Stage Management

PHILADELPHIA BALLET

Assistant Stage Manager

2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons

Responsibilities:

Monitor backstage areas and onstage transitions so that crews and dance members do not run into each other while doing their respective jobs

Create and update production paperwork for the crew to use on deck/rails moves, and so the company can archive this information for the next time they do these shows

Perform my own cues backstage, such as the gunshot effect for Carmen or the "Mouse" trick for The Nutcracker

BONUS: Lead Stage Manager for the School of Philadelphia Ballet's End of Year Performance in 2024 and 2025

BONUS: Served as the Calling Stage Manager for select performances of The Nutcracker

2023-24 Season: Carmen, The Nutcracker, Giselle, Dance Masterpieces, The Dream w/Prodigal Son

2024-25 Season: Le Corsaire, 60th Anniversary Gala, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Bolero w/Dance Card, La Sylphide w/Etudes

Calling Cues for The Nutcracker (2024)

Tree Growing Transition

Gunshot Effect for Carmen (2023)

Production photos from the 23-24 and 24-25 seasons

Photos by: Alexander Iziliaev

Carmen 2023

Nutcracker 2024

Carmen 2023

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"Mouse" Trick Cue for The Nutcracker (2023)

Cloak Grab for Giselle (2024)

GEORGE STREET PLAYHOUSE

Production Assistant

Tick, tick... Boom! (2024)

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Responsibilities:

Production Assistant for the rehearsal, tech, and preview process of Tick, tick... Boom! directed by David Saint

Assisted the stage management team with taping out the rehearsal room, taking blocking notes, being on book, running lines, and props/costume/scenic tracking.

Helped other departments (Director, Production Manager, shop staff, etc.) with duties such as taking food orders and pickups, local shopping errands, copying and printing, and other production assignments throughout the process.

Also helped care of David Saint's dog: Gatbsy (this included refilling her water/food bowl, taking her out for potty breaks, and giving frequent belly rubs)

Tick, Tick... Boom! production photos

photos by: T. Charles Erickson

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Bella's view of the set while taking line notes during previews

Bella and Caitlyn Ostrowski (ASM) taping out the rehearsal space

Bella and Gatsby

DELAWARE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

Stage Management Apprentice / ASM

Macbeth (2023)

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Macbeth production photos by: Alessandra Nicole

Responsibilities:

Performed typical stage management duties during rehearsals; such as taping out the indoor rehearsal room / flag marking the outdoor space, being on book, and props tracking

Ran the deck during shows, including organizing/setting props and helping with fake blood appliances

Created a preshow with acting and directing apprentices, where I organized the script, managed rehearsals, and timed performances

Since the show was outdoors, I had to be prepared at any moment to collect all the props that were set around the park in case it started downpouring

Assisting the cast with blood applications (left is the apparitions, right is Macbeth)

The main props table (hidden from the audience's view behind trees/bushes)

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We used flags to mark the set during outdoor rehearsals

Macbeth cast and crew

Broadway Theatre of Pitman

Stage Manager

Something Rotten! (2022)

Assistant Stage Manager

Beauty and the Beast (2022)

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Something Rotten! Responsibilities:

Managed a cast and crew of 30+ for 15 performances and two months of rehearsals

Ran callbacks, where I collected casting information and potential conflicts, and helped the artistic team with casting decisions

Ran the rehearsal room: administered break times, ensured the space was fully stocked, sent daily rehearsal reports to the production team

Used Stage Write for blocking, line notes, and creating my calling book

Created rehearsal schedules, taking into consideration cast conflicts

Collaborated with the crew to organize props/sets backstage, and received their feedback regarding any changes that needed to be made to the deck tracker

Operated the light board while also calling cues during performances

Something Rotten! and Beauty and the Beast production photos

Something Rotten! 2022

Photo by: Joe Grasso

Something Rotten! 2022

Photo by: Joe Grasso

Beauty and the Beast 2022

Photo by: Joe Grasso

Something Rotten! 2022

Photo by: Joe Grasso

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Something Rotten! work photos

Stories from Something Rotten!:

I knew when I first joined this production that it would involve a massive amount of props, so during my prep week I read through the script and created a list of potential props we would need for our Props Charge Armando. Armando then used that list to bring in hundreds of props that we were able to fit in the rehearsal space with no problem. However, when we got to the theater there wasn't a lot of room to store props backstage between the large set and minimal wing space the theater has, so then we had to get creative with where to preset props. The crew and I set some of the larger props behind a SL moving flat, and moved one of the SR props tables under a staircase.

This is also the only production where I've ever had to deal with a medical emergency in the audience. We were towards the end of our musical number "Will Power" when the house alerted me that someone had collapsed in the audience. Luckily, at the end of "Will Power" the cast clears the stage anyways, so I communicated with the crew backstage to stop the cast from returning onstage after the number, and to fly the main curtain in when the stage was clear. We were able to safely pause the show so that EMS could attend to the audience member, then resume the show right where we left off.