Backstage
Ballet West - Salt Lake City, UT
Selected Performances:
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The Nutcracker, Ogden | Electrics | 2025
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Aladdin, Park City | Props | 2025
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Warehouse Truck Load | Grip | 2024
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Nutcracker Truck Load | Grip | 2024
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Warehouse Fall Rep | Grip | 2024
Broadway Across America at The Eccles
- Salt Lake City, UT
Selected Performances:
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Wicked | Pusher | 2025
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Life of PI | Props | 2025
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Les Misérables | Audio | 2025
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Peter Pan | Carpentry & Props Run of Show | 2024
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Mrs. Doubtfire | Carpentry | 2024
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Girl from the North Country | Props | 2024
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Come From Away | Electrics | 2024
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Annie | Electrics | 2024
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MJ The Musical | Props | 2024
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Mamma Mia | Pusher | 2023
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My Fair Lady | Props & Run of Show | 2023
Delta Center - Salt Lake City, UT
Selected Performances:
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Adam Sandler | Electrics | 2025
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Maroon 5 | Electrics | 2025
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Justin Timberlake | Power | 2025
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Christian Nodel | Backline | 2024
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Ana Gabriel | Truck Loading | 2024
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Future & Metro | Electrics | 2024
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Peso Pluma | Electrics | 2024
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Olivia Rodrigo | Video | 2024
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Aventura | Electrics | 2024
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Blink 182 | SFX | 2024
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Stevie Nicks | Audio | 2024
Maverik Center - Salt Lake City, UT
Selected Performances:
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Nine Inch Nails | Electrics | 2025
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Shinedown | Down Rigging, Carpentry,
SFX, & Electrics | 2025
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Parker McCollum | Video | 2025
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Gabriel Iglesias (AKA Fluffy) | Audio | 2024
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Gymnastics GOAT Simon Biles | Audio | 2024
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Fierce Fighting | Electrics | 2024
Mental Mysteries with Paul Draper
- Touring/Salt Lake City, UT
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Touring Crew | Stage Manager, Front of House
Director, & Artist Planning Manager | 2012-2014
Pioneer Theatre Company - Salt Lake City, UT
Selected Performances:
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Something Rotten! | Electrics & Lead Spotlight Operator | 2022
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The Messenger | Electrics | 2022
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Elf the Musical | Electrics & Lead Spotlight
Operator | 2021
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Ass | Electrics | 2021
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Ain’t Misbehavin’ | Electrics & Lead Spotlight
Operator | 2021
Salt Lake Acting Company - Salt Lake City, UT
Selected Performances:
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Kids Show | Electrics | 2025
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The Roommate | Electrics & Fixture
Management | 2025
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SLAC's Summer Show: The Secret Lives of the Real
Wives in the Salt Lake Hive | Electrics | 2025
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Bat Boy: The Musical | Electrics | 2025
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The Robertassey | Electrics | 2025
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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
The Musical! | Electrics | 2024
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SLAC's Summer Show: Close Encounters in the
Beehive | Electrics | 2024
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Bald Sisters | Electrics | 2024
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You Will Get Sick | Electrics | 2024
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Can I Say Yes to That Dress? | Electrics | 2023
Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre with Live Nation - Salt Lake City, UT
Selected Performances:
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Conan Grey | Electrics | 2025
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Thomas Rhett | Electrics | 2025
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The Offspring | Electrics | 2025
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Billy Idol | Electrics | 2025
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Big Time Rush | Electrics | 2025
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$uicide Boy$ | SFX | 2025
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Alabama Shakes | Electrics | 2025
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Chris Stapleton | Electrics | 2025
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Russ | Projection & Electrics | 2025
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Dierks Bentley | Electrics | 2025
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The Lumineers | SFX | 2025
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Jason Aldean | VIP Experience | 2025
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AJR | Electrics | 2025
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Collective Soul | Electrics | 2025
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Volbeat | Truck Loading | 2025
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Incubus | Electrics | 2025
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Pitbull Tour | Electrics | 2024
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Rob Zombie & Alice Cooper | Electrics | 2024
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Tyler Childers | Video | 2024
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Alanis Morissette | Electrics | 2024
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New Kids on the Block | Electrics | 2024
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera - Salt Lake City, UT
Selected Performances:
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Ticket Office | Ticket Agent | 2021-Current
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The Shining | Lighting & Run of Show Sound
Operator | 2025
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Deer Valley Music Festival Load Out | Carpenter | 2025
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Madame Butterfly | Electrics & Run of Show | 2025
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Sweeney Todd | Carpenter | 2024
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Deer Valley Music Festival Load Out | Carpenter | 2024
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Thaïs | Electrics & Run of Show | 2024
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Danny Elfman’s Percussion Concerto | Assistant Stage Manager | 2024
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Marriage of Figaro | Electrics & Props | 2024
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The Little Prince | Electrics | 2024
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Pirates of Penzance | 2nd Assistant Stage
Manager | 2022
Westminster University - Salt Lake City, UT
Selected Performances:
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A Little Night Music | Stage Manager | 2020
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Ages Ago | Stage Manager | 2019
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Spring Dance Concert | Stage Manager | 2019
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Winter Dance Concert | Stage Manager | 2018
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Opera Scenes | Stage Manager | 2018
About Val
Val graduated Westminster College Fall of 2020 with a BA in Music Stage Management Studies.
