Hannah Fenske
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    • Carpentry
    • Painting & Graphics
    • Scenic Elements
  • Upholstery
    • Theatrical
    • Freelance
  • Fine Art
    • [ Portfolio ]
    • Earrings @ commonweal collective
    • Sculpture & Mixed Media
    • Drawing & Painting
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CONTACT
425-443-2810
joyfenske@gmail.com
www.hannahfenske.com

EDUCATION
B.A. Studio Art (Sculpture)
B.A. Theatre Arts (Technical)
2014 - Magna Cum Laude

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
Firearms Safety for Stage (Jim Guy)
CPR & AED (Am. Heart Assoc.)
Valid driver's license (WA)
Voice, piano, and dance


SKILLS
Crew management
Delegation
Prop sourcing and shopping
Found object prop fabrication
Mixed media sculpture
Upholstery
Soft goods construction
Fine carpentry

Sewing (hand, machine, serger)
Painting (faux finish, fine art, scenic)
Foam carving
Set decoration
Drawing
Basic fabric dying

Simple electronics
Basic Photoshop and graphics

Microsoft Office and Outlook
Stage management
Art history
Picture
Hannah Fenske
Properties Master & Artisan


EXPERIENCE
Seattle Opera (Seattle, WA)
Props Master - 2019-present
            Developed several COVID safety procedures.  Reworked numerous production processes for film, and for working on location.  Building skills in maintaining continuity.  Designed and realized a major storage infrastructure retrofit, creating a much safer and more accessible prop facility.


Self-Employed (Kirkland, WA)
Freelance Artisan - 2015-19
  •  Props Designer for Village Theatre KIDSTAGE Everett (Chicago, Shrek the Musical Jr., Oliver!, The Addams Family)
  • Overhire Props Artisan at Seattle Opera, Village Theatre
  • Permit Worker with IATSE Local 15
  • Custom upholstery services

The Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, NM)
Prop Craftsperson - 2016-18 - Randy Lutz, Props Director
            Head Craftsperson for The Italian Girl in Algiers, Lucia di Lammermoor, and La Fanciulla del West. Upholstered 53 side chairs in a collective three weeks, cast 500+ skulls and 200+ bones out of A/B foam for Roméo et Juliette dressing 

Milwaukee Repertory Theater (Milwaukee, WI)
Prop Crafts Artisan – 2016-17 - Jim Guy, Props Director
            Developed skills in molding and casting, leatherworking, and simple electronics, completed extensive cleaning and reorganization work in prop storage facilities
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Williamstown Theatre Festival (Williamstown, MA)

Prop Crafts Artisan - 2015 - Kathryn Dunham, Props Director
            Completed or delegated all prop craft tasks for five world premieres and two remounts, co-reupholstered a folding futon in two days, constructed a fully functional sink unit

REFERENCES
In memoriam: Randy Lutz, Props Director, Santa Fe Opera

Jim Guy – Props Director, Milwaukee Rep. Theater
424-290-5353 / jguy@milwaukeerep.com

Kathryn Dunham – Props Director, Williamstown Theatre Fest.
336-202-4031 / dunhamke@gmail.com

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