Cat Sadler
Stage Management Portfolio
Ghosts
Written by Henrik Ibsen
Translation by Rick Davis and Brian Johnston
Directed by Josh Pohja
Stage Manager
Wisconsin Classic Stage - Calvary Presbyterian Milwaukee, WI
Cast of 5 Crew of 4
Unique Elements
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Outdoor and indoor performances due to air quality concerns requiring 2 calling and blocking scripts.
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ASM called show for one conflict night.
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Stage Manager controlled a live rain machine.
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Performers used microphones for both indoor and outdoor performances.
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The set was struck and reset for all outdoor performances and tech rehearsals.
Of Thread and Thorn
Written by Regina Laberge
Directed by Kimberley Laberge
Stage Manager
Kith and Kin Theatre Collective - Inspiration Studios, West Allis Milwaukee
Cast of 6, Crew of 2
Unique Elements
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World Premiere new play
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Intimacy rehearsals required
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Quick vignette sequence with mutliple technical needs
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DJ style lighting board operated by the SM
Kenoshe You Hardly Know We
Written by Angry Young Men Ltd Cast
Directed by Josh Perkins
Stage Manager
- The White Lilac, Kenosha WI
Cast of 9, Crew of 2
Unique Elements
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Puppet performances
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No tech rehearsals possible due to the touring nature
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Called cues while puppeteering
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Live singing and choreography
Two Day Tour
Written by Angry Young Men Ltd Company
Directed by Billy Ray Olson
Stage Manager
Full Frontal Puppetry - Amorphic Beer & Pabst Best Place Milwaukee, WI
Cast of 13, Crew of 2
Unique Elements
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Two non-traditional venues requiring set and strike of lighting and audio each night.
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Puppets and live performers
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Two guest performance groups who joined rehearsals during tech.
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Manual lighting rig run by the Stage Manager
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Live singing and instruments onstage
Henry V
Written by William Shakespeare
Adapted by: Josh Pohja and Mark Corkins
Directed by Josh Pohja
Stage Manager
Wisconsin Classic Stage - Calvary Presbyterian Milwaukee, WI
Cast of 16, Crew of 1
Unique Elements
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Live animal in the cast
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Non-traditional performance venue with entrances in the round.
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Actors did all scene changes during performances
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Multiple large scale stage combat sequences
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Vegetables as weapons
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Ladders set and struck as set pieces climbed during the show
Once More Into the Blah
Written by Angry Young Men Ltd Company
Directed by Billy Ray Olson
Stage Manager
Full Frontal Puppetry - The White Lilac Kenosha, WI
Cast of 10, Crew of 2
Unique Elements
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Called cues onstage and backstage
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Called cues while puppeteering
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Manual lighting rig operated by 2 crew members
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Live singing
Frisch Frei Stark Treu
Written by Joshua Bryant
Directed by Joshua Bryant
Assistant Stage Manager
Cabaret Milwaukee - Turner Hall Milwaukee, WI
Carrie Johns, Stage Manager
Cast of 19, Crew of 2
Unique Elements
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Assistant Stage Managing while performing
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Manual pulley system set piece
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Fully Puppet Cast
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World Premiere of the script
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Performed in a non-traditional venue
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Manual lighting rig operated by multiple crew members
Red, White, and Coup
Written by Brian Rott
Directed by Brian Rott
Stage Manager
Quasimondo Physical Theatre - North Milwaukee Arthaus Milwaukee, WI
Cast of 7, Crew of 2
Unique Elements
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Stage Managing while performing as 9 characters.
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Devised script finished during tech week.
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Tech rehearsals and performances in 90°+ heat
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Director called cues
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Actors did all scene changes during performances