Lecturer of Theatre: Scenic Design; Production Manager for Theatre and Dance
NS118
Office Phone: 574-520-4649
Email: jenkazm@iusb.edu
https://jenkazdesigns.wixsite.com/portfolio
Area(s) of specialization:
Scenic Design, Painting, Props, Sound, Management
Department Roles:
Bulletin Coordinator
Curriculum
Advising
Course Rotation / Programming
KCACTF Coordinator
Calendar / Production Mgmt.
Production Assignments
Budget and Accounting
Season Selection
Production Strike Coordinator
* Scenic Design / Props Design
* Sound Design
* Stage Management
Scenic and Prop Rentals
Strategic Planning
Social Media
Upper Divisional Review Board
Library Liason
Production Photo Archive
Biography:
Jen has worked in many areas of theatre that include: Scenic Design, Prop Design, Scenic Painting, Sound Design, Lighting Design, Master Electrician, Technical Direction, Stage Management, and Production Management. Some of Jen’s professional work includes productions at Illinois Shakespeare Festival (Normal, IL), Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival (Notre Dame, IN), Pipeline Collective (Nashville, TN), Verge Theatre (Nashville TN), Goshen College (Goshen, IN), and Heartland Theatre Company (Normal, IL).
Selected design credits outside of IUSB include: Skinless (Nashville, TN – Scenic Design), Beneatha’s Place (Nashville, TN – Scenic Design), Love’s Labour’s Won (Normal, IL – Scenic Design), Cabaret (Normal, IL – Scenic Design), In The Next Room (Normal, IL – Scenic Design), Dancing At Lughnasa (Normal, IL – Scenic Design), Blue (South Bend, IN – Lighting Design), Oliver (South Bend, IN – Lighting Design), Othello (Notre Dame, IN – Technical Director), Tempest (Notre Dame, IN – Prop Master) Crimes of the Heart (Goshen, IN – Scenic Designer)
Selected design credits from IUSB include: Clue (Scenic Design, Sound Design, Prop Design – 2020), Boom (Direction, Scenic Design, Sound Design, Prop Design – 2020), Next Thing You Know (Scenic Design, Sound Design, Prop Design – 2020), The Weir (Direction, Scenic Design, Props – 2020), Evil Dead (Scenic Design/Technical Direction – 2019), Almost Maine (Scenic Design – 2019), By The Way Meet Vera Stark (Scenic Design – 2018), Mamma Mia! (Scenic Design – 2018), Bare: A Pop Opera (Scenic Design/Sound Design – 2018), Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Scenic Design – 2017), A Funny Thing…Forum (Scenic Design – 2017, The Understudy (Scenic Design – 2015), The Shape of Things (Costume Design – 2016)