my resume
this page can also be accessed at KarenParlato.com
Some shows feature a link to production photos.Karen Parlato, AEA Stage Manager
for full contact information, please email me| Broadway | ||
| The Phantom of the Opera 2004-2019, ASM sub (calling/deck) |
Cameron Mackintosh Really Useful Theatre Company |
Harold Prince, dir. Craig Jacobs, Michael Passaro, Greg Livoti - PSMs |
| Tour | ||
| The Lion King 2021-Present, ASM | Disney Theatrical Productions | Brian Westmoreland, Kat Purvis, PSMs |
| The Comedy of Errors PSM | The Acting Company / Guthrie Theatre | Ian Belknap, dir. |
| Romeo and Juliet PSM | The Acting Company / Guthrie Theatre | Penny Metropulos, dir. |
| Henry V / The Spy PSM | The Acting Company / Guthrie Theatre | Davis McCallum, Ian Belknap, dirs. |
| Abundance PSM | The Working Theater | Marty Pottenger, Steve Bailey, dirs. |
| Off-Broadway | ||
| Broadway and the Bard (starring Len Cariou) PSM |
Amas Musical Theatre | Barry Kleinbort, dir. |
| Lift PSM |
Crossroads Theatre Company (at 59E59) | Marshall Jones III, dir. |
| Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter PSM |
Theater Mogul | Bergur Ingolfsson, dir. |
| Silence! The Musical PSM |
Theater Mogul | Christopher Gattelli, dir. |
| Triassic Parq PSM |
Amas Musical Theatre | Marshall Pailet, dir. |
| Inventing Avi PSM |
Abingdon Theatre Company | Mark Waldrop, dir. |
| Substitution Sub - calling |
Playwrights Realm | James Fitzsimmons, PSM |
| Wanda's World ASM |
Amas Musical Theatre | Lynne Taylor-Corbett, dir. Brian Westmoreland, PSM |
| The Fantasticks ASM sub (calling/deck) |
Richard Frankel Productions | Tom Jones, dir. Gregory Covert, PSM |
| Frankenstein ASM |
Gerald Goehring, Doug Evans | Bill Fennely, dir. Joshua Pilote, PSM |
| Back from the Front ASM |
The Working Theater | Connie Grappo, dir. Brian Westmoreland, PSM |
| My Secret Garden (PSM sub) |
Eric Krebs Theatrical Management | Christopher Scott, dir. Brian Westmoreland, PSM |
| Bingo ASM (PSM sub) |
Aruba Productions | Thomas Caruso, dir Gregory Covert, PSM |
| Surviving Grace Production Asst. |
Richard Frankel Productions | Jack Hofsiss, dir. Joshua Halperin, PSM |
| Regional | ||
| Repairing a Nation PSM | Crossroads Theatre Company | Marshall Jones III, dir. |
| Lift PSM | Crossroads Theatre Company | Marshall Jones III, dir. |
| Stock | ||
| Escape to Margaritaville PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse | Ricky Hinds, dir. |
| Annie PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse at the Music Hall | Jamie Rocco, dir./chor. |
| Kinky Boots ASM | Ogunquit Playhouse | Nathan Peck, dir./chor. |
| Murder on the Orient Express PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse | Shaun Kerrison, dir. |
| 42nd Street PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse | Randy Skinner, dir./chor. |
| Elf ASM | Ogunquit Playhouse at the Music Hall | Connor Gallagher, dir./chor. |
| Jersey Boys PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse | Holly-Anne Palmer, dir., Gerry McIntyre, chor. |
| An American in Paris PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse | Jeffry Denman, dir./chor. |
| Guys and Dolls PSM | Fulton Theatre | Mark Robin, dir./chor. |
| From Here to Eternity PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse | Brett Smock, dir./chor. |
| Ragtime PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse | Seth Sklar-Heyn, dir. |
| Mamma Mia! ASM | Ogunquit Playhouse | Larry Raben, dir., Richard Hinds, chor. |
| Peter Pan PSM | Lubbock Moonlight Musicals | Jeff Smith, dir./chor. |
