Graduate
Scenic Designer
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov (in rep with Stupid F*cking Bird by Aaron Posner)
Where: Arena Theatre at Michigan State University
When: Fall 2025*
Director: Rob Roznowski
Stupid F*cking Bird Scenic Design: Cailee Bywater
Costume Design: Elizabeth Anne Stucker
Lighting Design: Matty D. Peterson
Sound Design: Nathan Zarkosky
Media Co-Designer: Nathan Zarkowsky
Properties: Macarthy Brown
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The Seagull is my first non-assistant scenic position so far. I'm very grateful to be working on this show and am excited about where it's headed. In-progress work can be seen on my portfolio.
Media Co-Designer
9 to 5: The Musical
Where: Fairchild Theatre at Michigan State University
When: Spring 2025
Director: Adam Yankowy
Scenic Design: Kessler Jones
Costume Design: Elizabeth Anne Stucker
Lighting Design: Matty D. Peterson
Sound Design: Ryan Scott Long
Media Co-Designer: Nathan Zarkowsky
Properties: Cameron Rost and Ellie Rossini
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9 to 5: The Musical is a favorite of mine, so to get the opportunity to learn media/projection design for this show has been a treat. With the help of my mentor, Alison Dobbins, I've gained confidence as I approach this show from a new lens. Alongside my co-designer and media creator, Nathan Zarkowsky, the two of us developed background media that enhanced and established the world of the musical.
Undergraduate
Assistant Scenic Designer
Blithe Spirit
Where: University of Tennesee at Chattanooga
When: Fall 2023
Director: Steve Ray
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Blithe Spirit was the first show I ever got to help design. As assistant designer, I began attending meetings in April of 2023, working with my professor Emma Hoffbauer to come up with a unified design for this ghostly comedy. It was an amazing opportunity to see the inner workings of the design; research, paperwork, and drafting were all essential elements I helped out with. Once the set was built, I worked weekly in the shop, painting with my peers and selecting props and set dressing as needed. Blithe Spirit also happens to be the show on which I am writing my senior honors thesis where I will describe the design methodology in detail and my own learning experience. Working on this show further cemented my desire to learn more about scenic design as I begin to enter the world as a burgeoning professional.
Stage Crew Head
Into the Woods
Where: University of Tennesee at Chattanooga
When: Spring 2023
Director: Gaye Jeffers
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For Sondheim's famous Into the Woods, I was the stage crew head once again. As always communication, was key to making a large musical such as this flow. There are a lot of moving pieces in this long show, so it was important to stay alert during the production to be expeditious with scene changes and cast needs.
Stage Crew Head
Romeo and Juliet
Where: University of Tennesee at Chattanooga
When: Fall 2022
Director: Herb Parker
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Having the chance to work on a traditional Shakespeare piece such as Romeo and Juliet is always a fun challenge given the creative liberties directors can take with a well-known story. I also appreciate getting to learn more about traditional theatre along the way. As stage crew head I helped facilitate the show backstage along with the assistant stage managers. Being in charge of both actors and crew is always an interesting task, especially when they are your peers; that being said, the leadership skills I learned as a stage manager previously helped me communicate effectively while also being kind and respectful.
Stage Manager
Vaudevillia/The War Chest
Where: the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
When: March 2021
Director(s): Steve Ray, Gaye Jeffers
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Vaudevillia, in the true form of Vaudeville, was a series of shows/songs filmed and put together as one piece. In a sense, I stage-managed 5 mini shows and 1 longer production, each with its own set of actors and needs. This is the first production I stage managed at UTC, and it was an interesting experience working on a show that is both non-traditional in its composition and in that it was filmed rather than performed live. Working in a film setting actually helped me realize how much I prefer live theatre, helping to steer my course as I continued through school.
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Design via Jacob Cagle.
Assistant Stage Manager
The Bald Soprano
Where: the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
When: September 2020
Director: Steve Ray
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The Bald Soprano was the first show I have done since the COVID-19 outbreak and my first show at the college level. As the assistant stage manager, my jobs included typing up rehearsal reports every night after rehearsal, act as a deck manager backstage during shows, and generally help the stage manager with anything they asked me to do.
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Photo provided via UTC Theatre Co's Facebook.
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High School
Stage Manager
The Old Man and The Old Moon
Where: Stewarts Creek High School / TTA / SETC
When: October 2019/February 2020
Director: Donald Fann
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The Old Man and the Old Moon is the first show I had the opportunity to stage manage. As the stage manager, I acted as the liaison between cast, crew, and director, and it was my job to create and send out all paperwork (rehearsal reports, schedules, attendance sheets, etc.). I also wrote down all of the blocking for the show and communicated with my technical director, Adam Crawford, (in lieu of an ASM) via headset to solve problems during the show. We took The Old Man and The Old Moon to the Tennessee Theatre Association and competed in the Secondary School One-Act Play Festival, and we won both second place and an award for Technical Excellence. We went on to compete at the South Eastern Theatre Conference, which for me was one of the most fun and stressful theatre experiences of my life thus far.
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Photo provided via Redhawk Theater's Facebook.
Assistant Stage Manager
Chicago: High School Edition
Where: Stewarts Creek High School
When: March 2019
Director: Donna Seage
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As assistant stage manager for Chicago: High School Edition, my main role was to help the stage manager with anything she needed. During rehearsal, we often had the dancers/ensemble working in a separate room with the choreographer while the director worked with the principal actors in the theatre. The stage manager stayed with the principal actors, and I went with the dancers. While with the dancers, I took attendance, wrote down notes of what the dancers worked on, and also helped solve any issues that came up during rehearsal (e.g. quieting the ensemble, gathering their attention, reporting repeated bad behavior to the stage manager, etc.).
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Photo provided via Redhawk Theater's Facebook.
Deck Manager
The Sound of Music
Where: Stewarts Creek High School
When: November 2019
Director: Donna Seage
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Being the deck manager for a classic such as The Sound of Music meant a few things: large set pieces, plenty of scene changes, and lots of people. As the deck manager coming into the show during tech week, all of these things became my responsibility. I created a shift plot to keep all 74 scene changes in order, assigned jobs to all of the backstage crew members (and available actors, of course), and double-checked that everything was properly in place for each scene. In addition, it was my job to keep track of about 130 people, many of whom were elementary and middle schoolers, which presented an entirely different challenge in itself. Participating in The Sound of Music taught me how to adapt to the complexities of large productions in a very short amount of time.
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Photo provided via Redhawk Theater's Facebook.
Dramaturg
Chicago: High School Edition
Where: Stewarts Creek High School
When: March 2019
Director: Donna Seage
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I created a dramaturgy packet with my peer Hannah Blankenship in order to help the cast better understand the world in which the musical is set, from the history to the slang to the clothing. The actors went over the packet during the first week of rehearsal.
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Photo provided via Redhawk Theater's Facebook.
Light Board Operator
Honk! Jr.
Where: Stewarts Creek High School
When: November 2018
Director: Donna Seage
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Light board operator is the first technical position I had for a show. Though it was a fairly simple task, it provided me great insight into the role of a stage manager and the basic language of lighting design.
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Photo provided via Redhawk Theater's Facebook.
