Artist, Stagehand, Administrative Assistant, CSR

Sarah E Brown Setta

* ***** * ******, *********, FL 32502 850-***-****

*****.*****@*****.***

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA

(currently attending) 2010 - present

Direction of Study: General Arts

Pensacola Junior College

A.A. in Music and Drama 1992 - 1995

Emphasis: Technical Theatre

Booker T. Washington High School

General Diploma 1989 - 1992

Graduated with Honors

Clubs Involved with: German Club, Art Club, Drama Club, Lagniappe

AWARDS

SUPERIOR RATING, REGIONAL COLLEGE THEATRE, "A WALK IN THE WOODS", STAGE

MANAGER 1994

Overall Best in Class, German American Partnership Program, German Club

1992

Work EXPERIENCE

BALLET PENSACOLA

Stagehand - Lightboard Operator, Deck Electrician, Rail Operator, Set

Construction, Set Painter

and Runner, seasonal/contractual

2008 - present

Worked under Tech Director to make sure show loaded in properly, set up

well, ran without a

problem, taken down properly and loaded out smoothly.

Freelance

Freelance Prop and Mask Artist

2013 - present

Based on client wants, designed and created props, masks and items for

costumes, Cosplay and

Halloween.

Saenger Theatre, SMG

Stage Manager - building representative for all scheduled clients, Local

and Touring. 2006 - 2013

Guided clients of building needs and requirements, scheduled client

needs, scheduled Labor for event, provided hospitality needs based on

Technical Rider, Stage Managed events and led crews that needed

coordination, acted as Technical Director when needed, maintained the

sanctity of the event, any and all needs as required.

Saenger Theatre, SMG

Stagehand and Lighting Department Head 2005 - present

Labor job of setting up stages and performance spaces, leading

departments and crews to set electricity and lighting fixtures to proper

places for the needs of the event

Pensacola Civic Center/Pensacola Bay Center, SMG

Stagehand and Ground Rigger 2006 - present

Labor job of setting up stages and performance spaces and concert venues

in a number of department groupings and building steel cable points for

safety of hanging equipment overhead

The Wharf, Showpay Management, Orange Beach, Alabama

Stagehand - on call 2010 - present

Called in only when the Labor needs request it, setting stages and

performance spaces

Mobile Saenger Theatre, Mobile, Alabama

Stagehand and Lighting Department Head 2010

Labor job of setting up stages and performance spaces and leading

Lighting crew for touring performances

Pensacola Junior College/Pensacola State College, Employer's

Assistance/Keegan Staffing

Stage Designer - highest level of stagehand for the college 2005 - 2014

Collaborated with Design team to construct, erect and paint sets for

performances at PJC/PSC. Led students and assisted with on-job training

of students in the technical theatre lab classes while creating the set.

In this educational aspect, I shared the same duties as an Assistant

Technical Director.

Alamo Title Agency - Housing Title Agency, Austin, Texas

Office Assistant 1997 - 2005

Assisted Human Resources, Accounting (Accounts Receivable/Accounts

Payable, Account Reconciliation), President, Vice President, Marketing

and Escrow Departs at the Headquarter location for all subsidiary

division in the Austin, Texas area including Round Rock, Pflugerville,

Georgetown, and Bradshaw areas.

HBC Engineering - Dunhill Temp Agency, Austin, Texas

Office Secretary and Customer Service 1995 - 1997

Maintained all files and organized all payables/receivables for proper

attention. Was also made the voice of the digital answering service

Motel 6

Concierge/Customer Service Representative 1995 - 1996

Responsible for accepting customers for motel patronage. Cashier,

Attendant and afternoon/evening shift CSR

Blockbuster Video

Cashier & Stock 1992 - 1995

Customer Service Representative for all movies being rented. Suggesting

new titles, Cashier, and Stocking & Inventory.

Volunteer EXPERIENCE

PENSACOLA LITTLE THEATRE

Stagehand, Production Stage Manager and Rigger (Ground and Up) 2005 -

present

Labor job to construct, erect, paint, run, acquire all properties, set

lighting and sound, maintain lighting and sound, run rail, run shows, rig

hanging points with attention to human life and risk, Stage Manage shows

and take down all set after show is over. Without good amateur theatre,

there would not be good professional theatre.

Pensacola Clean and Green

Christmas Decoration "Putter Upper" 2010 - 2012

When Pensacola stated they could not attend to the costs of placing

Christmas Decorations up along Palafox and Main Streets a group of

Stagehands got together to assist the city in a volunteer manner.

Replaced light bulbs, worked in groups to place the d cor 15 feet off the

ground, plugged d cor into power, operator of drivable boom lift as a

certified driver, worked in dangerous areas of electrical lines and over

personal vehicles parked along the street.

Pensacola Shakespeare Company

Production Stage Manager 2011 - 2012

Twelfth Night and Taming of the Shrew. Created all scheduling of all

cast for Director's rehearsal process for a growing nonprofit

organization. Kept all paperwork and information organized and available

so all involved in the Design process were aware of such immediate

changes. Sixteen day rehearsal process to put all performance events in

place and maintain an event that could be repeated and placed in

repertoire.

MEMBERSHIPS

IATSE, LOCAL 60 - STAGEHAND LABOR UNION

National Honor Society

LANGUAGES AND SKILLS

ENGLISH - NATIVE LANGUAGE

German - speak, read, and write with basic/moderate competence

Romanian - beginning education with tutor

Computer literate, net savvy, typing 70+wpm, Word, Excel, Microsoft 7,

Auto CAD and Vectorworks Computer Aided Drafting/Design programs, Corel

Paint 12 (Art Program), PaintshopPro 10 (Photo Manipulation program),

organization skills, Technical Theatre skills, construction and

woodworking skills, MIG Welding, Stick Welding, Temporary Power

Connections, Sound Effect Design, Lighting Design, Prop Design, Basic

Television Camera Handling, Cashier, Filing, 10-key, modern CPR

certified, Basic First Aid Certified, Fork Lift Operator Certified,

experienced with Foss Shape, Wonderflex, Bondo, Scene Painting for

theatre, spray paint for artistic designs, basic Seamstressing skills,

artistic eye, running and managing an event, running and managing

schedules, running and managing working crews, Organization skills,

working awareness

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