Production Stage Manager
MUSICALS *Nate the Great (TYA Workshop) *Lizzie *Singing in the Rain The Wizard of Oz Sweeney Todd Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Spring Awakening Phantom of the Opera Einstein is a Dummy The Secret Garden 13 the Musical West Side Story Peter Pan The Music Man Beauty and the Beast Bye Bye Birdie You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown A Chorus Line The Wizard of Oz Urinetown Pippin The Secret Garden The Wiz Crazy for You Nobody's Perfect The Boyfriend OPERA The Tales of Hoffmann Orpheus in the Underworld PLAYS *The Purple Lights of Joppa, IL *The Morini Strad A Christmas Carol Dancing at Lughnasa Bail Me Out Proof Dark of the Moon Polaroid Stories I Hate Hamlet Black Comedy Ten Little Indians SPECIAL EVENTS/DANCE California Dance Classics Competitions The Nutcracker The Bel Air Affaire ShowBiz Expo "Imagine, Dream, Believe "The Question" UCI Showcase - Coast to Coast "Physical Graffiti" * Indicates an AEA contracted production |
South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, CA The Mint, Los Angeles, CA Broadway in the Park, El Segundo, CA Broadway in the Park, El Segundo, CA Full Circle Opera Project/LACHSA, Alex Theatre, Glendale, CA Broadway in the Park, El Segundo, CA LA Intimate Cast Premire, Over the Moon Productions, LA, CA Full Circle Opera Project/LACHSA, Luckman Theatre, LA, CA Youth Cast Premiere, NCPA, Rolling Hills Estates, CA Full Circle Opera Project/LACHSA, Luckman Theatre, LA, CA Norris Center for the Performing Arts, Rolling Hills Estates, CA Irvine Barclay Theatre, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA Norris Center for the Performing Arts, Rolling Hills Estates, CA Norris Center for the Performing Arts, Rolling Hills Estates, CA Norris Center for the Performing Arts, Rolling Hills Estates, CA Full Circle Opera Project/LACHSA, Luckman Theatre, LA, CA Norris Center for the Performing Arts, Rolling Hills Estates, CA Norris Center for the Performing Arts, Rolling Hills Estates, CA Norris Center for the Performing Arts, Rolling Hills Estates, CA Elsie Theatre, Stagedoor Manor, Loch Sheldrake, NY Forum Theatre, Stagedoor Manor, Loch Sheldrake, NY Robert E. Johnson Theatre, Murray State University, Murray, KY Forum Theatre, Stagedoor Manor, Loch Sheldrake, NY Forum Theatre, Stagedoor Manor, Loch Sheldrake, NY West Coast/Youth Cast Premiere, NCPA, Rolling Hills Estates, CA Forum Theatre, Stagedoor Manor, Loch Sheldrake, NY Full Circle Opera Project/LACHSA, Luckman Theatre, LA, CA Full Circle Opera Project/LACHSA, Luckman Theatre, LA, CA World Premiere, South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, CA The Colony Theatre, Burbank, CA Broadway in the Park, El Segundo, CA Chrysalis Stage, The Complex, LA, CA An Original Production, Hudson Theatre, LA, CA Long Beach Playhouse, Long Beach, CA Claire Trevor Theatre, UCI, Irvine, CA Robert Cohen Theatre, UCI, Irvine, CA Robert E. Johnson Theatre, Murray State University, Murray, KY Robert E. Johnson Theatre, Murray State University, Murray, KY Playhouse in the Park, Murray, KY Mountain View, San Diego & Downey, CA Westside Ballet, Santa Monica, CA About Entertainment Produced Fundraiser, LA, CA LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA Fundraising Gala, NCPA, Rolling Hills Estates, CA Dance Workshop, The Montalban Theatre, LA, CA Graduate Actor Showcase, LA & NYC Undergraduate Dance Concert, UCI, Irvine, CA |
Special Skills
CPR/First Aid Certified, Microsoft Office Software, Fire Safety Training, Conversational German, Reads music easily, Can play violin, upright bass, & numerous percussion instruments, Swim team coach & instructor, Camp counselor for girls ages 13 – 18.
Recent Employment
September 2007 - Present: Freelance Stage Manager
- Currently working as a self-employed stage manager in both the LA and Orange County areas.
September 2011 – Present: Theatre Arts Dept., California State University – Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
- August 2013 – Present – Production Manager for the Theatre Arts Department as well as part-time instructor for the undergraduate stage management class. Create the production calendar for each semester, help maintain the production budget as well as oversee the design process from conception to completion. Also, mentor undergraduate stage managers for all 10 shows of the semester.
- September 2011 – August 2013 - Manage the office for the Theatre Arts Department. Schedule theatre arts classes for the university, handle of all contracts for new hires, part time faculty, and graduate students, process payroll, provide information about policies and university procedures for students, and handle all purchases for the department while maintaining the budget.
