 Towel Medium cloth Roat, on fridge Borrow

door

74 Bags of white Small bags of Roat Build- $4

powder powder

74 Fake Knife Small knife Susy Borrow

74 Dope Doll Same as before, Susy, then Roat Buy/Build- $12

but made to rip
open

76 Flashlight Two small Patrolman 1&2 Borrow

flashlights

77 Match Singular match Susy Buy- $1

77 Fake Gun Small black gun Patrolman 1&2 Pull

and holster

Spray Paint (for brass knuckles) - $7

Velcro (for the tear apart dope doll)- $17

Flower (to make dope bags)- $4

Molding clay (for ivory switchblade)- $15

White paint (for ivory switchblade) - $3

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Total: $106