This page is under construction as the website is updated. Missing from the credits below are multiple guest lectures at various universities prior to 2024.
Current and Upcoming Projects
November-December 2024, Stage Manager, The Nutcracker, Texas Ballet Theater – Performing Nov. 29-Dec .8 at the Winspear Opera House, Dallas, then Dec. 13-29 at Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth. During her time with the company, Erin is also stage managing Peter and the Wolf and Tutu Chic 2024/The Caren Koslow Fashion Show & Party After Dark/Luncheon, the latter combining the talents of dancers and choreographers with the fashion show stylings of Neiman Marcus.
January-mid February 2025, Stage Manager, A Distinct Society, The Human Race Theatre Company – Performing February 5-16 in Dayton, Ohio. Erin returns to work for the first company that ever paid her to do stage management as a production assistant all those years ago….and is excited to work on a piece that, for better or worse, is once again a timely topic.
January 2025, Guest Lecturer, Opera Boot Camp for University of Las Vegas – Nevada stage management students. Erin will also mentor a student stage manager through the opera production Three Feathers.
Mid/Late April 2025: Stage Manager, Giants in the Earth: The Norwegians in the Dakota Territory, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra – The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra revives Douglas Moore’s Pulitzer-Prize winning opera inspired by Ole Edvart Rølvaag’s epic novel about Norwegian settlers of the Dakota Territory in 1873. Staged by Bob Neu with imagery, costumes, and sung in English. Performing April 26 & 27, 2025 in Sioux Falls. It will also be aired on South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Check out this article about researching and resurrecting the opera that has only been performed twice before (and not since the 1970s), hopefully giving more companies the chance to perform it in the future.
Early May 2025: Stage Manager, Carmen, Sioux City Symphony – Prepare to be transported to a world of passion, drama, and romance. An exceptional cast of international and local singers will bring Bizet’s masterpiece to life in this semi-staged production (director Bob Neu). Performing May 4, 2025.
Completed Credits
November 2024, Guest Lecturer, University of Oklahoma – Erin spent the day with many of stage management professor Christopher Sadler’s students, speaking at their seminar class but also holding one-on-one sessions on whatever the students wanted to discuss. She also joined the design/technology students for a professional prep class to discuss freelancing and 1099s vs. W2 gigs, among other real-life practicalities.
October 2024 (publication date), Contributor, The Dance and Opera Stage Manager’s Toolkit: Protocols, Practical Considerations, and Templates, by Susan Fenty Studham and Michele Kay (Routledge). Erin wrote a section about a production that combined her experience on both circus and opera.
September-October 2024, Guest Lecturer, Duke University, for Thom Quintas’ Stage Management class, discussing prepping for rehearsals, setting up a script, calling a show, and dance stage management.
September-October 2024: Stage Manager, Hänsel und Gretel, Eklund Opera Program (CU Boulder College of Music, Colorado) – The Eklund Opera Program invites you to take a magical journey in which powerful operatic voices and a Wagner-inspired orchestral score bring to life the beloved opera Hänsel and Gretel. Guided by angels, a Sandman and a Dew Fairy through a wondrous and sometimes frightening forest, they’ll outsmart a wicked witch in a candy-coated cottage and bravely rescue the gingerbread children. Indulge your imagination with this delightful adventure for all ages! Sung in German with English subtitles. Performing October 25 & 27.
September 2024: Stage Manager, Long Drive Home, Solo Flights: New Works Festival, Theatre Aspen (Colorado) – Solo Flights is an annual week-long developmental festival of one-person shows presented in the beginning stages of their making. In addition to the performances, Solo Flights features signature events including talkbacks, creative discussions & panels, and special receptions. The fifth annual Solo Flights Festival will be held September 5 – 11, 2024 at Theatre Aspen’s Hurst Theatre.
July-August 2024: Stage Manager, Cyrano, Opera House Arts, Stonington, Maine – This lovely 5-person version of Cyrano de Bergerac, performed August 8-18, 2024 in Deer Isle’s historic opera house, in an equally lovely coastal town.
May-June 2024: Rehearsal Stage Manager, Northern Sky Theater – Northern Sky presents three shows outdoors in Peninsula State Park during the summer: Belgians in Heaven (the 30th anniversary production of Northern Sky’s iconic musical comedy), Hell’s Belgians (a world premiere prequel to Belgians in Heaven), and The Fisherman’s Daughters (back from its preview production in 2021). Erin helped bring all three through to their respective openings, in collaboration with the Production Stage Manager.
