OPERA PRODUCTION

Opera Company of Philadelphia

Principal Stage Manager, 2009-2010 Season
Responsible for hiring and overseeing stage management staff, for advising the company on matters pertaining to stage management, and for calling three of the season's four opera productions.

Principal Stage Manager   Orphée et Eurydice   Robert Driver, Director
Principal Stage Manager   La Traviata   Robert Driver, Director
Principal Stage Manager   Tea: A Mirror of Soul   Amon Miyamota, Director
Stage Manager   L'Italiana in Algeri   Stefano Vizioli, Director
Stage Manager   Fidelio   Robert Driver, Director
Stage Manager   Hänsel und Gretel   Dorothy Danner, Director
Stage Manager   Rigoletto   Robert Driver, Director
Stage Manager

  La Bohème   Robert Driver, Director
Opera Colorado
Stage Manager

  Tales of Hoffmann   Renaud Doucet, Director
Music Academy of the West
Stage Manager   Mignon   Casey Stangl, Director
Stage Manager   La Bohème   Casey Stangl, Director
Stage Manager   Il Viaggio a Reims   Casey Stangl, Director
Stage Manager   Opera Showcase (2009)   Chuck Hudson, Director
Stage Manager

  Opera Showcase (2006, 2007, 2008)   Lotfi Mansouri, Director
San Francisco Opera   Lisa Anderson, Production Stage Manager
Stage Manager   Magic Flute for Kids (Diana Kienast, Director)
Assistant Stage Manager   2005 Fall Season: Rodelinda, L'Italiana in Algeri, Norma, La Forza del Destino
Assistant Stage Manager   2005 Spring Season: Pearl Fishers, Così fan tutte
Assistant Stage Manager

  2004 Fall Season: Le Grand Macabre, Eugene Onegin, Così fan tutte, La Traviata, Billy Budd
San Diego Opera   Mary Yankee Peters, Production Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager   2009 Season: Tosca, Don Quichotte, Rigoletto, Peter Grimes, Madama Butterfly
Assistant Stage Manager   2008 Season: Tannhäuser, Maria Stuarda, Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci, Aida, Pearl Fishers
Assistant Stage Manager   2007 Season: Boris Godunov, Samson and Delilah, Il Trovatore, Wozzeck, Marriage of Figaro
Assistant Stage Manager   2006 Season: Barber of Seville, Lucia di Lammermoor, Carmen, Julius Caesar in Egypt, Magic Flute
Assistant Stage Manager   2005 Season: Die Fledermaus, Così fan tutte, Simon Boccanegra, Vanessa, La Bohème
Assistant Stage Manager   2004 Season: Turandot, Pearl Fishers, Don Carlo, Katya Kabanova, La Traviata
Production Intern

  2003 Season: Fidelio, Norma, Thérèse Raquin, Otello, Madama Butterfly
Opera Pacific   Jennifer Cook, Production Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager   Madama Butterfly    
Production Assistant   La Bohème    
Production Assistant

  Don Giovanni    
Chautauqua Opera        
Stage Manager   Musical Theater Review   Mark Martino, Director
Assistant Stage Manager   HMS Pinafore   Brett Finley, Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager   Don Giovanni   Meredith O'Sullivan, Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager


  Romeo & Juliet   Brett Finley, Stage Manager
DANCE PRODUCTION

       
Marin Ballet        
Stage Manager

  The Nutcracker (2008, 2009)   Cynthia Lucas, Artistic Director
Ballet Pacifica        
Stage Manager   Summer Intensive Performance   Gillian Finley, Conservatory Director
Assistant Stage Manager

  The Nutcracker (1999, 2000, 2001)   Molly Lynch, Artistic Director
University of California, Irvine
Stage Manager   Soirée Musicale   Lydia Martinez, Director
Assistant Stage Manager   Cinderella   David Allan, Choreographer/Director
Assistant Stage Manager


  UCI Etude Ensemble   Donald McKayle, Choreographer/Director
EVENT & INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

Mayhem, Inc., West (Orange County, CA)
Production Stage Manager

  Touring Murder Mystery
Dinner Theater

  Starbright Entertainment/Kathy Harris, Prod.
Harris Goldman Productions (San Diego, CA)
Large scale multi media and Broadway style theatrical events
Assistant Stage Manager   Sunrider 2004 Grand Convention,
Long Beach Convention Center

  Harris & Linda Goldmlan, Producers
Mary Yankee Peters, PSM
Assistant Stage Manager   Sunrider 2002 Grand Convention,
Anaheim Convention Center

  Harris & Linda Goldmlan, Producers
Mary Yankee Peters, PSM
Music Academy of the West (Santa Barbara, CA)
Large scale special events, outdoor performances
Assistant Stage Manager   Cabaret 2006 & 2007
Plaza del Sol at Fess Parker's
Doubletree Resort


  Melissa Somrack, Production Manager
RELATED EXPERIENCE

Excellent organization and communication skills. Proficient in all Microsoft Office programs. Computer drafting skills using Vector Works. Web site creation and management using Dreamweaver. Working knowledge of technical aspects of theater. Read music proficiently. Comprehensive knowledge of dance terminology. Mentor student stage managers, including presentation of stage management workshops to high school students.



PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
Stage Managers' Association (SMA)



REFERENCES*

Mary Yankee Peters
Production Stage Manager
San Diego Opera, Harris Goldman Productions

  Robert Driver
Artistic Director and Stage Director
Opera Company of Philadelphia
Casey Stangl
Stage Director
Music Academy of the West

  Boyd Ostroff
Director of Design and Technology
Opera Company of Philadelphia
Brett Finley
Stage Manager
San Francisco Opera, Chautauqua Opera

  Cynthia Lucas
Artistic Director
Marin Ballet
*Contact information is available by request and on the paper version of this document