Katharine O'Reilly

- Scout and secure unique, non-traditional venues that align with the secretive and exclusive nature of the brand, enhancing audience experience. - Cultivate relationships with comedians, venues, and audiences to create a vibrant and unique comedy experience in Amsterdam. - Oversee ticketing, promotion, and audience engagement, ensuring consistently sold-out events and fostering a loyal attendee base. - Coordinate day-of-show operations, ensuring seamless event execution and a high-quality experience for performers and attendees. - Serve as the primary liaison between performers, venue staff, and the Don’t Tell Comedy team to maintain the brand’s standards and mission.

Turbo Times Productions is a dynamic creative company dedicated to producing and showcasing high-quality live entertainment. Founded to bring innovative comedy and storytelling experiences to diverse audiences, the company has been behind acclaimed shows like Mezrab Alt Night, Don't Tell Comedy in Amsterdam, and Comedy Night at Café de Knoop. Turbo Times Productions also collaborates with unique venues such as Boom Chicago, Vondelbunker, Rapha Bike Café, and the Utrecht International Comedy Festival. As part of its mission to elevate comedy beyond borders, the company has organized international tours to Belgium, Stockholm, Warsaw, and London, presenting exceptional comedic performances in vibrant cultural hubs. Whether it’s producing unforgettable shows or bringing fresh talent to the stage, Turbo Times Productions is committed to pushing boundaries and redefining live entertainment.

Co-produce a monthly queer comedy show by scouting unique, queer comedy acts from primarily NL and surrounding BENELUX area, creating monthly poster art and weekly advertisements using Adobe Photoshop, working with theater bar managers to create a queer communal space for young artists to meet and perform, organize stage design, and create community sales prices on drinks, and hire, train, and manage a staff of production and technical assistants.

Welcome visitors, provide information related to the museum, exhibitions, and services, and develop an excellent working knowledge of the collections and exhibitions on display.

Assisted the NPR comedy writing staff with researching and writing about weekly news and conducting interviews about featured stories with journalists. Worked with the production team as well with stage and theater management for a weekly live show.

I collected data about global non-profits to schedule global service tour, worked as a production assistant and artistic director for two films, assisted with casting, location scouting, securing rentals, locations, permits, prop work, and budgeting, and sent cold e-mails to global non-profits to collaborate and help them raise money.

I collected research on local Chicago businesses, sent cold e-mails to local restaurants, bars, festivals, etc. for the iO Comedy Network to pair with, and successfully set up collaborations between the iO Comedy Network with Chicago-based apps and restaurants.

• Transcribed poetry and essays for award-winning, Chicago-land native writer with MS • Wrote bios, including Wikipedia page, for poet • Edited, proofread, generated ideas, and organized collection of manuscripts, poems, and essays to be sent to various publications • Managed social media personality and personal schedule

- Completed a 12-week volunteer training course to understand hosting, primary exhibits in the museum, learn how to give tours, etc. - Greet guests at their first point of entry to the museum - Scan tickets and give guest information about museum events, current exhibitions, directions, advice, etc. - Give guests informational tours of special exhibits - Assist art directors with event-related tasks during special events