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kathryn.korak@gmail.com

katkorak.weebly.com

EXPERIENCE
Summer Production Intern
Goodman Theatre Company
Sup: Amber Porter
Responsibilities included creating MSDS database in Access, maintaining employment records,
tracking union time minimums, reconciling expenses, recording meeting notes, writing
technical riders, filing daily reports, assisting in technical rehearsals, assisting with special events
which included setting up basic sound systems, and other office tasks.
Administrative Asst. to Resident TD
Western Michigan University, Dept. of Sup: Patrick Niemi
Theatre
Responsibilities included creating and maintaining a database capable of tracking all scene shop
purchases for a 9 show season totaling $31,000, prepping shows for load-in and in some cases
organizing call times for the carpenters. Other responsibilities were making supply runs, making
supply orders to venders, acquiring and selecting bids for orders, and estimating the cost of
building scenery.
Technical Director for Not About Nightingales University of Illinois Dept. of Theatre Sup: Tom Korder
Responsibility included structurally engineering scenery, generating technical draftings for
construction and costing the scenic design for the production. In addition, scheduling and
leading crews, ranging from 5 to 30 people, in the instillation and deconstruction of scenery.
Scene Shop Carpenter
University of Illinois Dept. of Theatre Sup: Andrea Stewart
Responsibilities included overseeing student labor and constructing scenery.
Facility Manager of Armory Free Theater
University of Illinois Dept. of Theatre Sup: JW Morrissette
Responsibilities included maintaining the black box theatre space, overseeing over 10
productions safety and use of the space.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Technical Packet for Festival Theatre at Krannert Center of
Champaign, IL Sup: Nicole Bromley
Performing Arts
This project consisted of compiling and presenting the following information in a 37 page
packet given to visiting artists using the Festival Theatre: location, personnel, logistics, theatre
dimensions, rigging system criteria, equipment inventory, and safety regulations.

SKILLS
Microsoft Access, Microsoft Office; 3D AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Inventor, Budgeting, Estimating,
Scheduling, Coordinating Crews, Basic Webpage Management, Carpentry, Electrician Skills, Basic Sewing
Skills, Valid Drivers License

EDUCATION
University of Illinois
Dale Carnegie Training
Western Michigan University

REFERENCES
Tom Korder
Andrea Stewart
Joan ONeill

MFA in Scenic Technology

Dale Carnegie Course (Leadership and Communication)
BA In Theatre with an emphasis in Stage Management

Interim Director of Production at KCPA

Interim Assistant Technical Director at KCPA
Volunteer for Adaptive Adventures

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Expected May 2017

March 2015
April 2013

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