Olivia Steele
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Dynamic Stage Manager offering 8 years of expertise in planning a wide variety of productions. Proven leader and successful in collaborating with directors on overall vision to monitor consistency of details. Personable individual clearly communicates changes to cast and technical team to minimize delays or other obstacles. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Stage Manager
SeaWorld San Antonio
San Antonio
03.2022 - 02.2024
- Assisted with all aspects of production, including budgeting, and scheduling over 100 performers weekly.
- Organized rehearsals and performances to ensure that the production ran smoothly.
- Coordinated with other departments to ensure that the technical elements were in place for each performance.
- Communicated regularly with actors and crew members to ensure that all tasks were completed on time.
- Maintained a safe working environment by enforcing safety protocols during rehearsals and performances.
- Monitored cue calls throughout the performance to ensure smooth transitions between scenes.
- Served as a liaison between performers and producers regarding any issues that arose.
- Performed maintenance checks on all audio and visual equipment used in productions.
- Provided support to actors when necessary during performances or rehearsals.
- Called out performance technical cues using wireless headsets.
- Helped performers run through warm-ups, scripts and notes.
- Monitored performances to review technical and performance aspects for concept consistency.
- Maintained well-being of cast and crew through equipment and stage safety procedures.
- Facilitated communication across creative and technical departments.
Production Assistant
American Ninja Warrior
San Antonio
01.2022 - 02.2022
- Maintained communication between production staff and crew members.
- Facilitated the transport of equipment to set locations.
- Coordinated with vendors for rental equipment needs.
- Managed inventory of props, costumes, and other materials.
- Ensured compliance with production safety regulations.
- Assisted in assembling stage sets and props onsite.
- Organized catering services for cast and crew during shoots.
- Provided technical support during live broadcasts or recordings.
- Monitored scene progress and assisted with any adjustments needed by the director.
- Ran errands as necessary for the production team.
- Kept records of daily production activities.
- Performed general office duties such as answering phones, filing paperwork.
Performance Santa Fe
Joe Illick
Santa Fe, NM
11.2015 - 08.2017
- Hired from a large pool of applicants to assist Artistic Director Joe Illick with several children's operatic productions throughout high school. Responsible for costuming, prop sourcing, notating blocking, calling show, and fly rail operation.
- Learned professional communication skills between director, producers and technians.
Office Manager
Anne Steele Custom Interiors
El Paso
06.2017 - 07.2022
- Developed and implemented office policies and procedures.
- Supervised staff members, organized schedules and delegated tasks.
- Assisted with the preparation of budgets, forecasts and financial statements.
- Maintained filing system for records, correspondence and other documents.
- Created spreadsheets in Excel to track data such as vacation requests, sick days .
- Answered phone calls, responded to emails, routed mail and coordinated courier services.
- Resolved customer inquiries in a timely manner while maintaining positive relationships with clients.
- Managed front desk operations including greeting visitors, answering questions or directing them to appropriate personnel.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Stage Management
University of Texas At El Paso
El Paso, TX12-2021
High School Diploma -
Santa Fe High School
05-2017
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook
- Strong leadership
- Stage production management
- Managing resources
- Team Communication
- Scheduling expertise
- Supervising staff
- Rehearsal Direction
- Time prioritization
- Technical knowledge
- Safety Procedures
- Safety Protocols
- Team communications
- Staff Supervision
- Resource Management
- Rehearsal and meeting scheduling
Accomplishments
- Santa Fe Opera Young Technicians Apprenticeship (5 selected from 160 applicants)
- Lensic Young Technicians Program (12 selected)
Languages
Spanish
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Stage Manager
SeaWorld San Antonio
03.2022 - 02.2024
Production Assistant
American Ninja Warrior
01.2022 - 02.2022
Office Manager
Anne Steele Custom Interiors
06.2017 - 07.2022
Performance Santa Fe
Joe Illick
11.2015 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Stage Management
University of Texas At El Paso
High School Diploma -
Santa Fe High School
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