![Students adding a cylindrical top to a prop they created out of styrofoam.](https://arts.psu.edu/assets/uploads/images/_1280xAUTO_fit_center-center_80_none/facilities_2002_TAPS_scenic.jpg)
The Theatre Arts Production Studio (TAPS) features a large, state-of-the-art equipped scenic shop with adjacent properties shop and scenic paint studio.
The costume shops, located in the Theatre and Production Studios (TAPS), include a main shop, where cutting and fitting is done, a millinery room, laundry and dying facilities, and a costume collection that exceeds a two-story warehouse-sized room. These shops are used as classrooms for graduate students and the undergraduate Theatre 160 costume crafts class, as well as for Pennsylvania Centre Stage productions. The costume shops and TAPS are located in the Academic Activities Building, which also houses the scene shops and light labs.
Students bring their talent to life.
Sets and costumes, sketches and stages. The magic starts here.
![Initial scene and character design created on paper by a student for a School of Theatre production.](https://arts.psu.edu/assets/uploads/images/_680xAUTO_fit_center-center_80_none/facilities_2002_TAPS_gallery_08.jpg)
![Costume shop showcasing numerous costumes and sewing machine stations.](https://arts.psu.edu/assets/uploads/images/_680xAUTO_fit_center-center_80_none/facilities_2002_TAPS_gallery_09.jpg)
![Scenic design students creating a face prop out of wood for a play.](https://arts.psu.edu/assets/uploads/images/_680xAUTO_fit_center-center_80_none/facilities_2002_TAPS_gallery_10.jpg)
![Students creating multiple masks for a School of Theatre production.](https://arts.psu.edu/assets/uploads/images/_680xAUTO_fit_center-center_80_none/facilities_2002_TAPS_gallery_07.jpg)
![A student nailing the corners of a piece of scenery made out of wood.](https://arts.psu.edu/assets/uploads/images/_680xAUTO_fit_center-center_80_none/facilities_2002_TAPS_gallery_06.jpg)
![Closeup of fabric and measuring tools used in the costume shop.](https://arts.psu.edu/assets/uploads/images/_680xAUTO_fit_center-center_80_none/facilities_2002_TAPS_gallery_05.jpg)
![A student painting multiple platforms to be used as props in a School of Theatre production.](https://arts.psu.edu/assets/uploads/images/_680xAUTO_fit_center-center_80_none/facilities_2002_TAPS_gallery_04.jpg)
![Close up of intricate thread detail over sheer fabric.](https://arts.psu.edu/assets/uploads/images/_680xAUTO_fit_center-center_80_none/facilities_2002_TAPS_gallery_02.jpg)
![A student sanding the surface of a large piece of wood.](https://arts.psu.edu/assets/uploads/images/_680xAUTO_fit_center-center_80_none/facilities_2002_TAPS_gallery_01.jpg)