She has worked for the Utah Symphony | Utah Opera since March 2021 & with IATSE Local 99 since Nov 2022. Val works backstage emphasizing in electrics, spotlight, & stage management. She has run light boards & sound cues, & has dresser & shop skills experience. Lastly, she has extensive experience with animals & training dogs in particular.
When it comes to on stage exposure, she can sing, act, dance, & play basic accompanying piano. Her biggest on stage accomplishments was singing at Notre Dam, at Carnegie Hall, in Vegas at several casinos, headlining in Mesquite, & singing at the Magic Castle in Hollywood.
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 200
Hair Color: Brown/Short
Eyes Color: Green
Location: SLC, UT
Training & Workshops
IATSE
| Audio | IATSE Local 99
| Camera | IATSE Local 99
| Carpentry | IATSE Local 99
| Electrics | IATSE Local 99
| Down Rigging | IATSE Local 99
| Forklift | IATSE Local 99
| Laundry | IATSE Local 99
| Makeup & Hair | IATSE Local 99
| Orientation | IATSE Local 99
| Sewing | IATSE Local 99
| Sign Hanging | IATSE Local 99
| Truck Loading | IATSE Local 99
| Rigging | IATSE Local 99
| Wardrobe | IATSE Local 99
Westminster University
| Technical Theatre | Spencer Brown
| Technical Theatre | Emilio Casillas
| Makeup | Sara Shouse
| Accompanying Piano | Emily Williams
| Acting | Jared Larkin
| Acting | Larry West
| Acting | Melanie Nelson
| Acting | David Dynak
| Acting | Marc Reynolds
| Ballet | Carly Schaub
| Chamber Singers | Christopher Quinn
| Conducting | Christopher Quinn
| Diction Coach | Aubrey Adams-McMillan
| Diction Coach | Jared Larkin
| Musical Theatre Dance | Bethany Hansen
| Opera Director | Christopher Puckett
| Opera Director | Marc Reynolds
| Opera Director | Michael Chipman
| Piano Harmonies | Brandon Derfler
| Singing | Aubrey Adams-McMillan
| Vocal & Acting Coach | Mike Leavitt
| Vocal & Diction Coach | Emily Williams
Independent Studios
| Electrics | David O. Smith
| Light Focusing | Jesse Portillo
| Light Focusing | Paul Miller
| Light Focusing | Calvin Anderson
| Acting | Sean Critchfield
| Acting & Directing | Beth Bruner
| African Dance | Repertory Dance Theatre
| Ballet | Janet Gray Studios
| Ballet | Repertory Dance Theatre
| Ballroom | Repertory Dance Theatre
| Jazz | Janet Gray Studios
| Musical Theater | Repertory Dance Theatre
| Pole Apparatus | Onyx Aerial & Fitness
| Silks Apparatus | Onyx Aerial & Fitness
| Singing | Rebecca Glade
| Singing | Terrell Lamoreaux
| Tap | Janet Gray Studios
Special Skills
Reading music (treble & bass clefs), reading & transcribing International Phonetic Alphabet; playing piano & organ; dancing: musical theatre, jazz, modern/contemporary, ballet, hip-hop, ballroom, basic choreographing.