September 2010 – September 2011: Shultz Steel Company, South Gate, CA
- Worked as the Executive Assistant to the CEO of the Shultz Steel Company. Managed the CEO’s daily company schedule, personal schedule, and running daily reports and distributing them to the heads of other departments. Also helped manage theatrical contracts for rentals through Off Broadway West, LLC, Mr. Shultz’s side business.
Summer 2007 – August 2010: Norris Center for the Performing Arts, Rolling Hills Estates, CA
- Originally started as a independent contractor stage managing 3 seasons for the education department. As of August 2009 was given the position of Resident Stage Manager and Production Manager of Education. Stage managed numerous full length productions for the Negri Learning Center. Cast sizes were 50 plus children from the ages of 8-24. Created rehearsal and technical calendars, manage crews and all technical elements of productions along with keeping productions on task with budgets.
September 2006 – June 2009: University of California – Irvine, Irvine , CA
- Teaching Assistant for the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. Taught Drama 50E: Introduction to Stage Management to undergraduate students at UCI along with working in the Production Office under the Production Manager; have also managed the prop department’s check out hours, managed the production studio & costume shop’s budgets and receipts, house managed numerous music events, and edited music events onto compact disks.
Summer 2005 & Summer 2006: Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center, Loch Sheldrake, NY
- Stage manager for six full length productions. Cast sizes were 30 plus children from the ages of 8 – 18.
August 2003 – May 2006: Scene Shop Supervisor, Murray State University, Murray, KY
- Responsibilities included carpentry, scenic artist, and electrician for five production seasons in two theatres. Additional responsibilities included maintenance of shops, theatre, and all equipment as well as supervision of student shop workers.
Education
MFA in Stage Management for Theatre – University of California – Irvine, Completed December 2009
BA in Theatre & History – Murray State University – Murray KY, Completed May 2006
Formal Dance Training – Bodies in Motion & Dance Unlimited – 11 years
Awards: All-American Collegiate Scholar, Outstanding Theatre Student 2006 Recipient, Robert E. Johnson Theatre Scholarship 2005 Recipient
References (available upon request)
CPR/First Aid Certified, Microsoft Office Software, Fire Safety Training, Conversational German, Reads music easily, Can play violin, upright bass, & numerous percussion instruments, Swim team coach & instructor, Camp counselor for girls ages 13 – 18.
Recent Employment
September 2007 - Present: Freelance Stage Manager
- Currently working as a self-employed stage manager in both the LA and Orange County areas.
September 2011 – Present: Theatre Arts Dept., California State University – Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
- August 2013 – Present – Production Manager for the Theatre Arts Department as well as part-time instructor for the undergraduate stage management class. Create the production calendar for each semester, help maintain the production budget as well as oversee the design process from conception to completion. Also, mentor undergraduate stage managers for all 10 shows of the semester.
- September 2011 – August 2013 - Manage the office for the Theatre Arts Department. Schedule theatre arts classes for the university, handle of all contracts for new hires, part time faculty, and graduate students, process payroll, provide information about policies and university procedures for students, and handle all purchases for the department while maintaining the budget.
September 2010 – September 2011: Shultz Steel Company, South Gate, CA
- Worked as the Executive Assistant to the CEO of the Shultz Steel Company. Managed the CEO’s daily company schedule, personal schedule, and running daily reports and distributing them to the heads of other departments. Also helped manage theatrical contracts for rentals through Off Broadway West, LLC, Mr. Shultz’s side business.
Summer 2007 – August 2010: Norris Center for the Performing Arts, Rolling Hills Estates, CA
- Originally started as a independent contractor stage managing 3 seasons for the education department. As of August 2009 was given the position of Resident Stage Manager and Production Manager of Education. Stage managed numerous full length productions for the Negri Learning Center. Cast sizes were 50 plus children from the ages of 8-24. Created rehearsal and technical calendars, manage crews and all technical elements of productions along with keeping productions on task with budgets.
September 2006 – June 2009: University of California – Irvine, Irvine , CA
- Teaching Assistant for the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. Taught Drama 50E: Introduction to Stage Management to undergraduate students at UCI along with working in the Production Office under the Production Manager; have also managed the prop department’s check out hours, managed the production studio & costume shop’s budgets and receipts, house managed numerous music events, and edited music events onto compact disks.
Summer 2005 & Summer 2006: Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center, Loch Sheldrake, NY
- Stage manager for six full length productions. Cast sizes were 30 plus children from the ages of 8 – 18.
August 2003 – May 2006: Scene Shop Supervisor, Murray State University, Murray, KY
- Responsibilities included carpentry, scenic artist, and electrician for five production seasons in two theatres. Additional responsibilities included maintenance of shops, theatre, and all equipment as well as supervision of student shop workers.
Education
MFA in Stage Management for Theatre – University of California – Irvine, Completed December 2009
BA in Theatre & History – Murray State University – Murray KY, Completed May 2006
Formal Dance Training – Bodies in Motion & Dance Unlimited – 11 years
Awards: All-American Collegiate Scholar, Outstanding Theatre Student 2006 Recipient, Robert E. Johnson Theatre Scholarship 2005 Recipient
References (available upon request)