Stage Managers develop infrastructure to facilitate creative projects. In pursuit of telling meaningful stories, I design management systems and artistic processes with the user experience in mind. Scroll down for a sampling of my paperwork and past productions.
Lamp Check at Yale Cabaret
Production Binder for The Hour of Great Mercy by Miranda Rose Hall
Spike tape rolls at USITT 2018
My headset backstage at Yale Repertory Theatre
Rehearsal Props Preset for The Hour of Great Mercy by Miranda Rose Hall
Calling Script Pages for El Huracán by Charise Castro Smith
Watercolor painting (by me), Year of the Stage Manager logo designed by Nick Perry. The stage Manager duckie is available online at the Half Hour Call Store!
Circus Couture finale bows view from upstage
Props Preset for The Hour of Great Mercy by Miranda Rose Hall
Calling Script for Legends in Concert on the Norwegian EPIC cruise ship
Prop table backstage for Romeo & Juliet at Yale School of Drama
Sticky tabs and 3-ring binders, a stage manager's best friend
Daily Schedule Template for El Huracán by Charise Castro Smith
"Non-Functioning Prop Weapons" Summary Sheet for Pentecost by David Edgar, directed by Lucie Dawkins
A photo compilation of backstage blue lights at Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca, directed by Kevin Hourigan at Yale School of Drama
A photo I took of theatrical lights backstage at Twelfth Night, lighting design by Samuel Chan Kwan Chi
Calling Script Pages from Oh! What A Lovely War performed at Colorado State University, directed by Eric Prince
Show Stop Announcements for El Huracán by Charise Castro Smith at Yale Repertory Theatre
Ushering in the lobby at Yale Repertory Theatre
Spike tape roll stack backstage at Yale Repertory Theatre
Show Running Order for YELL by Jeremy O. Harris
Rehearsal Calendar for El Huracàn by Charise Castro Smith at Yale Repertory Theatre
Fake Weapons Check (retracting plastic knife blade) backstage
Stage Manager's Calling Buttons
Rehearsal Report Template for PENTECOST at Yale School of Drama
Calling Script Pages for a Nickelodeon's live game show onboard Norwegian Cruise Line
Scripts and folders set for a first rehearsal read-through at Yale
A notebook from my first year at Yale
Passing notes discretely to the director during rehearsal
Tech Schedule for Tent Revival by Majkin Holmquist at Yale School of Drama, a part of the Carlotta New Play Festival
Emergency Announcements for Tent Revival by Majkin Holmquist at Yale School of Drama, a part of the Carlotta New Play Festival
Production binder tabs and log book for El Huracán by Charise Castro Smith
Stage Managers KatieBeth Schmid and Christina Fontana at Circus Couture 2015
Technical Rehearsal for a one-day event with for Circus Couture, an annual circus/art/fashion charity event that supports children fighting terminal illnesses
Blocking Page and Calling Script Page for Circus Couture, an annual circus/art/fashion charity event that supports children fighting terminal illnesses
Production Binder Dividers for a musical
Calling board for Tent Revival and The Girl Is Chained at Yale School of Drama
Scene Breakdown for PENTECOST at Yale School of Drama
Detailed Scene Breakdown for tracking entrances, exits, quick changes, weapons, and characters for every actor in a 3.5-hour performance of David Edgar's PENTECOST.
Stage manager's calling station at The University Theatre at Yale School of Drama
Stage Manager Christina Fontana and Assistant Stage Manager Fabiola Feliciano-Batista backstage at the Isemen Theater
Blocking Page Template for Native Son by Nambi E. Kelley at Yale Repertory Theatre
A detailed stage manager's checklist is necessary in the event that someone else must step into run a show in my unexpected absence. Additionally, this spreadsheet allows for detailed tracking of a show's running times.
A photo I took of my Stage Manager's Calling Station back stage left at Colorado State University, 2009
Onboard Norwegian Cruise Line EPIC ship, photograph by Adonis Robledo
Pre- and Post-Rehearsal Checklist at Colorado State University
Calling Script for Circus Couture, an annual circus/art/fashion charity event that supports children fighting terminal illnesses
My Production Binders in the Stage Management office at Yale University
Backstage with Norwegian Cruise Line: crewmembers Oscar, Ron, Kyle, Christina, Alex
Sign-in Sheet for Native Son by Nambi E. Kelley at Yale Repertory Thaetre
Contact Sheet for PENTECOST at Yale School of Drama
Rehearsal props shelves for "Bulgaria! Revolt!", a new musical created by Elizabeth Dinkova and Miranda Rose Hall, with book and lyrics by Hall and music by Michael Costagliola
In the stage manager's office at Yale School of Drama (David Geffen School of Drama)
Rehearsal/Performance Calendar for Oh! What A Lovely War at Colorado State University
Performance Report Template for El Huracàn at Yale Repertory Theatre
Call Board for A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Lucie Dawkins
Rehearsal tape out for "Bulgaria! Revolt!", a new musical created by Elizabeth Dinkova and Miranda Rose Hall, with book and lyrics by Hall and music by Michael Costagliola
Calling Script Pages for Blue Man Group onboard Norwegian EPIC Cruise Ship
Scene Shifts for The Caucasian Chalk Circle at Colorado State University
Call Board for "Bulgaria! Revolt!" backstage at the Iseman Theater
Props set up for a rehearsal of Pentecost by David Edgar, directed by Lucie Dawkins
Calling Script Pages for Cirque Dreams & Dinner onboard Norwegian EPIC Cruise Ship
Blocking and Calling Script Page for Oh! What A Lovely War at Colorado State University
Testing sound equipment at Yale School of Drama
"Hospitality Cabinets" for rehearsal coffee at Yale University
Calling board in the stage managers' office at Yale University
Calling Board backstage for Native Son by Nambi E. Kelley at Yale Repertory Theatre
View from the stage manager's booth of A Midsummer Nights Dream at the Iseman Theater, 2017
Onboard Norwegian EPIC cruise ship with crewmembers Val, Mike, Adonis, Enrique, Christina, and Ron
Our ghostlight for A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Iseman Center at Yale School of Drama