Curriculum Vitae
KAREN KING
216 Craig Street, Hillsboro, TX 76645 | 254-582-2512 (home) 254-205-1253 (cell) | pkking1@earthlink.net
EDUCATION
Kilgore Junior College
1 year – transfer student to ETSU
Drama Scholarship Recipient
1975
East Texas State University
BS Drama/English Literature
Three-year Drama Student Scholarship
1978
I Teach Texas
Texas State Certification
Standard Teaching Certificate Theater Arts 6-12
2004 - 2016
University of Houston
M.A. Theatre Arts
Inaugural Class of 2008, highlighted studies with the SITI Group, The Actor’s Studio, Royal Academy
of Dramatic Arts, The Royal Shakespeare Company
2010
AWARDS
KJC Drama Scholarship
ETSU Drama Scholarship
1987 Emmy Certificate Best Drama - thirtysomething
District Advancing UIL OAP
Area Advancing UIL OAP
Alternate to State
State Qualifier Student Prose Interpretation, 2nd Place 3A Prose, 2011, 6th Place 3A Prose,2012
Speech, LD, Prose and Poetry Regional Students
UIL State OAP Meet - Teacher Honor Crew Selection (Voluntary withdrawal 2009 due to State Competition Conflict)
September 1974 – May 1975
September 1975 – May 1978
1987 – 1988
2004-2013
2004, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12
2007, 2011
2009, 2011, 2012
2004-2013
2009-2012
GRANTS
Grant Recipient 2008 – Texas Commission on the Arts – Teaching Teamwork
Grant Recipient 2008 – The Smith Foundation – $6,698 Set Replacements
Grant Recipient 2009 – The Smith Foundation - $15,000 Theatre Lighting Equipment
HISD Education Foundation 2010 - $500.00 Digital Video Camera Equipment
HISD Education Foundation 2011 - $500.00 Bamboo Wacom Drawing Tablets
Grant Recipient 2012 –The Smith Foundation - $9,000 Sound and Cyclorama
HISD Education Foundation 2012 - $750.00 Stage Construction Shop Equipment
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
American Film Institute
Production Mentor – Graduate Film Studies
Mentored graduate students through two year MFA program
Faith Family Academy, Dallas, Texas
Theatre Arts Teacher - Grades 6-12
Developed program, instituted OAP, advancement to Region
Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro, Texas
Theatre Arts Director – Fine Arts Chair – Grades 9 - 12
Developed and built program from one production per year to six; advanced to OAP Region 4 out of
6 years, increased student involvement from thirty-five students to over one hundred, scholarship
for students totaling $250K, awarded $24,000 in grants for improvement to theatre in 2008 and
2009.
2008
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2012
1990-1992
2003-2004
2004 - Present
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RELATED EXPERIENCE
The Bedford Falls Company - MGM/UA Film and Television, Culver City, CA.
Assistant to Producers
Assistant to producers – The Bedford Falls Company, Casting, Agent negotiations, studio
1986 – 1990
management, network promotion, actor liaison, post production facilitation,
merchandising coordinator, production office manager, educational internship program
The American Film Institute
Student Mentor Producer
Supervised two years of student productions, cumulating in short film production In The Name of
the Father, garnering twelve domestic and international honors
TMP Worldwide aka Monster.com
Account Director
Account Director responsible for agency's largest account The State of Oregon, $1.8m budget.
Supervised team of six, created and developed recruitment specific web sites, Developed reporting
and billing processes for all agency. Creative supervisor for all RFP's, commercial shoots, and print
output.
1991 – 1993
1993 - 2003
PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
MGM/UA Studio Lion
Editor and Contributor
1983-1990
LANGUAGES
English – native language
CERTIFICATES
Desktop Publishing Certified
University of Oregon
1996
Texas State Standard Teaching Certificate
Theatre Arts Grades 6 – 12
2004 - 2016
ADVANCED THEATRE EDUCATION CLASSES
Siti Group – Ann Bogart – New York
The Actor’s Studio - Chicago
Playwriting Mark Medoff – University of Houston Summer of 2010
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London – Summer 2010
Royal Shakespeare Company, London – Summer 2010
Maestro Theatre Advanced UIL OAP Director’s Workshops Fall 04 – Fall 11
MEMBERSHIPS
Texas Educational Theatre Association TETA
TEKS Committee (2011/2013); Nominating Committee (2011/2012); Playfest Committee (2010/2013) Public Affairs Committee (2013)
Texas Dramatists
Theatre Communications Group
International Thespian Society
Screen Actors Guild
Office and Professional Employees Union
American Film and Television Technicians Association
EDCUATIONAL COMMITTEES
HISD District Design Team – Schlechty Based Design
HHS Campus Design Team – Schlechty Implementation
E3 Exposition Production Committee
HHS –Fine Arts Elective Chair 2006-2013
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TECHNICAL SKILLS
MSOffice Suite 1993-2010 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access,
Publisher, Outlook
MovieMaker
FrontPage
Pagemaker
Intuit
Quick Books
Quark 4.0 – 6.0
WordPerfect 4.0 – 7.0
Movie Magic
Trellix
PeopleSoft
DOS Framework
OnCourse
WinSchool
Wiki Space
WebQuest
Groupwise
Skyward
Adobe Acrobat
HTML & DOS Coding
Blackboard
C-Scope
Scanners
LCD Switchboard
CD-DVD R
Editing, video, film, digital
110 wpm Keyboarding
80 wpm Shorthand
10 key by touch
THEATRICAL/SCENEOPGRAPHY TECHNICAL SKILLS
Knowledge and experience in Lighting Design - familiarity and hands-on-experience with computerized lighting systems, programs, boards, and
lights, and lamps.
