Past
I have had a past full of twists, turns, and uncertainty, but God used it all to teach me more about Him, especially to trust Him, including with coming to Northwest University. My name, Katherine Renee Swanson, means Pure, Born Again, Son (or daughter) of a "boy" or servant. I am from Oregon, born and bred, but I've had several home towns. My father is a pastor and God directed us as a family to many different places, but I have always been a small town girl. I have one older brother about to graduate with a mechanical engineering degree at Oregon State.
Passions
I have always loved stories, true or fantasy, they are where people find their identity. I get excited about any kind of story creation! I write books and poems, I create costumes both fantastical and historical, and most of all, I use film to create and shape stories of people. My favorite stories to write are full of "ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances." These are the stories that are relate-able. People with flaws, problems, and emotions struggling their way through daunting tasks and happenstance. I have recently completed the second draft of a novella, I am writing a feature-length script, and also an historical fiction book. I draw ideas for stories from every direction, be it inspiration from people I meet, true stories, a picture or even a fabric or a glance from someone that lights a fuse of a story in my mind. Being out in a variety of areas are great for inspiration at the beginning, but where my heart will always be is out in the woods and in the meadows, and on the hills. That is where I come alive and my stories flow from me like a torrent of water. I love the forest and I love the ocean, they are really my sanctuaries.
As far as awards, I have both a Bronze and a Silver medal of honor under the Missionettes program, I have received the United States Presidential Achievement Award, and in 2009 I had the honor of singing with the National Youth Choir at Carnegie Hall, New York City. I have written four dramatic productions, three of which I directed, and have participated in varying capacity with a plethora of others.
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A project in which I take much pride is my Stage Manager position last Fall for Northwest University's production of Everyman. It was a lot of work, and involved days upon days of preparation including spackling and painting the sets, dressing the sets, hanging and focusing lighting, acting as liaison between the director, the tech crew, and the actors, calling lighting and sound cues during performances, stage upkeep during dress rehearsals/run of show, and acting as caretaker of the actors and the general performance during the run of the show. It was a very rewarding experience, and I learned a great deal about pre-production work that I can apply to my future career!
This has been Katherine Swanson
Signing off
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