
DAWN KENSETH
PRODUCTION & HEAD ELECTRICIAN
Over 700 Career "Tour Stops" and Counting...
CURRENTLY: Home in Sioux Falls, SD and Working Part-Time as an Advance Electrician.
Available for Freelance / Temporary / Cover / Advance / Production Gigs of all sorts!
CURRENT & RECENT PROJECTS:

Aladdin
HEAD ELECTRICIAN - 2022 - 2023 National Tour
PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN - 2024 Korean Production
Disney Theatrical Group
Lighting Design by Natasha Katz, AssocLD: Brandon Rosen
TOUR: A 10 truck production doing primarily one-week sits throughout the US & Canada. Multiple Trusses, Side-Lighting Ladders, Footlights & GroundRows. In addition, the lighting department includes a variety of set electrics, streamers, fog&CO2 special effects and video/projection.
KOREA: A collaboration with Korean production company - This production used much of the US "Tour 2" set (and practicals), plus some elements from other previous productions, and also "new build" pieces. Lighting-wise, we worked with a Korean lighting company to prepare the rental lighting package.

Girl From the North Country
HEAD ELECTRICIAN
2023 - 2024 National Tour
GM: Foresight Theatrical
Lighting Design by Mark Henderson, AssocLD: Vivien Leone
A 4 Truck, First National Tour. This is show is perhaps unique for the touring circuit in that no followspots are used, and 10 FOH Mac Encore Performance (WRM & CLD) provide the 'front light'.
Less gear doesn't always mean easier. In fact, in requires more precision and purpose for each unit & each focus point.

My Fair Lady
HEAD ELECTRICIAN
2019-2020... & 2021-2022 First National Tour
Troika Entertainment
Lighting Design by Don Holder, AssocLD: Karen Spahn
An 8 truck production of the Lincoln Center show. A fairly typical touring rig of trusses, lighting ladders, rovers & set electrics. Approx 70 moving lights to focus & maintain, including a larger than average FOH LX hang. We're using City Theatrical's new Multiverse technology to control FOH and set electrics- including the Higgins Study (a variety of sconces), lampposts (LED Tape), and the Pub (LED Birdies).

Ogunquit Playhouse - 2021 Summer
HEAD ELECTRICIAN / ELEC DEPT SUPERVISOR
Spamalot, Margaritaville, Mystic Pizza, & Youth Programming
Lighting Design by Rich Latta
For the Summer of 2021, Ogunquit Playhouse built a custom outdoor pavilion. The lighting system was mostly rented from PRG rather than using Ogunquit's indoor inventory. Meanwhile, we continued the Ogunquit's tradition of extensive set electrics - thousands of 12vdc 2811 LED pixel nodes, pucks and tape, sACN on wireless systems, and plenty of other festoons & CO2 and tiny fogger effects.
Side Project: I also provided the "Lighting Design/Programming" for a Children's Theatre production of Alice in Wonderland (using the mainstage lighting rig.)

Santa Fe Opera - 2019 Summer
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
La Boheme, The Pearl Fishers, Cosi Fan Tutte, Jenufa, The Thirteeth Child & Various Other Events
A member of a lighting team that consisted of lighting director, 3 lighting supervisors, myself, an AME, shop electrician, programmer, video tech & then 8 student/early career apprentices. We had 5 guest designers (1 for each show). Each show had unique needs in regards to set electrics, HMI Rovers, and/or pyrotechnics. All shows ran in full rep, so daily changeovers and focus were a large unique process in this outdoor (with roof) venue.
OTHER PAST PRODUCTIONS:

2024 Deck Run Crew (Props & Scenic)

2014, '15, '17, '19 Head and/or Production Electrician

2019 Production Electrician

2019 Production Electrician

2018 Head Electrician

2017 Production Electrician

2016-2017 Production & Head Electrician

2016 Production Electrician

2016 (Also 2014 & 2015) Master Electrician





SOME ADDITIONAL TOURS: The Little Mermaid, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Mamma Mia, American Idiot, Avenue Q.
Photo Credits: Evan Zimmerman (Girl From the North Country) Deen van Meer (Aladdin), Matthew Murphy (Jesus Christ Superstar, Color Purple, Aint Too Proud, Cats), Joan Marcus (My Fair Lady), Nile Hawver (Margarittaville), Jeremy Daniel (Something Rotten, White Christmas, Nice Work Tour), Bruce Bennett (Mermaid), Carol Rosegg (RENT & Cinderella), Julia Lynn (Porgy & Bess) & Dawn Kenseth,
LIGHTING DESIGN:
While my time in college included designing and assisting on multiple productions, my working career has not included many formal design projects. However, my interest in design, color and the "musicality" of lighting has not diminished, and I hope to be able to design more (again) in the future.
Gallery Includes:
- Alice in Wonderland (Children's Theatre Production) @ Ogunquit Playhouse
- Rock the 80s Benefit Concert
- Dance Attitudes (Dance Studio) @ Janesville, WI
- Dylan (College Design Project) @ Millikin University
- Syzygy (College Dance Concert Design Project) @ Millikin University
- A Little Night Music (Asst LD / College Project) @ Millikin University
SKILLS & EDUCATION:

MEMBERSHIPS & EDUCATION
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IATSE - ACT Member since '09
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BFA Theatre Tech/Design (& Minor in Dance), Millikin University (Decatur, IL)
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OSHA 10/GES (2018)
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Completed various AWP (Genie) Trainings
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CPR/AED (Most Recently: 2023)
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Various ETC-Branded Courses (Augment3D, Ion Console Training, Networking Fundamentals, DMX Operation/Troubleshooting)

CONSOLES & SOFTWARE:
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ETC's EOS Family of Consoles including multi-console networks, iRFR, OSC, MIDI (MSC) & SMPTE Show Control.
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Lightwright 5 & 6
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Basic Vectorworks & AutoCAD
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Moving Light Assistant
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Filemaker Pro
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Experienced with both Mac & PC

EXPERIENCED & SKILLED WITH:
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Moving Light & Scroller Repair
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Dry Ice, CO2, Fog & Simple Pyro Effects
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Wireless DMX Control
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Creating LED Tape & Set Electric Projects
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Soldering
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Followspot Operation & Calling
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Leading crews of all ages & skill levels
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4D Truck Pack Tetris (yes 4).





Some Of My Other Personal Projects:
A) Making Load-out TimeLapses:
B) Hobby Photography: Lightning, Landscapes, Stars & Animals.











