Jahsiah Auguste
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Dynamic theater production professional with extensive experience at the CalArts Scene Shop, specializing in carpentry and digital asset creation. Contributed to the success of over five major productions through innovative problem-solving and design. Demonstrated leadership in workshop facilitation and a strong aptitude for script analysis, promoting collaborative creative environments. Committed to advancing production quality and uplifting communities through impactful artistic endeavors.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Shop Assistant
Scene Shop
Santa Clarita, CA
09.2024 - Current
- Built sets for five theatre productions in a professional scene shop using carpentry, welding, and painting.
- Transported set pieces to the theatre and constructed them.
- Keeping the scene shop clean, maintaining the professional cleanliness of the scene shop.
Artistic Assistant
Stars of Tomorrow Project Inc.
New York, NY
07.2024 - 08.2024
- Designed digital assets
- I organized the schedule weekly, adapting to unexpected changes to create the best student experience.
- Created and led five theater workshops for fifteen students over a week.
- Prepared logistics for the 6-week camp, such as food, art materials, worksheets, etc.
Actor
New Perspectives Theatre
New York, NY
08.2023 - 08.2023
- Studied scripts to learn about characters' personalities, goals, and motivations.
- Maintained high levels of energy and concentration during long shoots and performances.
- Wrote original materials and adapted details from public information to achieve dramatic, narrative, or comedic effects.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Acting
California Institute of The Arts
Valencia, CA05-2027
High School Diploma -
Talent Unlimited HS
Manhattan, NY06-2023
Skills
- Carpentry
- Script analysis
- Digital asset creation
- Workshop facilitation
- Cold reading
- Team player mentality
- Voice modulation
- Scriptwriting
- Innovative thinking
Accomplishments
- Awarded POSSE Arts Scholarship in 2023
- Performed as Judas in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Walt Disney Modular Theater
Affiliations
- Voice Acting
- Script Writing
- Wrestling
- Fashion Styling
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
French
Elementary
Additional Acknowledgements
- Alumni of MCC Youth Company Playwriting Lab 2023
- Premiered as Bully in Nambi E. Kelley & Daniel Carlton's Hidden Inside with Keen Company
Timeline
Technical Shop Assistant
Scene Shop
09.2024 - Current
Artistic Assistant
Stars of Tomorrow Project Inc.
07.2024 - 08.2024
Actor
New Perspectives Theatre
08.2023 - 08.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Acting
California Institute of The Arts
High School Diploma -
Talent Unlimited HS
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