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Claire Prohaska

Claire Prohaska

New York,NY

Summary

My main expertise includes stage management, different areas of technical design, and working in children's theater. I have a creative personality and I'm skilled in, childcare/babysitting, organization, playwriting, painting, and a lot more. I excel in communication, teamwork, quick email responses and problem-solving to ensure satisfaction and safety for all. I am a major theater enthusiast who is a bright, and passionate person, involved in playwriting, painting, and music. I have a good track record of academic achievements while also very committed to theater arts and volunteering in community theater.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Theatre Usher

MCC Theater Company
New York, NY
10.2024 - Current
  • Assisted directly with audience members, patrons, and guests to ensure their safety and overall comfort while watching the show.
  • Worked closely with Box Office and Front of House staff to facilitate smooth transitions between shows.
  • Handed out the production's playbills and programs to the audience members, while also guiding them to their seats.
  • Scanned in tickets for the show, while securing the entrances, and making sure everyone paid for a ticket to the show.
  • Greeted guests in the theater while directing them to where the bathrooms and bar are located.
  • Re-filling the programs from the stock closet.

Theater Technician & Stage Manager (Volunteer)

The Everett Theater
Middletown , DE
08.2022 - Current
  • Assisted with summer camps, and other junior productions.
  • In charge of large groups of children, while also entertaining them and giving them activities to do.
  • Worked directly with camp directors, choreographers, tech crew, designers, and other stage managers.
  • Helped build and paint sets.
  • Organized microphone packs and assisted with putting them on actors.

Theater Technician (Volunteer)

Smyrna Opera House
Smyrna, DE
08.2024 - 08.2024
  • Assisted with summer camps, and other junior productions.
  • In charge of large groups of children, while also entertaining them and giving them activities to do.
  • Worked directly with camp directors, choreographers, tech crew, designers, and other stage managers.
  • Helped build and paint sets.
  • Organized microphone packs and assisted with putting them on actors.

Lighting & Sound Technician

Red Clay Consolidated School District
Wilmington, DE
05.2022 - 05.2024
  • Troubleshot issues with sound equipment and lighting equipment.
  • Operated control consoles to regulate volume levels and sound quality.
  • Collaborated with producers, directors, musicians, actors, singers, and other personnel who rented out the theater space.
  • Train students and volunteers on the proper use of audio and lighting equipment.
  • Tested sound equipment prior to live performances by performing sound checks with the speakers and microphones.
  • Tested light equipment prior to live performances by checking each lighting cue to ensure each light is performing correctly.

Sales Associate

Levi Strauss & Company
Newark, DE
10.2021 - 05.2024
  • Assisted customers using product knowledge and company knowledge.
  • Organized stockroom shelves according to size, color or style.
  • Answered incoming telephone calls to provide store, products and services information.
  • Maintained cleanliness of store environment including floors, windows, displays.
  • Worked effectively in team environments to make the workplace more productive.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Stage & Production Management

Marymount Manhattan College
Manhattan, NY

High School Diploma -

Cab Calloway School of The Arts
Wilmington, DE
05-2024

Skills

  • Leadership experience
  • Theatre etiquette
  • Understands general technical theater terms
  • Can call cues from a script
  • Time management
  • Effectively and efficiently communicates
  • Adapts and fixes issues on the fly
  • Establishes a creative environment and works well with other team members
  • Adaptability
  • Assertiveness
  • Flexibility
  • Sense of urgency
  • Professional appearance

Timeline

Theatre Usher

MCC Theater Company
10.2024 - Current

Theater Technician (Volunteer)

Smyrna Opera House
08.2024 - 08.2024

Theater Technician & Stage Manager (Volunteer)

The Everett Theater
08.2022 - Current

Lighting & Sound Technician

Red Clay Consolidated School District
05.2022 - 05.2024

Sales Associate

Levi Strauss & Company
10.2021 - 05.2024

Some College (No Degree) - Stage & Production Management

Marymount Manhattan College

High School Diploma -

Cab Calloway School of The Arts
Claire Prohaska