Japanese & Italian; makeup; intermediate sewing; woodworking & prop & set construction; paint color mixing; heavy lifting; driving manual transmission & box trucks;
dog handling, horse, cat, & dog noises.
Mac OS & Windows; Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams), G Suite, Tessitura, Vectorworks, Zoom, Discord, basic Novation Launchkey & GarageBand.
Stage
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Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
| La Bohème| Chorus | 2023
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Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
| The Flying Dutchman | Chorus | 2022
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Westminster University
| Othello | Brabantia / Soldier | 2019
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Westminster University
| Opera Scenes | Various Scenes | 2019
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Westminster University
| The Stoned Guest | Carmen Ghia /
Dream Scene Emcee | 2019
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Westminster University
| Chamber Singers | Carnegie Hall
| Soprano / Alto | 2016
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Westminster University
| L'elisir D'amore | Giannetta | 2018
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Westminster University
| Chamber Singers | Soprano / Alto
| 2014-2019
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Westminster University
| Chamber Singers | Notre Dame, assorted cathedrals & churches across France
| Soprano / Alto | 2016
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Westminster University
| Opera Scenes | Various Scenes | 2016
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Westminster University
| Godspell | Shofar blower/Ensemble
| 2015
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Westminster University
| Opera Scenes | Various Scenes | 2015
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The Magic Castle
| Private Entertainment | Singer | 2014
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Casablanca Casino
| Variety Show | 2014 | Headline singer
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Fantasy Con
| Rotating Entertainment | Singer | 2014
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Suncoast Casino
| Variety Show | Guest singer | 2014
Non-Theatre Work
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
Ticket Agent | March 2021 - Present
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Provide will-call day of the performances by sorting tickets alphabetically, & printing unprinted orders for patrons. Accommodate ticket sales both during phone hours & during window hours up to intermission.
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Find patron accounts to assist in creating orders for tickets, subscriptions, seating, donations, or return of tickets or exchanges. Money handling & checks on orders & processing donations.
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Liaison with patrons, & create relationships with them to help them create subscriptions & lasting packages for them. Find duplicate accounts to streamline processes between all systems using our ticketing service.
Independent Contractor
| January 2011 - Present
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Dog Training; 5 star reviewed pet care at home and at location with over 20 repeat clients
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Rental and home cleaning services
Schmidt Signs & Graphics
Executive Assistant | September 2019 - March 2021
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Reported to senior management (President), executing administrative duties, such as typing, formatting, editing reports, documents, & presentations. Liaised internal departments, answering calls & orchestrating travel arrangements; supported efforts by entering data, maintaining databases, & keeping records.
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Scheduled appointments, maintained an events calendar, & sent reminders to drive productivity. Oversaw staff management, & sales for a team of 25, while serving as technological consultant.
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Coordinated customer filing, decal storage, & specialized auto paint shade mixes. Balanced cash at the end of the day & deposited in the safe. Oversaw collision management, maintained inventory & procurement, supervised collision repair crew, & managed collision queries and customer service.
Shabby Apple
| Sales Manager, Fashion Place and Station Park locations | May 2015 - May 2016
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Managed the day-to-day operations, executed training & staff supervision, & met weekly, monthly, & annual sales & activity quotas.
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Ensured maximum efficiency within customer experience, product stocking, store & product maintenance, customer service, & sales.
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Opened & closed the stores & disengaged & engaged the alarms & locks, processed money handling and unlocked the safe, & balanced the tills each opening & closing shift.
Teavana
| Tea Sale Specialist | May 2015 - March 2016
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Supported all sales efforts, money handling, administrative tasks, & maintained store inventory & stock.
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Maximized sales performance by establishing strong relationships & gaining insight into client needs & preferences; surpassed sales & activity quotas by providing a high-quality customer experience.
Dwight Tholen Construction
| Finish carpentry, house layouts
| May 2004 - September 2016
Mental Mysteries with Paul Draper
| Booking agent, camera operator | September 2012 - June 2014
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Assisted Paul Draper & oversaw all scheduling, meetings, bookings, & events in mentalism, lecturing, teaching, medical anthropology, & TV work. Camera operator, recorded performances including Comic Con.
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Prepared communications, answered phone calls, & organized travel & itineraries, & money handling.
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Coordinated month-long US tour (Northeast through Southeast states), executed booking for over 10 different cities, performed cold calls, emailing campaigns, & oversaw travel arrangements.