Abigail Kehr

Stagehand

IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)

Local 51

Fall 2014-Present

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Work on props, carpentry, electrics, and AV crews, and as a job supervisor with Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, Theatre Under the Stars, Houston Symphony, Freeman AV, Super Bowl 51, and others in the Houston area.

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Help Committee Co-Chair

IATSE Local 51

Houston, TX

Summer 2017-present

 

Co-founded the IATSE Local 51 Help Committee after Hurricane Harvey to organize and dispatch crews to help clean out and remove flood damaged material from homes. In the current pandemic, with our union’s work closed down, I am collaborating to build a buddy system network for the mutual emotional support of our 250+ workers, as well as connecting them to community resources, and assisting with signing up for unemployment.

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Properties Artisan and Head

HITS Unicorn Theatre

Houston, TX

Spring 2016, Spring 2018

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Collaborated with director and production design team, researched, acquired and built props and set dressing for Crazy for You, and Shrek the Musical at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Directed the props crews during set up, performance and tear down.

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Properties Artisan and Master

Houston Shakespeare Festival

Houston, TX

Summer 2015, 2017

 

Collaborated with director and production design team, managed an intern, designed, researched, acquired, built, and painted props and set dressing for Macbeth and Merchant of Venice in 2015, and for Twelfth Night and Richard III in 2017.

 

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Properties Artisan and Master

A.D. Players

Houston, TX

2015-2016 Season

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Collaborated with director and production design team, researched, acquired, built, and painted props and set dressing for Twelve Angry Men, Freud’s Last Session, Charlie Brown Christmas, Snow Queen, Barefoot in the Park, and Hero Squad vs. the World’s Angriest Cow.

 

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English Teacher

Alief Elsik High School

Houston, TX

Fall 2009-Spring 2014

 

Collaborated with a team to design curriculum. Lesson planned for, instructed and managed a high school English classroom: 11th grade English (4 years), 10th grade English  (1 year).

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