Parris Foster, IATSE Stagehand

Salima Y. Seale (she/her) is a freelance stage manager based in the Midwest. Recent credits include: Fisherman's Wife (Ten Thousand Things), Thunder Knocking on the Door (Ten Thousand Things),  Nature (TigerLion Arts), How It's Gon' Be (Underdog Theater Company).  She holds a B.A in Theater Arts from Macalester College.

Ty Waters was born in California and has moved all his life. Grew up in theatre and has been sharing his experience as wide as he can as he works freelance in almost every backstage area.

Kristy Riewestahl is the Head Carpenter at the Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts, a position she has held since 2018.  Her career started at the Children's Theatre Company where she was a proud member of the run crew from 2006-2014.  Between shows at the Children's Theatre and the Cowles she lived in NYC for three years and freelanced as a stagehand.  There she got to work on Broadway, Fashion Week, TV Shows such as The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmitt and Blacklist , a few movies and a wide variety of other weird events.  (Like building an invisible house in Rockefeller Plaza). She has also been a staging coordinator for 6 Super Bowl Halftime Shows and the Halftime Show for the opening game at US Bank Stadium.  When not working Kristy really loves cooking, gardening, adventuring outdoors and seeing the world's largest things, or really, any quirky roadside attraction!

Our conversation with Kathy Kohl on January 9th, 2021 Kathy has been spending her enforced year away from costuming reacquainting herself with the world outside of the darkened theater. Her journey to the light mirrors that of many others during this shutdown. Focusing first on long-standing interests in writing, reading, gardening, she has joined online transformative circles and support groups in a continuing exploration of theater safety, community outreach, non-white cultures and history, advocacy, activism. Her expanding circle of knowledge and acquaintances has made this challenging year extraordinarily special.

Have you been considering union work to supplement your other theatre earnings? Get some sage advice from IATSE Stagehand, Parris Foster as he sat down with Leazah on April 24th, 2021.

Our conversation with Mary Beth Zorn, a house technician, was recorded on January 11, 2021. Mary Beth is from the Midwest - having lived in IL, OH, IN, WI and finally landed in MN after college and hasn’t left. Learning many lessons in life, she is now happily married with many friends and a steady pair of huskies. She is excited to get back to work....whatever that may entail!

Our conversation with Elizabeth MacNally on April 27th, 2021 Elizabeth has been stage managing in the Twin Cities since 2001 and has made Pillsbury House Theatre her artistic home for the last 10 seasons. Some of her favorite shows in the past include Main Street and Hiding in the Open at the History Theatre; Next Fall and Recent Tragic Events at the Jungle Theater; The Brothers Size, Buzzer and The Children at Pillsbury House Theatre, and 9 Parts of Desire at the Guthrie Theater. Elizabeth has a B.F.A. from Rockford College in Rockford, IL, and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Headshot by Tom Wallace.

Our conversation with Trevor Bowen on April 9th, 2021. Trevor is a Twin Cities based costume designer. He moved to Minneapolis from Connecticut in 2012. He has an M.F.A. in costume design from West Virginia University. Trevor enjoys all things trek and is an avid house music fan.

Our conversation with Katharine Horowitz on March 16th, 2021. Katharine is a theatrical sound designer and composer in Minneapolis, MN. She has designed critically-acclaimed and award-winning shows for the Guthrie Theater, Creede Repertory Theatre, The Jungle Theater, History Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Park Square Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Second City Theatricals, and many others. Katharine is a professional member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association, and a 2017 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow at the Playwrights' Center. She occasionally teaches sound design at Macalester College. In her spare time, Katharine serves as a volunteer escort at abortion clinics (helping patients safely into the building), gardens moderately successfully, and enjoys scampering through wooded areas. She once donated a body part for a show at Mixed Blood and wonders if it’s still in the basement.  www.katsound.com

Our conversation with Angelique Powers was recorded on December 19th, 2020. With over 20 years as a Scenic Artist, Angelique has worked on both coasts and dabbled in Tv/Film before settling in here in the Twin Cities theatre scene 16 years ago. Her passion for painting scenery is eclipsed only by her passion to teach her craft to others, while promoting safer work environments.  She is also a proud wife and mom.