Model Theater at Kannik's Korner^™

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Model Theaters - Ready built for purchase

These are wood model theaters for use by adults, or, with adult supervision, by responsible children over the age of 6.* See safety note below. Despite the common name of "toy theater", this is primarily an adult hobby,  or the theaters are used in professional performances or theater set design.

These theaters are designed and built by Fritz Kannik. They are fairly light weight, and easy to set up and tear down for travel and storage. The side frames are the same size, and are inserted into slots in the back of the theater front, and held in place by turn screws. The frames are made of wood, and the front is faced with thin laminated plywood (Luan) and painted in a blackish color so that the printed proscenium will stand out. The printed proscenium is not included. (Photo shows a small theater with unpainted framework, and with a printed proscenium. See the photos page for more images of the basic theater.)

The floor is made of hardboard (such as Masonite), and is not painted. There is a wood brace to go across the tops of the two side frames to support lighting, and for extra stability. Lights are not included. Please see our lighting page on the Tips and Tricks page for some suggestions about lights.

This is a basic theater to start out with, and other features can be added, such as a trap door or curved back horizons. They can be equipped to work as a rope loft for scenery, or used with sliding scenery, and much more.

The printed paper Proscenium is not included.

Small theaters can use most of our small prosceniums, or can be adapted to use mini-prosceniums.

The Large theaters we have in stock can use the following large prosceniums:
        Barbara Proscenium
        Royal Proscenium
        1880 Proscenium

The Pegasus will not work with this large theater because of the arch width, The Prior proscenium could work with adaptations for the depth and curtains. The Folk theater proscenium requires a three-dimensional structure, which can be placed in front of, and attached to the front of this theater.

We do not have basic Extra Large theaters at present.

Please Note: At present, we are not shipping wooden theaters outside the United States, due to the recent changes in postal rates and methods. We are researching the possibilities. If you are interested in  purchasing a theater from Alaska, Hawaii or outside the US, please let us know, and we will let you know the current shipping status.

Shipping: These theaters can only be shipped by UPS Ground. During checkout, at the top of the form, please select "UPS Ground (wooden theaters only)" as the shipping method. No Post Office Boxes can be accepted by UPS. If you have not selected UPS as the shipping method, your order will be canceled.

* Safety Note: This theater is not intended for use by young children.
It contains small parts and should be kept away from children or pets that might remove and/or swallow them, or misuse other parts. Parental supervision is recommended if used by any children.