February-May 2024: On Call/Substitute Stage Manager, The Empire Strips Back, The Brighton, Denver – Erin trained to call this popular burlesque parody, covering three times for emergencies, and then taking over the final week of the run. She is now on call should they need a replacement, throughout the world.
March 29 & 30, 2024: Stage Manager, Neon Lights, The Denver Gay Men’s Chorus – This show, with extra special guest star, Tony and Grammy award winner Jennifer Holliday, was a tribute to Broadway filled with Broadway-style dances, razzle dazzle, and inspirational songs from over a dozen Broadway shows, while telling the important stories of the LGBTQIA+ community. It also featured Cheer Colorado.
March 20-23, 2024: Attendee, United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) national conference, Seattle – Erin attended as a member of leadership in the Management Commission, helped run the Stage Managers’ Association booth, and networked with her favorite industry friends and peers.
February 2024: Mentor for University of Nevada – Las Vegas. Erin provided one-on-one mentorship for a student stage managing on an opera, working with UNLV Assistant Professor M. William Shiner.
October-December 2023: Stage Manager, A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre
August-September 2023: Stage Manager, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, New London Barn Playhouse
July 2023: Stage Manager, Cavalcade of Stars & Arias (hybrid opera/circus), Opera North
May-June 2023: Stage Manager, Newsies, Slow Burn Theatre
April 2023: Virtual Producer/Stage Manager, “Join the Conversation” — Climate Change: What’s Going On & What Can I Do?, WSHU Public Radio
February-April 2023: Stage Manager, Shakespeare’s Will, Indiana Repertory Theatre
March 2023: Coordinator, PRIMP (Portfolio Reviews & Interview Materials Prep), USITT National Conference
January-February 2023: Stage Manager, Covers (new work with Immortal Girlfriend), Florentine Opera
December 2022: Stage Manager (revisited), A Merry Little Christmas Carol, rebroadcast of the 2020 radio play, streaming online and over the air, Westport Country Playhouse/WSHU Public Radio
November-December 2022: Production Stage Manager, A Christmas Carol, Hanover Theatre
November 2022: Virtual Producer/Stage Manager: “Join the Conversation” — Women’s Health & the Military, WSHU Public Radio
October-November 2022: Student Matinee/Sub Stage Assistant Stage Manager, Rigoletto, Opera Colorado
September-October 2022: Assistant Stage Manager, Roméo et Juliette, Florentine Opera
August 2022: Webinar Host, Stage Managing a Hybrid ASL/Spoken English Production (with Ben Walsh), Stage Managers’ Association
August 2022: Stage Manager, Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World, Central City Opera (Touring Artist)
June-August 2022: Stage Manager, The River Bride and Fences, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
June 2022: Virtual Producer/Stage Manager: “Join the Conversation” with Author Jesse Byrd, WSHU Public Radio
June 2022: Virtual Co-Host, The Collaborator Party
April-June 2022: Stage Manager, BAKKHAI, Baltimore Center Stage
May 2022: Virtual Platform Liaison, American Society for Reproductive Immunology conference, TLC Events Group
April 2022: Virtual Producer/Stage Manager: “Join the Conversation” with Author Douglas Abrams, WSHU Public Radio
January-April 2022: Stage Manager Guest Artist, Natahsa, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (first English post-Broadway production), Tantrum Theater/Ohio University
March 2022, for the USITT National Conference: Ajudicator for the Stage Management Mentor Project selection; Co-presenter with Dr. Jennifer Leigh Sears Scheier on the (long awaited due to COVID) physical exhibit on Stage Management Paperwork History; Chair, Taping Out a Circle microsession; Coordinator, PRIMP (Portfolio Reviews & Interview Materials Prep)
January 2022 (publication date): Book Contributor Off Headset: Essays on Stage Management Work, Life, and Career, edited by Rafael Jaen and Christopher Sadler (Routledge). One chapter is based on her popular Opera Stage Management 101 blog series and another on navigating unemployment for theatre artists.
Check out my 2021 Recap. I believe it was a total of 12 virtual events, 5 virtual conferences, 2 in-person events, and 8 guest lectures, along with teaching my own semester of Stage Management II and numerous volunteer projects.