theatre magic – Kathryn Louise

Theatre Magic 2024

12/26/23-2/24 – Stage Manager The Book Of Will at Taproot Theatre
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 at Taproot
3/18-23/24 – USITT Conference in Seattle
4/1/24 – SM Collective Networking Event
4/1-4/24 – Props Designer Acting Studio camp at Taproot
4/21/24 – Lighting Programer Scrambling The Goose for WET at 12th Ave

4/28-5/3/24 – Stage Manager Bellevue College Dance Festival at Bellevue College
4/16-5/12/24 – Stage Manager & Scenic Crew A Year With Frog And Toad at Bellevue College
6/10-8/17 – Stage Manager Sister Act at Taproot

9/18-19 – Charlie Brown Christmas callbacks check in at Taproot
9/30-10/5 – Lighting Designer Inspired By… with Mirror Stage at Raisbeck Auditorium
10/6-31 – Stage Manager Sponsored By The Void with The Co-Conspirators

11/4-23 – Stage Manager Puff at Bellevue College
11/25-12/31 – Backstage Swing Charlie Brown Christmas at Taproot Theatre
12/16-3/8 – Stage Manager Lewis & Tolkien at Taproot Theatre

I’m really proud of the work I did in 2024. I grew so much as an artist and learned something new with every project. I think I had contracts for 41 weeks this year!

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!