# Kira Wefers > Theater, Film and Dance Graduate from University of California, Berkeley | Director, Choreographer, and Performing Arts Administrator Location: Berkeley, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kirawefers Hello! My name is Kira Wefers, and I am a UC Berkeley Graduate with a double major in Theater and Performance Studies and Film and Media, and a minor in Dance and Performance Studies. In addition to graduating with Honors from the Department of Theater and Performance Studies, I am also the recipient of the Departmental Citation for my academic and creative excellence. I am a dedicated and experienced creative, as well as a proven and reliable administrator with strong people skills and a desire for growth! To view my portfolio of creative work in-depth and learn more about my experience, visit my personal website, www.kirawefers.com. ## Work Experience ### Music Director @ Upstage Theatre Schools Jan 2026 – Present ### Stagehand @ Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Jan 2025 – Present | Thousand Oaks, California, United States ### Teaching Artist and Scriptwriter @ KidStock, Inc. Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States - Led choreography, programming and instruction of dances and art projects for a non-profit children's performing arts camp - Enhanced the theater education, growth, and personal expression of 90+ children aged 5-12 - Worked individually and in a team to outline, write dialogue, and source music for a new children's theater show ### Web Designer @ BareStage Productions Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 - Responsible for updating, maintaining, and revitalizing the website for BareStage Productions - Working in collaboration with the Marketing Director to keep the public up to date on BareStage's projects, opportunities, and performances, as well as publicly archiving past performances ### Music Manager @ BareStage Productions Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 - Co-Music Manager for the student-run musical theater performing group, BareTroupe. - Duties include running music rehearsals, collaborating with administrative managers to plan the rehearsal schedule, selecting music for and coordinating auditions, and occasionally arranging vocal harmonies ### Resident Intimacy Choreographer @ BareStage Productions Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 - Served as the first Resident Intimacy Choreographer for the student-run theater company, BareStage, bringing consent-based and trauma-informed practices to intimacy rehearsals for shows within the company - Credits include Much Ado About Nothing (2023); Spring Awakening (2023); Mircalla (2024); Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (2024); BarePage Fall Showcase (2024); Macbeth (2025); Footloose (2025); Born With Teeth (2025) ### Choreographer @ BareStage Productions Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 - Choreographed three full-length musicals, Cabaret in Spring of 2023, Spring Awakening in Fall of 2023, and Footloose in Spring of 2025 - Frequent choreographer for the student-run musical theater troupe BareTroupe, choreographing a total of 10 showcase pieces (Big Spender, New Money, Chillin' the Regrets, Chant (Reprise), Company, Down the Hole, A Wild, Wild Party, Magic to Do, Deep Beneath the City, and Welcome to the Moulin Rouge!) from Fall 2023 through Spring 2025. ### Stage Director @ BareStage Productions Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 - Directed two full-length musicals, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in Fall of 2022 and Spring Awakening in Fall of 2023. ### Head Electrician @ BareStage Productions Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 - Served as Co-Head Electrician for BareStage Productions for a semester, before transitioning into another company position - Duties included coordinating with lighting designers to adjust the lighting grid for each mainstage show, running focus sessions for each show, as well as informing and instructing people on the lighting grid and its functions ### Founding Rehearsal Manager @ BareStage Productions Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 - Served as a founding rehearsal manager for the student-run writing and performance group, BarePage - Duties include rehearsal scheduling, casting, directing performance pieces, planning and facilitating writing workshops, running auditions, and serving as a point-person of communication between members and upper management ### Secretary @ Drawn to Scale Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 - Duties include taking notes at official business meetings, taking attendance at rehearsals and gigs, and coordinating flyering efforts for auditions and concerts ### Live Sound Technician @ Drawn to Scale Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 - Duties include setting up and taking down the a cappella group's sound and microphone system, as well as sound-checking, adjusting live sound levels, problem-solving, and training others on microphone technique and sound equipment knowledge ### Choreographer @ Drawn to Scale Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 - Choreographing movement for Drawn to Scale's showcase performances, both alone and with co- and assistant choreographers - Choreographed Drawn to Scale's performance sets for the International Competition of Collegiate A Cappella in 2023, 2024, and 2025 - Recipient of the Outstanding Choreography Award at the ICCA West Quarterfinal Championship in both 2024 and 2025 ### Publicity Manager @ Drawn to Scale Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 - Duties included creating marketing materials for concerts and performances, running and coordinating social media accounts, collaborating on the image of the group with the Business Manager, editing recap videos, and designing concert programs ### Stage Director @ University of California, Berkeley Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 - The sole academic/director to be approved for an Honors Project in UC Berkeley's Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies, a process that includes the completion of an academic precis as well as the direction of a workshop production - This Honors Project resulted in a performance of Diana Son's Stop Kiss, a queer and experimental reinterpretation of the original text focusing on representations of lesbian identity and intimacy, intervening in the inevitability of violence, and interrogating the construction of fantasies of marginalization ### Intimacy Choreographer @ Unknown Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 - In addition to serving as the Resident Intimacy Choreographer at BareStage Productions, I also serve as a freelance intimacy choreographer for the UC Berkeley arts community, working as a consulting choreographer on various films and theater projects - Credits include: The Eye of the Beholder (Self-Directed Short Film, 2023), Fortune's Fool (Short Film, 2024), The Real Inspector Hound (Untitled Theater Company, 2024), Arsenic and Old Lace (Untitled Theater Company, 2025) ### Overhire Electrician @ Berkeley Repertory Theatre Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 - Assisted with focus, hang, and various other electrics tasks with fellow overhire electricians - Credited on Out of Character and POTUS ### Assistant Director @ Oakland Theater Project Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 - Assisted Director Emily Whelan on the West Coast Premiere of Taylor Mac's Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Theater and Performance Studies; Film and Media; Minor in Dance and Performance Studies University of California, Berkeley ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kira-wefers-10a9212ba --- Source: https://flows.cv/kirawefers JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kirawefers/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-08