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Ballet West - Salt Lake City, UT

Selected Performances:

  • Aladdin, Park City | Props | 2025

  • Warehouse Truck Load | Grip | 2024

  • Nutcracker Truck Load | Grip | 2024

  • Warehouse Fall Rep | Grip | 2024

 

Broadway Across America at The Eccles

- Salt Lake City, UT

Selected Performances:

  • A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical

| Audio | 2026

  • Wicked | Pusher | 2025

  • Life of PI | Props | 2025

  • Les Misérables | Audio | 2025

  • Peter Pan | Carpentry & Props Run of Show | 2024

  • Mrs. Doubtfire | Carpentry | 2024

  • Girl from the North Country | Props | 2024

  • Come From Away | Electrics | 2024

  • Annie | Electrics | 2024

  • MJ The Musical | Props | 2024

  • Mamma Mia | Pusher | 2023

  • My Fair Lady | Props & Run of Show | 2023

 

Delta Center - Salt Lake City, UT

Selected Performances:

  • Nine Inch Nails | Stagehand | 2026

  • Bad Omens | Stagehand | 2026

  • Ghost | Stagehand | 2026

  • PBR | Stagehand | 2026

  • Adam Sandler | Electrics | 2025

  • Maroon 5 | Electrics | 2025

  • Justin Timberlake | Power | 2025

  • Christian Nodel | Backline | 2024

  • Ana Gabriel | Truck Loading | 2024

  • Future & Metro | Electrics | 2024

  • Peso Pluma | Electrics | 2024

  • Olivia Rodrigo | Video | 2024

  • Aventura | Electrics | 2024

  • Blink 182 | SFX | 2024

  • Stevie Nicks | Audio | 2024

 

Maverik Center - Salt Lake City, UT

Selected Performances:

  • Lindsey Stirling | Electrics | 2025

  • Sleep Token | Carpenter | 2025

  • Nine Inch Nails | Electrics | 2025

  • Shinedown | Down Rigging, Carpentry,

SFX, & Electrics | 2025

  • Parker McCollum | Video​ | 2025

  • Gabriel Iglesias (AKA Fluffy) | Audio | 2024

  • Gymnastics GOAT Simon Biles | Audio | 2024

  • Fierce Fighting | Electrics | 2024

 

Mental Mysteries with Paul Draper

- Touring/Salt Lake City, UT

  • Touring Crew | Stage Manager, Front of House

Director, & Artist Planning Manager | 2012-2014

 

Pioneer Theatre Company - Salt Lake City, UT

Selected Performances:

  • Something Rotten! | Electrics & Lead Spotlight

Operator | 2022

  • The Messenger | Electrics | 2022

  • Elf the Musical | Electrics & Lead Spotlight

Operator | 2021

  • Ass | Electrics | 2021​

  • Ain’t Misbehavin’ | Electrics & Lead Spotlight

Operator | 2021

Salt Lake Acting Company - Salt Lake City, UT

Selected Performances:

  • Sunny in the Dark | Electrics​ | 2026

  • Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience |

Electrics​ | 2025

  • The Roommate | Electrics & Fixture

Management​ | 2025

  • SLAC's Summer Show: The Secret Lives of the Real

Wives in the Salt Lake Hive | Electrics​ | 2025

  • Bat Boy: The Musical | Electrics​ | 2025

  • The Robertassey | Electrics​ | 2025

  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

The Musical! | Electrics | 2024

  • SLAC's Summer Show: Close Encounters in the

Beehive | Electrics | 2024

  • Bald Sisters | Electrics​ | 2024

  • You Will Get Sick | Electrics | 2024

  • Can I Say Yes to That Dress? | Electrics​ | 2023

Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre with Live Nation - Salt Lake City, UT

Selected Performances:

  • Conan Grey | Electrics | 2025

  • Thomas Rhett | Electrics | 2025

  • The Offspring | Electrics | 2025

  • Billy Idol | Electrics | 2025

  • Big Time Rush | Electrics | 2025

  • $uicide Boy$ | SFX | 2025

  • Alabama Shakes | Electrics | 2025

  • Chris Stapleton | Electrics | 2025

  • Russ | Projection & Electrics | 2025

  • Dierks Bentley | Electrics​ | 2025

  • The Lumineers | SFX​ | 2025

  • Jason Aldean | VIP Experience | 2025

  • AJR | Electrics​ | 2025

  • Collective Soul | Electrics​ | 2025

  • Volbeat | Truck Loading | 2025

  • Incubus | Electrics​ | 2025

  • Pitbull Tour | Electrics | 2024

  • Rob Zombie & Alice Cooper | Electrics | 2024

  • Tyler Childers | Video | 2024

  • Alanis Morissette | Electrics | 2024

  • New Kids on the Block | Electrics | 2024

About Val

Val graduated Westminster University in 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 ticketing experience & referred to as the "Star of Customer Service".

When it comes to on stage exposure, she can sing, act, dance, & play basic accompanying piano, as well as organ. 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. 

valtholen@outlook.com

Height: 5'4"

Weight: 200

Hair Color: Brown/Medium Short

Eyes Color: Green

Location: SLC, UT

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

  • Utah Symphony | Utah Opera

| The Flying Dutchman | Chorus | 2022

  • Westminster University| Othello

Brabantia / Soldier | 2019

  • Westminster University

| Opera Scenes ​| Various Scenes | 2019

  • Westminster University

| The Stoned Guest | Carmen Ghia /

Dream Scene Emcee | 2019​

  • Westminster University

| Chamber Singers | Carnegie Hall

| Soprano / Alto | 2016

  • Westminster University

| L'elisir D'amore ​| Giannetta | 2018

  • Westminster University

| Chamber Singers | Soprano / Alto

| 2014-2019​

  • Westminster University

| Chamber Singers | Notre Dame, assorted cathedrals & churches across France 

| Soprano / Alto | 2016

  • Westminster University

| Opera Scenes | Various Scenes | 2016

  • Westminster University

| Godspell | Shofar blower/Ensemble

| 2015​

  • Westminster University

| Opera Scenes | Various Scenes | 2015

  • The Magic Castle

| Private Entertainment | Singer | 2014

  • Casablanca Casino

| Variety Show | 2014 | Headline singer

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  • Fantasy Con

| Rotating Entertainment | Singer | 2014

  • Suncoast Casino

| Variety Show | Guest singer​ | 2014

Backstage

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera - Salt Lake City, UT

Selected Performances:

  • Ticket Office | Ticket Agent | 2021-Current

  • La Traviata Truck Load | Grip | 2026

  • The Shining | Lighting & Run of Show Sound

Operator | 2025

  • Deer Valley Music Festival Load Out | Carpenter | 2025

  • Madame Butterfly | Electrics & Run of Show | 2025

  • Sweeney Todd | Carpenter | 2024

  • Deer Valley Music Festival Load Out | Carpenter | 2024

  • Thaïs | Electrics & Run of Show | 2024

  • Danny Elfman’s Percussion Concerto | Assistant Stage

Manager | 2024

  • Marriage of Figaro | Electrics & Props | 2024

  • The Little Prince | Electrics​ | 2024

  • Pirates of Penzance | 2nd Assistant Stage

Manager | 2022

 

Westminster University - Salt Lake City, UT

Selected Performances:

  • A Little Night Music | Stage Manager | 2020

  • Ages Ago | Stage Manager | 2019​

  • Spring Dance Concert | Stage Manager | 2019​

  • Winter Dance Concert | Stage Manager | 2018

  • Opera Scenes | Stage Manager | 2018

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