Knowledge and experience in Sound Design – familiarity and hands-on-experience with sound boards, sound programs and software, wireless
microphones and sound-mixing.
Knowledge and experience in Scene Design and Set Construction including fly systems, black boxes, and outdoor venues.
Knowledge and experience with Scene Shop Management including hands-on-experience with all forms of power tools including band and table
saws, pneumatic equipment, and paint cages as well as budget and maintenance operations.
Ability to climb ladders and work from heights.
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Play/Production
Role
Venue
High School 1970 – 1974 Various Productions, including three UIL OAP Competitions and student directing – Thespian Director's Award
College 1974 - 1978
Sound of Music
Baroness Schroeder
Fall Musical, KJC
Mary, Mary
Stage Manager
AFTC Production, KJC
JB
Chorus
Winter Production, KJC
The Glass Menagerie
Laura
TJCTF Production, KJC
Veronica's Room
Young Girl
Fall Production, ETSU
When You Coming Back Red Ryder
Properties
AFTC Production, ETSU
Waiting for Lefty
Secretary
Winter Production. ETSI
Of Thee I Sing
Box Office Manager
Spring Musical, ETSU
Summer One Acts
Stage Manager
Summer Theatre Camp, ETSU
Little Mary Sunshine
Stage Manager
ACTF Production, ETSU
Tartuffe
Director
Winter Production, ETSU
Winesburg, Ohio
Ella
Spring Production, ETSU
Pixie
The Green Princess
Children's Theatre, ETSU
The Great Cross Country Race
Director
Children's Theatre, ETSU
Sticks & Bones
Vietnamese Girl
Fall Production, ETSU
And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little
Director, Scenic Designer
Spring Production ETSU
Show Boat
Director
Longview Community Theatre
Angel Street
Director, Scenic and Lighting Designer
Longview Community Theatre
Community and Production Company 1978 - 1984
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Play/Production
Role
Venue
My Fair Lady
Director
Longview Community Theatre
How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
Director and Scene Designer
Longview Community Theatre
Last Meeting of the Nights of The White Magnolia
Director and Scene Designer
The Players
Veronica's Room
Director and Scene Designer
The Players
The Rainmaker
Director and Scene Designer
The Players
The World of Carl Sandburg
Director and Scene Designer
The Players
A Company of Wayward Saints
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Save the Santa Monica Pier Society
Masked Angel
Producer Director
Charlie Chaplin Theatre, LA
thirtysomething
Assistant to the Producers
MGM/UA ABC Television
Dream Street
Assistant ADR
MGM/UA – NBC Television
Glory
California Assistant to the Producer
Tri-Star Pictures
Bethie & Zackie
Producer
AFI
In The Name of the Father
Producer
AFI
Dark of The Moon
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Fall Production, FFA
Inside Al
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Regional Qualifier UIL OAP 2004, FFA
Fall Medley
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Children's Theatre, HHS, 2004
Of Thee I Sing
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Winter Musical, HHS, 2005
Of Mice and Men
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
District Advancing Play, UIL OAP, 2005,
The Pajama Game
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Fall Musical, HHS< 2005
Chamber Music
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Winter Production, HHS 2006
Flyer
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
District Advancing Play, UIL OAP 2006, Best Actress
You Can't Take It With You
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Fall Production, HHS, 2006
Kabuki Lady Macbeth
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Regional Qualifier, HHS 2007, State Alternate, Best Actor/Actress
Broadway Revue
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Spring Musical
The American Car, The American Dream
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Dinner Theatre, HHS 2007
The Sound of Music
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Fall Musical, HHS 2007
The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Regional Qualifier, HHS UIL OAP 2008, Best Actor (2)
And Then There Were None
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Dinner Theatre 2008
Oklahoma
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Fall Musical HHS 2008
Antigone
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Regional Qualifier HHS UIL OAP 2009, Best Actress (3)
Dracula
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Dinner Theatre HHS 2009
Grease
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Fall Musical 2009
The Sins of Sor Juana
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
District Advancing Play, Best Actress, Tech Award, 2 HM, 2 AllStar
Dearly Departed
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Dinner Theatre 2010
The King and I
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Fall Musical 2010
Kabuki Lady Macbeth
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
District Advancing to Regional Alternate to State, 105 Medals,
including Best Actor and Actress, Chorus Award, and three Tech
Crew Awards
The Mousetrap
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Dinner Theatre 2011
Oliver
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Fall Musical 2011
Film and Telelvision 1987 - 2003
Educational Teaching 2003 - 2010
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Mother Courage and Her Children
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
District Advancing to Region, Best Actor, Actress, Tech Award,
Best Actress – Region
The Cat and the Canary
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Dinner Theatre 2012
Godspell
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Fall Musical 2012
Wiley and The Hairy Man
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
Jr. High OAP 2013, 1st Place Championship, Best Actor, Best
Actress, Chorus Award
Paganini
Director, Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designer
District & Area Advancing Play – Best Actor, Tech Award