DAWN KENSETH
PRODUCTION & HEAD ELECTRICIAN
Welcome to my online resume & portfolio.
Building, running, and touring musical theatre stage lighting rigs is what I do.
Check it out and then contact me to learn more.
SOME OF THE SHOWS...
A Gallery of Production photos from some of the shows where I've worked in an electrician capacity:
Hover (or Swipe & Click on mobile) to expand pics & then check out my resume for more details...
Photo Credits: Dawn Kenseth, Jeremy Daniel (Something Rotten, White Christmas, Nice Work Tour), Gary Ng (Ogunquit: SNF, Nice Work and MDQ), Bruce Bennett (Mermaid), Carol Rosegg (RENT & Cinderella), Matthew Murphy (Color Purple, Aint Too Proud, Cats), Julia Lynn (Porgy & Bess), Kevin Thomas Garcia (Mamma Mia).
SELECTED RECENT WORK...
For the complete (and printable) PDF resume: Click Here
CURRENT & UPCOMING PROJECTS:
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Summer 2019: Head Electrician for Santa Fe Opera
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Fall 2019: Production Electrician for 2 Tours T.B.A.
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Winter 2019-202: Head Electrician for 1st National Tour T.B.A.
HEAD ELECTRICIAN
April - Nov 2018.
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Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations - A Pre-Broadway 3 City "Tour"
PRODUCTION &/or HEAD ELECTRICIAN
2010 - 2018
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Something Rotten 1st National Tour (Both)
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White Christmas 2014-2017 (Both)
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Cinderella 2016-2017 Tour (Prod Elx)
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RENT 20th Anniversary Tour (Prod Elx)
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Nice Work If You Can Get It (Both)
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Mamma Mia (Deck LX, Interim Head, Prod LX '13)
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and More! (See Resume...)
PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN
Fall 2017 & Winter 2018-19
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The Color Purple 2017-2018 1st National Tour
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CATS 2019-2020 National Tour
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Summer 2015.
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Victor Victoria
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Nice Work If You Can Get It
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Million Dollar Quartet
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Saturday Night Fever
MEMBERSHIP, EDUCATION & SELECTED SKILLS...
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IATSE - ACT Member since 2009
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BFA Theatre Tech/Design (& Minor in Dance) from Millikin University (Decatur, IL)
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OSHA 10/GES (2018)
Experienced with:
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ETC's EOS Family of Consoles
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Lightwright 5 & 6
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Vectorworks
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Moving Light Assistant
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Filemaker Pro
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Cloud Computing (Dropbox, GoogleDrive, etc).
Addtional Experience with:
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Moving Light Repair, Dry Ice Effects, Custom LED Tape Projects, Soldering, Wireless DMX, Multi-Console Systems w/ SMPTE, MSC & OSC, and most importantly: 3D Truck Pack Tetris.
But who is the
"Real" Dawn...
Informal moment: since I know that's what you're really trying to figure out: Who I really am as a person as opposed to the cut & dry resume and skills list.
Well, I've been working in theatre pretty much non-stop since graduation in 2005, either with touring musicals or with summerstock/festival programs. Those jobs are always very-full-time, and I'm okay with that. After all, I can say I've worked in 49 states and worked with all sorts of people.
But when I'm not working in the theatre, my side interests include photography (landscape/ weather/ real-estate), NASA & space travel, and embarking on roadtrips in my trusty Mustang. I also probably spend too much on social media, but someday I'll hopefully break that habit. Until then, it's a great way to stay in touch with my theatre colleagues all over the country (and world).
ONE MORE THING...
My Load-out TimeLapse "Hobby"
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3-2-1...CONTACT
Snail Mailing Address:
3929 S. Read Rd., Janesville, WI 53546
Current Location/Address:
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Email:
Cell: 217-433-5129