Ethan Olswangs Theatrical Resume

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MAIN STAGE SHOWS

Meet Me in St. Louis (Fall 2015)

o Props Master
Created, gathered, and executed props
o Designed faade of house
o Set Construction
Trolley
Walls of house
Tied backdrops to 22 tall track
o Set Decoration
Painted living room
Base coated several walls
Painted Trolley
Applied Tassels to trolley
Waiting: An Original Musical (Spring 2015)
o Props Head
Cooked food in black box and ran it up to the stage
Ordered and then organized all plates, cups, utensils, and other
restaurant supplies
Organized a system for bringing supplies back and forth between the
stage and the black box
o Set Design
Tech Theatre class designed a restaurant on stage which housed actors
and audience within it. My design concept was implemented into the
final design.
Helped decide placement of tables and kitchen; solved sightline issues
o Set Construction
Built walls, kitchen counter, used jigsaw & router to cut out windows
o Set Deco
Painted walls of set
White Christmas (Fall 2014)
o Set Design
Helped design a grand piano with a false top for actors dramatic
entrances.
o Set Construction
Built rotating barn walls which were screwed into the stage
Assembled porch swing
Built and designed curtain for clubroom scene

White Christmas (continued)

o Set deco
Painted Barn Walls
Painted Piano
o Props Crew
Worked on Props Crew
Into the Woods (Fall 2013)
o Set Construction
Built Rapunzels tower
o Set Decoration

Painted the wooden set and later added burlap drapes and turf
o Props Crew
Made golden egg, controlled remote controlled hen, and executed props
on to the stage
o Running Crew
Moved houses on and off stage quickly
Pride and Prejudice (Spring 2014)
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Set Construction
Assembled the walls onto platforms with small castors, and helped mount the
two white French doors
Props Crew
helped bring props on and off the stage
Running Crew
Moved long walls during scene transitions to change between the Bennett
residence and Lady Catherines residence.

The Hobbit (Spring 2013)

o Set Construction
Helped construct the large cave, which was made out of chicken wire, 2x4s,
muslin, and newspaper
o Props Crew
Helped to store and distribute the weapons in the fight scene; also helped
decorate Smaug, a puppet dragon with inside controls

Theatre Activities

International Thespian Society (ITS)

o Currently Officer of fundraising/activities
Cappies Critic (National Capital Area)
Drama 1 class (Introductory acting class)
Tech theatre 1 and Tech Theatre 2 (comes with Genie certification!)

Work Experience

Hired by Fairfax County Public Schools as a Student Technician

o Events managed include The Nutcracker, Rick Riordans presentation (author of Percy
Jackson series), dance festivals, etc.

Leadership Experience

Completed Counselor in Training Program and Leader in Training Program (two separate
summers) at Capital Camps, a Jewish overnight camp
Planned community event after back to back suicides at Woodson High School
Officer of fundraising/activities in ITS