Christopher S. Kramer 16701 Algonquin Street, Apt 220 Production Stage Manager, Designer, and Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Programmer (916) 765-9452 | [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Experienced and passionate production / stage manager, electrician, lighting designer, projections designer and stage hand. Versatile in fulfilling various roles through experience in multiple aspects of the production industry, including both the designer and technician roles.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Show Crew | Universal Studios Hollywood – NBC Universal | Universal City, CA November 2015 – Present
● Safe and efficient loading, execution, and removal of pyrotechnic materials on a show-by-show basis. ● Operation of daily operational shows and special events while maintaining performer, crew, and guest safety, and upholding show artistic and technical integrity.
Production Stage Manager | The Voice Bank | Touring December 2015 – Present
• Responsible for safely setting up, executing, and striking show rehearsals and performances in a variety of new venues around the country. • Advancing of the show’s technical elements, including the creation of a rider, reports, and assisting in coordinating transportation and logistics.
Associate Production Manager | Theatre Threshold | CSU Long Beach, Long Beach, CA April 2016 – May 2017
• Responsible for the coordination of 8 to 12 undergraduate production teams per semester, including scheduling production meetings, generating rehearsal schedules, and performance reports, and maintaining proper documentation and contact information for use by academic department advisors. • Advising and guiding stage managers on the production process, emphasizing organization, safety, and timeliness, and demonstrating consistent and proper reporting and archiving techniques.
Lead Stage Electrician | Harris Center, Three Stages at Folsom Lake College | Folsom, CA August 2012 – June 2015
● Coordinating in the preparation, setup, execution, and strike of a variety of touring productions. ● Maintaining operational status of theater equipment, lighting systems, and lighting control network.
Electrician / Board Operator | Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts | Beverly Hills, CA September 2015 – Present
Assistant Master Electrician / Lighting Designer | Sacramento Theatre Company | Sacramento, CA August 2008 – June 2015
DESIGN & ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIANCE
• Freelance – Lighting / Projections Designer, Programmer, and Electrician • 4.48 Psychosis – Lighting / Projections Media Designer – Theatre Threshold at CSULB • Stagehand and Electrician – IATSE Local 134 San Jose • Rent – Assistant Stage Manager – California Rep Theatre at CSULB • The Whipping Man – Stage Manager – Theatre Threshold at CSULB • It’s A Wonderful Life – Stage Manager – Capital Stage (3 Years) • Spring Awakening – Assistant Technical Director - Falcons Eye Theatre at Folsom Lake College • Recipe for Disaster – Assistant Technical Director - Falcons Eye Theatre at Folsom Lake College • Anon(ymous) – Lighting Designer – Falcons Eye Theater at Folsom Lake College – SARTA Elly Award Winner • The Boy Friend – Lighting Designer – Sacramento Theatre Company • Quilters – Lighting Designer – Sacramento Theatre Company • Cloud 9 – Lighting Designer – Falcons Eye Theater at Folsom Lake College – SARTA Elly Award Nominated • Story of the Velveteen Rabbit – Lighting Designer – Sacramento Theatre Company • Teaching Artist – Rosemont High School, Sacramento, CA • The Crucible – Master Electrician - Falcons Eye Theatre at Folsom Lake College • Intern – Sacramento Theatre Company – August 2006 to August 2008 • Additional Unlisted Experience
Portfolio available upon request.
RELEVANT SKILLS
• Experience creating riders • Accurate and Efficient • Experience Handling and and generating detailed Schedule Management Loading Pyrotechnic production reports • Hand Drawn and Effects • Q-lab (Media and Audio), Computer Assisted Plot • Working Knowledge of Isadora, After Effects, Creation Counterweight/Fly Photoshop, Adobe Premier • Vectorworks Systems • ETC, GrandMA, Strand • AutoCAD • Office Applications Console Experience • Lightwright • Type 90 WPM • Lighting Control Network • Visualization Software Setup and Maintenance including RenderWorks
EDUCATION & GOALS
B.A. in Theater Arts – Technical Theatre (Production and Stage Management / Lighting Design) California State University, Long Beach – May 2017
REFERENCES
Available Upon Request