About Me
Caroline (they/them) is a current member of the technical staff at the Martin Center for the Performing Arts, designs and volunteers regularly with Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective, and works as an administrator for Night Owl Circus Arts. They completed their studies in theatrical design and production at East Tennessee State University and continue to be involved with the aerial and dance company at the school. They have worked front and back of house roles in many theaters and at a variety of festivals, designed for various shows in a variety of spaces, and are always looking for new collaborations. Caroline is an instructor and performer at Night Owl Circus Arts and trains lyra, clowning, corde lisse, tightwire, and ground-based acro and flexibility skills.
Men on Boats - East Tennessee State University - Assistant Lighting Designer
Photo: ETSU Photo Lab
Design and Technical Work
- Upcoming: Intimacies - Performer, Technical Coordinator, Assistant Stage Manager - Night Owl Circus Arts - Directed by Vianna Isbister - Johnson City, TN - May 2024
- The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks, and Curls - Lighting Designer - Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective - Directed by Stephanie Hickling-Beckman - Asheville, North Carolina - February 2024
- The Nutcracker After Dark: The Holiday After Party - Performer (Nutcracker), Technical Coordinator, Assistant Stage Manager - Night Owls Circus Arts - Directed by Eva Alom and Devorah Daught - Johnson City, Tennessee - January 2024
- Cirqu'9 - contemporary circus festival - Production Team - Produced by Cirqu'aarau - Aarau, Switzerland - June 2023 - included performing in a collaborative live art/sculpture installation of La Transumante by Johann Le Guillerm with Cirque Ici
- Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters’ First 100 Years - Lighting Designer - Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective - Tina McGuire Black Box - Directed by Stephanie Hickling-Beckman - Asheville, North Carolina - June 2023
- Anti-Gravity - Student Showcase - Lighting Designer, sound coordinator, board-op, performer - Night Owl Circus Arts - Directed by Samantha Sander - Johnson City, Tennessee - May 2023
- Mountain Movers Contemporary Dance Company Spring Concert - Lighting Designer, Board-op - East Tennessee State University and Night Owl Circus Arts - Directed by Jen Kintner - Johnson City, Tennessee - April 2023
- Medea - Scenic Designer, shop crew - East Tennessee State University - Bert C. Bach Black Box - Directed by Bobby Funk - Johnson City, Tennessee - April 2023
- Little Shop of Horrors - Assistant Scenic Painter, shop crew - East Tennessee State University - Bert C. Bach Black Box - Directed by Melissa Shafer - Johnson City, Tennessee - March 2023
- All My Dandelion Wishes - Performer (Clowning and Ensemble), Technical Coordinator - Asheville Fringe Arts Festival - Empyrean Arts - Directed by Lydia Tewksbury - Asheville, North Carolina - March 2023
- 10th Anniversary Instructor Gala - Technical Coordinator, Performer, Rigging Assistant- Night Owls Circus Arts - Directed by Samantha Sander - Johnson City, Tennessee - March 2023
- Cheeks: Late Night Cabaret - Technical Coordinator, Performer, Rigging Assistant - Night Owls Circus Arts - Directed by Samantha Sander and Gem Brûlée - Johnson City, Tennessee - March 2023
- Over Yonder - Properties Designer, Set Consultant - 24-hour Play Festival - Patchwork Players Student Theater Organization - Studio CCB - Directed by Billie Williams - Johnson City, Tennessee - February 2023
- Abe Lincoln and Uncle Tom in the White House - Lighting Designer - Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective - Tina McGuire Black Box - Directed by Stephanie Hickling-Beckman - Asheville, North Carolina - February 2023
- ETSU Aerial I and Mountain Movers Contemporary Dance Company Showcase - Lighting Designer, Board-op, Performer - East Tennessee State University and Night Owl Circus Arts - Directed by Jen Kintner and Cara Harker - Johnson City, Tennessee - December 2022
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Lighting Designer, shop crew - East Tennesee State University - Bert C. Bach Black Box - Directed by Cara Harker - Johnson City, Tennessee - November 2022 - received KCACTF nomination
- Autumn Terror - Student Showcase - Lighting Designer, Choreography - Night Owl Circus Arts - Directed by Samantha Sander - Johnson City, Tennessee - October 2022
- Androcles and the Lion - Assistant Scenic Painter, shop crew - East Tennessee State University - Bert C. Bach Black Box - Directed by Ante Ursic - Johnson City, Tennessee - October 2022
- Blood At The Root - Lighting Designer - Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective - Tina McGuire Black Box - Directed by Stephanie Hickling-Beckman - Asheville, North Carolina - August 2022
- Obstructure - Properties Designer - Anam Cara Theatre Company and The Magnetic Theatre - Directed by Erinn Hartley - Asheville, North Carolina - August 2022
