Kimberly Anne Venable

Entertainment Producer and Director/ Casting/ Management

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Portfolio of Productions: https://vimeo.com/user179862261 Experience

Elysian Entertainment LLC- Director of Entertainment January 2023- present

● Entertainment curators and bespoke entertainment producer

● Working with a global talent base to create custom entertainment options for a variety of clients

● Managing the overall operation of the business- talent sourcing, creative development, show direction, client and vendor liaison

● Creative entertainment consultant taking the event from concept to creation to provide bespoke entertainment options for a variety of event types

● Previous works include: La Perle by Dragone's Street Team, Entertainment offerings for Marvel and Cartoon Network, Mother Goose Club Live!, IMG Worlds of Adventure show director, Saw Horror Maze with Motiongate parks, the first ever Fright Nights at Dubai Parks and Resorts, The AFC awards opening ceremony, The Saudi Cup halftime show, Showroom Launch for Bentley, Ceasar's Palace opening, etc

Pico Global / Artist Liaison Manager - “Spark to Spirit Exhibition” Noor Riyadh project

August 2022- January 2023 (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

● Overseeing all aspects of curatorial development with the curatorial team and artists and ensuring project is on track

● Liaison with between artists and curatorial team to Pico Global and Royal Commission of Riyadh City

● Overseeing the mentorship program in Saudi. Interviewing young candidates and pairing them with our world renowned international artists along with arranging programs and panels to help them grow

● Work closely with the PR and Comms Team- arranging speaker sessions, interviews, live and print media

● Ensuring and overseeing the work between artists and the technical team to ensure all aspects of their technical requirements are delivered to ensure a successful execution of work

● Artist Management and Project Management

● Coordinate closely with the FOM Artistic Direction

● Ensure the curatorial team is kept up to date and involved with all matters relating to the Artist appointment and development.

● Travel logistics and on ground management of all artists including visa requirements

Scarlett Entertainment / Global Creative Producer

January 2018- June 2022 DUBAI, UAE (Managing a global production team)

● Recruiting and Managing the Dubai office sales team, marketing team, admin and overseeing all projects. Acting as the main point of contact for clients and then assigning tasks amongst the team to execute the project.

● Developing and Overseeing the In House production team, “Custom Creations” globally. Liaising with local sales team members worldwide and creating bespoke concepts for their regional clients - stationed in Dubai, UK, NYC, Vegas and Italy

● Recruiting new acts for the company roster. Overseeing a roster of 16,000 artists. Adding over 4,000 acts and 3,000 individual artists to the database- circus performers, dancers, singers, actors, installation artists, technical suppliers, wardrobe fabricators, etc

● Creating New show concepts for clients- casting, directing and choreographing the show. Budgeting the full cost of all international productions. Overseeing the budget on all IHP bookings- very good at saving and coming in under budget

● Overseeing all aspects of the shows (including technical aspects- lighting design, music editing, prop and costume design etc)

● Conducting site visits, attending meetings and networking events- creating and maintaining strong client and vendor relationships.

● I thrive to see my team and artists grow within their roles- giving feedback and notes in order to ensure they are performing at their highest standard

● Creating and overseeing training programs for different skills within our In House Production team

● Producing shows on a global scale and coordinating with international performers and languages- ensuring we have full understanding and documentation of their technical requirements to ensure we support them best to execute their highest caliber of show

● Arranging and holding casting calls in multiple cities, and contracting performers for all in house production shows globally

● Working with the contracts team to ensure all permits are submitted for performances- collecting performer visas (arranging when needed), legal documents and ensuring all needed paperwork is in order to perform within each country

IMGWorldsofAdventure/Entertainment Assistant Manager/ Show Director/ Head of Performers Parkwide

November 2016- January 2018 DUBAI, UAE

● Overseeing all performers parkwide.

