Education:
M.F.A., Boston University - 1968 (Directing)
B.S., Northeastern University - 1965 (Mathematics)
Areas of Expertise:
Stage management, which involves coordinating all the elements of a production into a harmonious whole that is true to the director's vision, union rules, within budget, and safety first. The SM is in command of the show from half-hour to final curtain, leading all personnel with exact cueing and patient understanding. During the phases of any production--pre-production, rehearsals, performances and post-production--the SM proficiently combines organization, responsibility and leadership.
Books and Publications
Stage management section. Performing Arts Management: A Handbook of Professional Practices. Allworth Press. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2008
"Behind the Scenes." Access Cuba, holiday 2005: 8. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2005
Creative Work
Solo photographic exhibition, "Jazz Expressions." Saint Peter's Church. 2011
Board of directors for the reorganization of Teatro 4, Inc. as new entity: Festival Latino NYC. 2006
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Lifetime member, Stage Managers' Association.
Brooklyn College Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year (2004-05, 2005-06).
Nominated for Eric M. Steinberg Award for College Citizenship, Brooklyn College.
New Faculty Research Grant: The Psychology of the Q: A Casebook for the Collaborative Art of Professional Stage Managing. United States Institute for Theater Technology Conference, Phoenix. (Awards and Honors) 2008
Research Activities
"The American Play" and "Ruined" teacher workshops. Manhattan Theater Club. 2009
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Mentor, Stage Management Mentoring Project, and panelist, Stage Management Roundtable and Forum. United States Institute for Theater Technology Conference. Phoenix. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
Co-producer of HOWL at Fifty, a 50th-anniversary reading of the poem "Howl" by Department of Theater acting students, with scholarly speakers celebrating the life of Allen Ginsberg, presented by the Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities in cooperation with the Department of Theater, the Brooklyn College Library, the Department of Film, the Department of English, the Women's Center and the Conservancy of Music. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
Professional Leadership
Executive board, Stage Managers' Association. (Founder and former chairperson.) (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2009
Other Professional Activities
Stage manager, Past Half Remembered. Duke Theater on 42nd Street. New York. 2008
Co-producer, The Stage Managers' Association 25th Anniversary Celebration. West Bank Café, New York. 2006
Production coordinator, La bella dormente nel bosco, directed by Basil Twist, and My Life as a Fairy Tale, directed by Chen Shi-Zheng. Lincoln Center Festival. New York. 2005