I'm a second year Theatre Arts student at San Diego State University, with an emphasis in Design and Technology. I primarily focus on scenic design and costuming, but enjoy all areas of theatre work. Outside of that, I am also an artist, focusing mostly on digital media and graphic design, a student athlete, which has gifted me time management skills, and a collector of books.
Due to my past in competitive figure skating, I began theatre as a performer, but quickly fell in love with design and technology; As a past member of multiple competitive robotics teams, I have experience in engineering and aviation.
These skills have helped me develop an inherent understanding of what is possible and how to make it happen on stage, whether it be a quick costume change or a levitating door.
I enjoy work in various fields, from hands on technical work to education and management, and am open to art commissions. I always love a good challenge, and I'd be excited to join a new team!
Art:
Studio Assistant Intern; Red Rose Studios (Communication Design and Art)
Organized online art database and merchandise and supplies inventory
Graphic Design Consultant; Oxcart Aerospace LLC
Designed new company logo options suited to business stationary, apparel, and merchandise
Theatre:
Box Office / Front of House Staff for San Diego State University
Costume Designer and Assistant Lighting Designer; Padilla's How to Defend Yourself (Comedy Club 2026)
Writer and Stage Manager; V-Day's Raise the Vibration: Through the Cracks (V-Day 2026)
Assistant Head Electrician; Sophocles' Elektra (San Diego State University 2026)
Co-Lighting Designer; Ruhl's Eurydice (Skull & Dagger Dramatic Society 2026)
Co-Scenic Designer; Magallanes' Happiest Place original Musical (Musical Theatre Club 2026)
Production Assistant Intern; Rivers' Straddle World Premiere (Diversionary 2026)
Treasurer; Musical Theatre Club and Rocky Horror Club (San Diego State University 2025-2026)
Assistant Stage Manager; Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (San Diego State University 2025)
Costume Designer; Gunderson’s Exit, Pursued by a Bear (Skull & Dagger Dramatic Society 2025)
Costume Designer; Magallanes’ Christmas Peril original musical (Comedy Club 2025)
Theoretical Scenic Designer; Love's Fireflies (San Diego State University 2025)
Assistant Stage Manager; Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld (Opera à la Carte 2025)
Scenic Designer; Strand's The Death of Zukasky (Skull & Dagger Dramatic Society 2025)
Special Effects Technician; V-Day’s Raise the Vibration: Rage and Rebellion (V-Day 2025)
Stagehand/Technician; Hamill’s Pride and Prejudice (Black Renaissance Theatre 2025)
Hair & Makeup Designer; Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Skull & Dagger Dramatic Society 2024)
Costume Designer, Nana / Robot; Čapek’s Rossum’s Universal Robots (Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024)
Set Construction Team; Fellowes’ School of Rock (Super Summer Theatre 2024)
Stage Manager; Disney’s Descendants (The Meadows School 2024)
Ms. Norbury / Ensemble; Fey's Mean Girls (The Meadows School 2024)
Hair & Makeup Designer; Robinette’s Charlotte’s Web (The Meadows School 2023)
Fight Captain, Ensemble; Shakespeare’s King Lear (The Meadows School 2023)
STEM:
Intern; Blackbird Aerospace (Auto-Ground Collision Avoidance System project)
NASA contract - designing tests, executing flight test, analyzing data, and producing reports
Distinguished Graduate; 2022 USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training Familiarization Course (Columbus AFB, MS)
Organizer; 2 annual Women in Aviation's "Girls in Aviation Day" events (Las Vegas, NV)
Safety Captain; FIRST Robotics Competition team #8005 for 3 years
Other:
Treasurer; Feminist Outreach Coalition (San Diego State University 2025-2026)
Represented the USA in the International Air Cadet Exchange in New Zealand (Civil Air Patrol 2024)
Junior Board Member (Skating Club of Nevada 2022-2023)
Deans List Fall 2025; San Diego State University College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
Fringe Review recommendation; Čapek's Rossum's Universal Robots 2024
British Theatre Guide review; Čapek's Rossum's Universal Robots 2024
3rd place; Southern Nevada Regional Science and Engineering Fair 2024
Top 10% and Perfect Score in Costume Design at the Regional Thespian Competition Nevada 2023
Gold Percentile National Latin Etymology Exam 2023
Silver Percentile National Latin Exam, National Latin Vocabulary Exam, and National Roman Civilization Exam 2023
Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year, Nevada Civil Air Patrol 2022
Proficiencies:
Procreate (art software)
Canva (digital design software)
QLab (theatre cue software) in both lighting and sound
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine
Able to operate a scissor-lift
Adobe Photoshop
Solidworks (Computer-Aided Design software) to Engineering ANSI standards
Varying levels of literacy in English (primary), Latin, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, French, and Ancient Greek
Qualifications:
FAA Private Pilot Glider Certificate (2022)
22 hours glider flight training, 33 hours of powered flight training
1.7 hours glider solo/Pilot in Command, 2 hours powered solo/Pilot in Command
General Emergency Services (through Civil Air Patrol)
Introductory Communications User Training (radio through Civil Air Patrol)
I love athletics, and have been a:
Member of the San Diego State University D1 Women's Rugby team (2024-2025)
Competitive figure skater for 10 years at local, state, regional, national, and international levels (2014-2024)
Member of the Las Vegas Ice Theatre national competitive team (2019-2023)
Phone: (702) 704-8657
Email:
Personal: kyavincentphilpot@gmail.com
Work: kye@redrosestudios.com
School: ivincentphilpo9884@sdsu.edu
Instagram: @kylerdoodles