- Monsters of the American Cinema - Properties and Sound Designer, Crew, Set Installation - Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective - Tina Mcguire Black Box - Directed by Stephanie Hickling-Beckman - Asheville, North Carolina - June 2022
- ETSU Aerial Dance II Showcase - Lighting Designer, Board-op - East Tennessee State University and Night Owl Circus Arts - Directed by Jen Kintner - Johnson City, Tennessee - April 2022
- The War Is Over - Scenic, Properties, and Sound Designer - Patchwork Players Student Theater Organization - Studio CCB - Directed by Kylie Royce-Adams - Johnson City, Tennessee - April 2022
- Bugs in the Garden - Student Showcase - Lighting Designer, Technical Coordinator, Performer, Choreography - Night Owl Circus Arts - Directed by Samantha Sander, Jen Kintner - Johnson City, Tennessee - April 2022
- Bright Star - Assistant Technical Director, Assistant Scenic Painter, shop crew - East Tennessee State University - Bert C. Bach Black Box - Directed by Bobby Funk - Johnson City, Tennessee - April 2022
- Hint - Scenic, Properties, and Sound Designer - 24-hour play festival - Patchwork Players Student Theater Organization - Studio CCB - Johnson City, Tennessee - March 2022
- Straight White Men - Assistant Scenic and Properties Designer, shop crew - East Tennessee State University - Bert C. Bach Black Box - Directed by Melissa Shafer - Johnson City, Tennessee - February 2022
- Men on Boats - Assistant Lighting Designer, shop crew - East Tennessee State University - Bert C. Bach Black Box - Directed by Cara Harker - Johnson City, Tennessee - November 2021 - received KCACTF nomination
- Timeless Love - Properties and Sound Designer - 24-hour play festival - Patchwork Players Student Theater Organization - Studio CCB - Johnson City, Tennessee - October 2021
- Izzy Fuller - Scenic and Lighting Designer - The Vixens Present: Hexxed - Johnson City, Tennessee - October 2021 - Virtual online performance
- King Lear - Sound Designer - East Tennessee State University - Directed by Bobby Funk - Johnson City, Tennessee - April 2021- Virtual online audio performance
- Everyperson - Sound Designer - East Tennessee State University - Directed by Bobby Funk - Johnson City, Tennessee - October 2020 - Virtual online performance
- Appropriate - Sound Designer - East Tennessee State University - Directed by Herb Parker - Johnson City, Tennessee - October 2020 - Virtual online performance
- Traitor - Properties Designer - The Magnetic Theater - Directed by David Anthony Yeates - Asheville, North Carolina - March 2020
- Coriolanus - Costume Designer - Nemesis Theater - Tina McGuire Black Box - Directed by Melon Wedick - Asheville, North Carolina - February 2020
- Flying Catastrophe Circus - Director, Performer, Choreographer - Asheville Fringe Arts Festival - Empyrean Arts - Asheville, North Carolina - January 2020
- The Legacy of Amelia Aldean - Properties Designer - The Magnetic Theater - Directed by Katie Jones - Asheville, North Carolina - October 2019
- A Midsummer Night's Dream - Sound Designer - Warren Wilson College - Directed by Candace Taylor - Swannanoa, North Carolina - April 2018
Resume
Education
-East Tennessee State University — Bachelor of Arts in Theater, Design and Production, May 2023
-Warren Wilson College — Bachelor of Arts in English/Theater, minor in Spanish, Dec 2017
-Piedmont Virginia Community College — Associate’s of Science (Biology), 2015
Relevant Employment
-Technical Staff - Martin Center for the Performing Arts, Johnson City, TN. September 2023 - ongoing
-Assistant Studio Manager, Instructor, Performer, Technical Staff, at Night Owl Circus Arts, Johnson City, TN. October 2021 - ongoing
-Stage Manager - Land of Oz, Beech Mountain, NC. September 2023
-Student worker in the ETSU Scenic and Costume shops, Johnson City, TN. August 2021 - May 2023
-Box Office staff, Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, Asheville, NC. August 2019 - March 2020
-Student worker in the Warren Wilson Scene shop, Asheville, NC. January 2016 - December 2017
Relevant Experience
Worked and volunteered extensively at area theaters in Asheville, NC, including Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective, Nemesis Theater, The Magnetic Theater, and the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival.
Production Team for Cirqu'9, a contemporary circus festival in Aarau, Switzerland. June 2023. Plan to hold same role in June 2025.
Volunteered extensively at Live Arts Theater in Charlottesville, VA as a stage manager, scene shop volunteer, and as part of the their Technical Team for the American High School Theater Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Experience as IATSE over-hire/local crew in Johnson City, TN.
Experience as a spotlight operator, stage manager, scenic and props designer, lighting designer, sound designer, house manager, scenic and props painter and builder, box office associate, board operator, dresser, stagehand, puppeteer, aerial instructor, circus show creator and director, and circus performer. Some sewing and embroidery machine experience.
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