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Val Tholen:
Stage Manager; Stagehand & Electrics; Singer;
Diction, Singing, & Acting Coaching & Lessons 

Offerings

Val shows passion about stage management. Allow her to stage manage or assist in managing your next event or show. She also operates boards, does spotlight operation, lighting, & construction of props & sets! They are a versatile & valuable stagehand.

Val shows great understanding of languages, having a passion in linguistics & sounds. Her specialties include Japanese, Italian, & English, but is willing to work with anyone wanting to improve their speaking skills

Singers often need acting lessons, & actors often need singing lessons. Let's combine those skills to create something great! Music & monologues make magical moments.

About

Val's Work

Backstage Work

Val graduated with a BA in Music Stage Management Studies. She loves working for Utah Symphony | Utah Opera in their ticketing services & for their onstage productions, & with the Local IATSE 99 as a stagehand.

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They take & give direction well, can give clear direction, & works well under pressure. Being a musician & dancer provides an edge with great timing for calling shows & spotlight work. She is strong for stagehand work, & an excellent team player.

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Val began her journey along her dad in construction. From there, she learned how to read plans, construct things, & moved on honing further skills such as sewing & electrics. She's learned there's opportunity for creativity everywhere.

 

She honed her skills on construction sites. They hunger for knowledge & are always eager to learn how something works.

Onstage Work

My Singing

Val trained classically as a soprano, but has expanded her range to even some tenor lines. She enjoys the alto line & loves the sound it fills out into. She's driven by storytelling, but still believes in clear diction. Her vocal style is particularly suited for Handel & her vocal humor lives for Gilbert & Sullivan.

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Val trained classically & in musical theatre, but is familiar with folk & jazz singing.

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They have sung at casinos across Nevada, The Magic Castle in Hollywood, in Notre Dame & across France, & at prestigious Carnegie Hall.

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Val's Acting

Val thrives within Shakespearean text, but leans into whatever is given & drives to create a connection to their partners onstage. She loves making fun & real moments, strives to find the humor within any line possible, & experimenting to find what works best. A line is rarely given twice during rehearsal & keeps experimenting with the text as long as she's able to, & welcomes all input and ideas to try out. They're never done growing as an actor & strives to learn with every rehearsal or script read-through.

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Val's Dancing

She began her formal dancing journey with the Desert Hills High School Dance Team. There she honed technique, self drive, ethics, team-building, & skills for retaining choreography. Val continued training in ballet, jazz, contemporary, pole & silks, musical theatre, tap, ballroom, & assorted styles. Technique building has continued throughout her college career & beyond, & they utilize everyday moments as technique building. She loves the history of dance, drawing inspired by Martha Graham & Twyla Tharp.

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