Kristen Ruthemeyer Hammer

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About me

I began my career in the arts as a music major, but quickly learned that I was much more suited to being behind the stage than on it. This led me to stage management. I love the organizational aspects of the job, but also am able to stretch my creative chops while calling shows or solving unusual challenges. My experience ranges from large-scale shows in Equity houses to 2-person shows performed in an apartment building's basement. The bulk of my professional work has been as Resident Stage Manager for Know Theatre of Cincinnati - a small professional theatre producing primarily world and regional premieres. Know focuses on relevance, representation, and accessibility. I gained a very diverse set of skills while working not only as the stage manager, but as an essential part of the administrative team. I've served as props master, box office manager, bar manager, and volunteer manager, as well as taking on other odd jobs as needed. In this next phase of my career, I'd like to expand my knowledge and experiences by creating new work in new places. While my focus has been on contemporary and brand new plays and musicals, I am interested in work in all genres of theatre.
Additional skills:
Design and execution of basic lighting systems. Basic to intermediate lighting fixture maintenance and troubleshooting. Beginner level programming skills on all ETC boards. Intermediate to advanced level programming skills on ETC Ion. Able to operate manual and semi-programmable boards.

Set up and operation of basic sound systems. Beginner to intermediate sound system troubleshooting. Experienced with QLab and Isadora.

Maintenance and repair of costumes. Basic costume construction skills.

Significant experience in properties, served as prop master for 4 years.

Administrative experience in bar and box office management, volunteer management, and managing business/patron relations.

Training in stage combat. Significant experience as fight captain, experience choreographing basic unarmed encounters.
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Available on request

Skills

Job Titles	Stage Manager
Years in industry	6+ years