Kaitlin Diana Evans

(850)566-6085 | KaitlinEvans13@gmail.com

www.KaitlinDianaEvans.com

Work Experience

Lindsey Striling’s Snow Waltz | L2

Nov 2024 - Dec 2024 | National Tour

  • lead crew of 6 stagehands to construct a rig for lighting

  • Equipment maintenance

  • Quickly and efficiently troubleshoot issues

  • Build and strike at warehouse

Utah Shakespeare Festival| Electrics Technician

May 2024 - Oct 2024 | Cedar City, Utah

  • Addressed and mapped 6 Projectors to a blackbox space

  • Network creation and maintenance

  • Making lighting and video “practical” props

  • Comms etiquette

WESH 2 CW18 News | Intern

January 2024 - April 2024 | Orlando, FL

  • Formal Training on: Floor Directing, multiple PTZ and robotic Camera Operation, Audio Operation, Technical Directing, and Directing

  • Keeping a show on a strict schedule, compromising on the fly for the best show outcome

  • MultiView attention and processing

  • quick, effective and impersonal communication

Five Star AV Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne| Event Technician

March 2023 - September 2023 | Miami, FL

  • Confer with producers, performers, and others to determine and achieve the desired sound for a production,

    such as a musical recording or a film.

  • Prepare, set up and operate equipment for live events.

  • Create floorplans based off of a rider

  • Stream video and sound over networks and the internet.

Thomasville Storefront Theatre | Freelance Sound Designer

October 2018 - November 2018 | Thomasville, GA

  • Confer with producers, performers, and others to determine and achieve the desired sound for a production,

    such as a musical recording or a film.

  • Prepare for recording sessions by performing such activities as selecting and setting up microphones.

  • Regulate volume level and sound quality during recording sessions, using control consoles.

  • Record speech, music, and other sounds on recording media, using recording equipment.





Amplify Entertainment | Public Address System and Other Announcers

October 2017 – December 2017 | Tallahassee ,FL

  • Select and play music appropriate for the crowd.

  • Greet attendees and serve as master of ceremonies at events and weddings.

  • Set up and test sound equipment before each event.





Theatre Tallahassee | Freelance Lighting Designer for Streetcar Named Desire

June 2017 – July 2017 | Tallahassee, FL

  • Attend rehearsals and production meetings in order to obtain and share information related to lighting.

  • Confer with clients and staff in order to gather information about exhibit space, proposed themes and content,

    timelines, budgets, materials, and/or promotion requirements.

  • Assign staff to complete design ideas and prepare sketches, illustrations, and detailed drawings of sets, or

    graphics and animation.





Quincy Music Theatre | Lighting Designer for Jesus Christ Superstar & Beauty and the Beast

September 2016 – February 2017 | Quincy, FL





Kira Derryberry Photography | Freelance Photographer’s Assistant

May 2016 – Present

  • Haul equipment to photo shoot location

  • Set up light stands, soft boxes, reflectors and other equipment needed.

  • Breaking down equipment and properly repacking for next shoot.





Education

 

Full Sail University | Winter Park, Florida

August 2019-Present

 

Tallahassee Community College | Tallahassee, Florida

August 2017 – May 2019

Associate — Dramatic Arts | 3.72 GPA

President’s List Fall 2018-19

Dean’s List: Spring 2018, Summer 2018




Lawton Chiles High School | Tallahassee, FL

August 2013 – May 2017

High School — Diploma | 3.6 GPA

Honor Roll: 2013, 2014, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017-18




Utah Shakespeare Festival Tech Camp | Cedar City, Utah

Summer 2015 & Summer 2016




Skills

● Video Editing

● Adobe Premiere Pro

● Adobe Photoshop

● Adobe Illustrator

● Sound Editing

● Lighting Control Consoles

● Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)

● Filming on a Canon 6Ti, ENG Camera

● Rigging, Hanging, Focusing, and Maintaining lighting instruments.




Awards

● Florida Community College Activities Association - Props

● Theatre Management/Construction Award Spring 2018

● Tallahassee Community College Theatre and Forensics Scholarship 2017-present

● Theatre Tallahassee Best Lighting Design for a Mainstage Play Nominee for Streetcar Named Desire 2017

● Awards4U Technical Theatre Scholarship, 2017

● International Thespian Society Superior for Publicity, 2016

● Chiles High School Best Undergraduate Technician, 2015




List of Productions

  1. Other Desert Cities - Lighting Designer & Board operator, 2019

  2. Spring Awakening - House Manager, 2019

  3. Bang Bang You’re Dead - Actor, 2018

  4. Jekyll & Hyde - Sound Design, 2018

  5. Schoolhouse Rock - Props Master, 2018

  6. Dining Room - Props, 2018

  7. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime - House Manager, 2018

  8. Taming of the Shrew - Props Master & Designer, 2017

  9. Streetcar Named Desire - Lighting Designer & Board Operator, 2017

  10. Laramie Project - Actor, 2017

  11. The Pirates of Penzance - Spot Light Operator, 2016

  12. The Little Mermaid - Spot Light Operator, 2016

  13. The Comedy of Errors - Spot Light Operator, 2016

  14. The Producers - Lighting Board Operator, 2016

  15. The Foreigner - Lighting Board Operator, 2016

  16. The Craic - Lighting Board Operator, 2016

  17. Fiddler on the Roof - Lighting Designer and Board Operator, 2016

  18. Jesus Christ Superstar - Lighting Designer and Board Operator, 2016

  19. The Music Man - Lighting Design and Board Operator, 2016

  20. Curious Savage - Actor, 2016

  21. The Birds - Technical Director, 2015

  22. A Chorus Line - Stagehand, 2015

  23. Mary Poppins - Spot Light Operator, 2015

  24. Phantom of the Opera - Spot Light Operator, 2015

  25. Beauty & The Beast - Lighting Designer, 2015

  26. Phantom of the Country Opera - Lighting Design and Board Operator, 2015

  27. A Christmas Carol - Actor, 2015

  28. Fiddler on the Roof - Spot Light Operator, 2014

  29. Once Upon A Mattress - Lighting Board Operator, 2014

  30. Night Watch - Lighting & Sound Design and Board Operator, 2014

  31. A Christmas Carol - Actor, 2014

  32. Much Ado About Nothing - Lighting Board Operator, 2013

  33. The Mountaintop - Projection Tech/Operator, 2024

  34. Silent Sky - Projection Tech/Operator, 2024