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A Year Freelance

July 28, 2023 was my last day on staff at Taproot. I can’t believe I’ve been freelance for an entire year already!

  • Anastasia, the incredible human behind Kula Cloth, made me a custom Theatre Magic Maker™ Kula to celebrate quitting my job. I cried when I opened the package.
  • 7/28/23 – Last day on staff
  • 8/5/23 – Got my business license for Kathryn Louise, Theatre Magic Maker
  • August-October – Stage Manager Last Drive To Dodge
  • 10/23/23 – TPS Gregory Awards (on zoom, lulz)
  • 11/16-18/23 – On book for Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas At Pemberley tech
  • 11/18-19/23 – Lighting hang & focus for A Charlie Brown Christmas
  • 11/20-21/23 – Check in and reader for Sister Act callbacks
  • 11/21/23 – Stage Manager sub A Charlie Brown Christmas
  • 12/6-8/23 – Lighting Designer New Moves
  • 12/11/23 – Lighting Designer Acting Studio camp
  • December-February – Stage Manager The Book Of Will
  • 2/11/24 – I shadow the Stage Manager at Swan Lake at PNB
  • 3/1/24 – TPS Tech & Design Fair
  • 3/6/24 – Lighting hang for How To Write A New Book Of The Bible
  • 3/18-23/24 – USITT Conference in Seattle
  • 4/1/24 – SM Collective Networking Event
  • 4/1-4/24 – Props Designer Acting Studio camp
  • 4/16-5/12/24 – Stage Manager & Scenic Crew A Year With Frog And Toad
  • 4/21/24 – Lighting Programer Scrambling The Goose
  • 4/28-5/3/24 – Stage Manager Bellevue College Dance Festival
  • June-August – Stage Manager Sister Act

A goal I had when I went freelance was to see more shows and to have more adventure days outside. I haven’t gone through and tallied up how many of each I did July 2022-July 2023, so I can’t exactly compare, but in the year since leaving my staff job, I’ve attended 24 shows/concerts/sports ball and I’ve had 33 days I’d classify as “adventure days”. Here’s to even more of both in the next year!