Katie Anderson

Education

BA, Technical Theatre/Studio Art, Kalamazoo College

Biography

Katie is a technical theatre specialist who has worked on just about every type of live event you can think of. After graduating from Kalamazoo College in 2015 with her B.A. in Theatre and Studio Art, Katie went on to work as the Lighting/Sound Design Intern at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, designing shows and teaching volunteers of all ages. After her internship, she went on to work for Exclusive Events, Inc. in St. Louis, MO as a technician, building scenery and lighting for corporate meetings, weddings, live concerts and everything in between. Eventually, she moved up to Milwaukee to work for Blizzard Lighting as a full-time repair tech, while continuing to freelance as a technician and designer for live music and street festivals around town. At Next Act, she was promoted to Production Manager in March of 2024, stepping up to manage her first show, THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY.

Her favorite shows she has worked on include CARRIE: THE MUSICAL, ROMEO AND JULIET, TK NEW PLAYFEST, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, STILL LIFE WITH IRIS, IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY), OF MICE AND MEN, MIDWEST RADFEST and PEER GYNT.