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All photos from the Wirtz Center are by Justin Barbin
All photos from Haven Chicago are by Julia Farrell
All photos from Exquisite Corpse by Yvette Dostatni

Henry Johnson
Asst. Stage Manager

Production Stage Managed by Tina Jach
Directed by Eddie Torres
Armory and Stage Combat by David Woolley

- Helped set up and breakdown rehearsal room
- Created run sheet for props and scenic tracking  
- On book during rehearsal (took line notes)
- Managed backstage flow during shows
- Facilitated scenic changeovers onstage
- Learned calling script to fill in for PSM if needed
- Assisted in armory management
 

Relentless Theatre Group

House of the Exquisite Corpse IV
Production Stage Manager

Process Direction by Claire Saxe and Mike Oleon
Puppet Artists - Ken Buckingham, Corey Smith, Justin D'Acci, Pablo Monterrubio, Chio Cabrera, Alonso Galue, Brett Swinney, Felix Mayes, Cam Armstrong Smith, Jacky Kelsey, Fletcher Pierson, Kevin Wesson, Sion Silva and Emilie Wingate

- On Call for lighting and sound tech needs
- Operated Lights and Sound via QLab - 6 shows going simultaneously
- Operated extra lighting off of Elation Processional Light Board
- Oversaw load-in. load-out and both on and offsite tech processes

Rough House Theatre Co.

Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts

Tipi Tales from the Stoop
Production Stage Manager
 

Directed by Steven Sapp
Directed by Mildred Ruiz-Sapp
Written and Performed by Murielle Borst

- Operated lights, sound, and projections through QLab
- Tracked and maintained script edits

 

Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts in collaboration with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Joan of Arkansas
Workshop Stage Manager
 

Directed by Shana Cooper
Written by Milo Wipperman

- Managed a cast of 9 performers (1 AEA, 1 EMC) and 3 external swings
- Provided technical support for essence piece work through lighting, props, and sound (QLab)
 

Abbott Hall

Directed by Ericka Ratcliff
Air Guitar Consultation by Gina "Rocky Rhodes" Czarkowski

- Managed a cast of 7 actors
- Run Crew of 2
-Operated ETC Ion lighting board
 

Airness
Production Stage Manager
 

House of the Exquisite Corpse III
Assistant Stage Manager

Production Stage Managed by Amy Rappa
Process Direction by Claire Saxe and Mike Oleon
Puppets Artists - Pablo Monterrubio-Benet and Grace Needlman, Tom Lee and Sam Lewis, Corey Smith, Claire Bauman, Chio Cabrera and Jacky Kelsey, Justin D’Acci and Sion Silva, Ken Buckingham, and Felix Mayes and Kevin Michael Wesson.  ​

- On Call for lighting and sound tech needs
- Facilitated audience interaction with each puppet booth

Rough House Theatre Co.

The Tempest
Production Stage Manager
 

Directed by Manna-Symone Middlebrooks
Movement Direction by Roger Ellis
Composed by Justin Cavazos
Music Direction by Kent Brooks

- Managed a cast of 13 performers and 4 external understudies
- Run Crew of 8
- Facilitated lift, fight, and intimacy calls

Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts

CPA Theatricals

Sentinels
Workshop Stage Manager
 

Directed by William Osetek
Written by Marilyn Campbell

- Managed a cast of 5 performers and 1 external understudy
- Operated lights, sound, and projections through QLab and ETC Ion Board
- Created and edited the Qlab file for sound and projections

 

Everybody
Production Stage Manager
 

Asst. Stage Managed by Ryan Lien
Production Managed by Heather Basarab
Directed by Katie Lupic
Intimacy Direction by Micah Figueroa

- Managed a cast of 15 
- Rotating Cast: 5 roles were determined by lottery each night
- Ran fight, lift, and intimacy calls
- Operated Sound (QLab)

Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts

Directors Haven 6
Same Sects
Festival Stage Manager

Production Managed by Skylar Greico
Other Festival Stage Managers - Mack Finklea and Taylor Stageberg
Directed by Arti Ishak

- Oversaw rehearsals for Same Sects
- Ran intimacy and fight calls
- Managed a cast of 2 
- Finished tech in 1 day with no need for 8/10's or 10/12's
- Facilitated set/props changeover for each show
- Operated ETC Ion 2000 Lighting Console

Haven Chicago

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