● As Entertainment Assistant Manager, I oversaw all performers and entertainment parkwide. There were 3 entertainment assistant managers:

“Head of performers” (myself), “Head of wardrobe” and “Head of technicians.” These three positions reported to the Entertainment Operations Manager who reported to the Park Operations director who reported to the CEO

● Providing creative development and execution of all entertainment at IMG Worlds of Adventure- The world's largest indoor theme park located in Dubai, UAE.

● Show director for park wide entertainment- atmosphere, shows and character meet and greets. Bringing your favorite Marvel superheroes, Cartoon Network characters, Lost Valley Dinosaurs and Haunted Hotel zombies to life.

● Working from inception to the audience premiere, I cast and recruit talent, create show concepts, work with audio technicians to develop and mix music, then choreograph and stage all productions.

● Casting director - conducting auditions and recruiting entertainment then working with HR to arrange formal paperwork and offer along with ensuring

● Performance director- overseeing all shows, dances and character meet and greets in the park. Directly overseeing, managing and nurturing performers and artists. Ensuring our shows deliver a high quality standard.

● Development of character profiles - Creating the character profiles and outlines for characters throughout the park; giving them individualized identities which bring them into a real life scenario for our visiting guests coming to meet their favorite characters.

● Character trainer- Marvel, Cartoon Network, Lost Valley Dinosaurs and Haunted Hotel

● Attraction manager- Haunted Hotel and CN Live theater: Overseeing the operations and overall show quality of Haunted Hotel (IMGs #1 attraction) and CN Live theater. Performing opening and closing walk throughs with the stage coordinator in order to identify and address any concerns. Ensuring that the attraction is operational and ready for opening. Disneyland Paris 2016/Parade and Character Performer May 2016- November 2016

● Character and Parade Performer

Helen Doron/ Theater Teacher

October 2015- May 2016

● Created and implemented a new teaching program for Helen Doron Educational Group where kids learned songs and scripts as a fun new way to learn a different language. Through musical theater kids became more engaged and made learning a second language fun

Feld Entertainment/ Varying Roles

September 2009- October 2015

Stand-in Performance Director/Media Mentor: Feld Entertainment September- October 2015

● Mickey’s Music Festival Activation in Vietnam. Bringing the beloved characters to Vietnam for the first time in a mall marketing activation and promotion to announce the show was coming to town.

● Direct supervisor of performers.

● Responsible for the presentation of the show from a technical and production standpoint.

● Advanced planning for engagements including, but not limited to shows, rehearsals, mall activations, live and print media.

● Following and administering the rules, regulations and guidelines set forth by

“Feld Entertainment Inc.” best practices as they pertain to Disney Live shows. Dance Captain: Feld Entertainment

January 2014- October 2015 (Asia, South America, Central America, Canada)

● Arranging and running rehearsals for all cast members in their current and understudy roles. Developing contingency show plans.

● Teaching all new cast members the show blocking and choreography.

● I had the amazing opportunity of teaching cast members from all over the world and introducing them to the Disney Live brand. Including performers from the U.S., Spain, Hungary, Turkey, Japan and Taiwan.

● Giving notes to cast members on performance- choreography and character profile

● Constantly striving to ensure that we maintained the quality entertainment that the Disney Company prides itself in.

Media Mentor: Feld Entertainment

January 2011- October 2015 (Europe, UK Asia, South America, Central America, Canada)

● Advanced planning and management on site for engagements including, but not limited to mall activations, live and print media.

● Attending all media events to oversee that our brand was being represented to the highest quality.

Performer/ Dancer: Feld Entertainment

September 2009- October 2015

Disneyworld: Orlando, Florida/ Character and Parade Performer June 2006- September 2009

● Opening Cast for: Block Party Bash, Once Upon a Christmastime parade, Celebrate a Dream come True parade,, Boo to you parade and Move it, Shake It Celebrate it

● Character performer

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Education Oklahoma City University /Dance Performance Major October 2004- June 2006, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

I studied at OKCU for 2 years as a dance performance major before moving to Orlando and working with Disney

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Awards Excellence Award- IMGWorldsofAdventureDubai,UAE

-This award is given to the manager who has best developed and managed their department within the park.

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