Stagehand 101: People First, Equipment Second
By all accounts, Kat Sirico was a skilled professional...but accidents can happen.
Kat Sirico, production manager at Jacob’s Pillow, died on August 1, 2025 in a tragic accident while they were moving staging platforms on a dolly down a slope with an intern. They lost control of the load, and in attempting to stop it, Kat fell and was fatally struck as the platforms came off the dolly. Jacob’s Pillow canceled the remainder of its seaso…
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