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Jeremy Jenkins

Jeremy Jenkins

Intern Carpenter/Stage Operations

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Technical Director at Illinois State University

  • Education

    • Illinois State University

      2006 - 2010
      BA Theatre Design/Production

    • Purdue University

      2010 - 2013
      MFA Technial Direction

  • Experience

    • The Illinois Shakespeare Festival

      Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
      Intern Carpenter/Stage Operations

      I worked primarily with wood as a carpentry intern. Other duties included truck loading/driving, scenic load-in, change-over, and strike.

    • The Illinois Shakespeare Festival

      Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
      Lead Carpenter

      I worked primarily with metals and did metal prep; cutlists, cutting, drilling, and grinding. Other duties included wood carpentry, truck loading/driving, and scenic load ins.

    • The Illinois Shakespeare Festival

      Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
      Master Carpenter

      I worked as a welder and wood carpenter. Most of my time was spent behind a welding mask assembling stairs, walls, doors, and archways.

    • Purdue University

      Aug 2010 - May 2013
      MFA in Technical Director

    • Weston Playhouse Theatre Company

      Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
      Assistant Technical Director

      I worked as the Technical Director for three productions produced for the "Other Stages" space in Weston, VT. In addition I assisted on four mainstage productions including world premiere "Saint Ex." Duties included budgetting time and money, construction drawings, material purchases, carpentry, welding, and MSDS updates.

    • The Hudson Scenic Studios

      Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
      Shop floor intern

      Working alongside Local 1 on the shop floor in Metals, Machining, and Automation.

    • Adirondack Studios

      Jun 2013 - Dec 2014
      Technical Designer

      My responsibilities included collaborating with the client and internal teams to generate working shop and installation drawings. Other duties included generating router files, consulting with third party engineers, consulting with third party vendors, installation site visits, and internal project tracking.

    • Fairfield University

      Jan 2015 - Jul 2016
      Theatre Fairfield: Academic Production Manager/Technical Director

    • Illinois State University

      Aug 2016 - now
      Technical Director

      Faculty position teaching multiple classes and Technical Director.

    • The Illinois Shakespeare Festival

      Dec 2016 - Jun 2023
      Technical Director

      Manage technical execution of 3 productions during the summer season. Two outdoor productions in rep at Ewing Theatre & one production in the Westhoff Theatre on Illinois State Univeristy's campus.

    • IATSE Local 193

      Apr 2018 - now
      Stagehand

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CM Certificatied Host Technician Level 1

      CM Entertainment Technology
      Mar 2012