| Beauty and the Beast PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse at the Music Hall | Sam Scalamoni, dir. |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse | BT McNicholl, dir., Parker Esse, choreo. |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse | Shaun Kerrison, dir. |
| White Christmas PSM (2015, 2017, 2020) | Ogunquit Playhouse at the Music Hall | Jayme McDaniel, dir. |
| Million Dollar Quartet PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse | Hunter Foster, dir. |
| Sister Act PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse / The Gateway | Steve Beckler, dir. |
| Mary Poppins PSM | Ogunquit Playhouse at The Music Hall | Anthony Daniel, assoc. dir. |
| Hairspray PSM | Reagle Music Theatre | Todd Michel Smith, Judine Somerville, dirs. |
| The Music Man PSM | Reagle Music Theatre | Bob Freschi, dir. |
| Into the Woods PSM | Reagle Music Theatre | Stacey Stephens, dir. |
| La Cage aux Folles PSM | The Reagle Players | David Scala, dir. |
| Mame PSM | The Reagle Players | Frank Roberts, dir. |
| Hello, Dolly! PSM | The Reagle Players | Worth Howe, dir. |
| No, No, Nanette PSM | The Reagle Players | Robert Eagle, dir. |
| Annie PSM | The Reagle Players | Robert Fitch, dir. |
| Joseph... PSM | The Reagle Players | Susan Chebookjian, dir. |
| 42nd Street PSM | The Reagle Players | Eileen Grace, dir. |
| The King and I PSM | The Reagle Players | Robert Eagle, dir. |
| Singin' in the Rain PSM | The Reagle Players | Kirby Ward, dir. |
| Beauty and the Beast PSM | The Reagle Players | Kate Swan, dir. |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie PSM | The Reagle Players | Troy Magino, Frank Roberts, dir. |
| Will Rogers Follies PSM | The Reagle Players | Eileen Grace, Robert Eagle, dirs. |
| The Sound of Music PSM | The Reagle Players | Frank Roberts, dir. |
| Carousel PSM | The Reagle Players | Robert Eagle, dir. |
| Crazy for You PSM | The Reagle Players | Kirby Ward, dir. |
| Selected New York Credits | ||
| Charles Busch's Cleopatra PSM | Theater for the New City | Carl Andress, dir. |
| The Countess of Storyville ASM | Amas Musical Theatre | Lynne Taylor-Corbett, dir., Susan Whelan, PSM |
| Marry Harry (Workshop) ASM | Amas Musical Theatre | Kent Nicholson, dir., Brian Westmoreland, PSM |
| Nobody Loves You (Reading) PSM | The Old Globe | Michelle Tattenbaum, dir. |
| Twilight in Manchego PSM | NYMF 2008 | Billy Porter, dir. |
| Golden Motors PSM | Music-Theatre Group | Diane Wondisford, dir. |
| The Rose Project PSM | Music-Theatre Group | Sonoko Kawahara, dir. |
| Behind the Limelight SM | Roy Gabay Productions (NYMF) | Michael Unger, dir. John Atherlay, PSM |
| Rockshow PSM | Horse Trade Theatre Group | Paul Stancato, dir. |
| Aloha Flight 243 PSM | Lincoln Center Directors' Lab | Pamela Seiderman, dir. |
| Culture Bandit & Darwaza PSM | LAByrinth Theatre Co. | Mariana Hellmund, David Anzuelo, dirs. |
| Welcome Home, Kelly! PSM | Arista | Victor Maog, dir. |
| Henry IV, Parts I and II PSM | La MaMa E.T.C. | Alexander Harrington, dir. |
Training
BFA in Theatre, NYU Tisch School of the Arts - Playwrights Horizons Studio (directing program)
Special Skills
Driver's license (15-passenger van, trucks up to 15ft.), advanced computer skills (Windows, Mac OS X, Office, Photoshop, advanced FileMaker database design, Keynote, web design, software development for iOS and MacOS); intermediate carpentry and lighting skills; projection design and maintenance; basic stage combat; acting and improv experience; can read music.
References
References available by request.
