Recent Shows
Love's Labour's Lost: The Musical
Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman
Book by Alex Timbers
Director: Christine O'Grady
PSM: Nolan Kocsi
ASMs: Caroline Eades & Liz Donovan
Love's Labour's Lost was an incredible experience to be a part of. Working with two amazing ASMs and building strong relationships with the cast and creatives made this show run smoothly. It was a fantastic production to have as my last as a stage manager at Penn State before graduating.
A Christmas Carol
Original Adaptation by Rick Lambardo
Director: David Kersnar
PSM: Jenny Lang
ASM: Nolan Kocsi
I had the excellent opportunity to volunteer as an Assistant Stage Manager for Penn State Centre Stage's special presentation of A Christmas Carol. Getting to work with my professors in the cast, crew, and creative teams was such an exciting experience.
Peach State Summer Theatre
Spelling Bee: Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin
5 Guys Named Moe: Music by Louis Jordan, Book by Clarke Peters
Annie: Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin, Book by Thomas Meehan
Directors: Hank Rion (Spelling Bee & Annie), Timothy Letheic Goins (5 Guys Named Moe)
Choreographer (Annie): Sarah W. Arnett
Production Stage Manager: Grayson Singleton
Assistant Stage Managers: Nolan Kocsi & Alex Battenfield
Urinetown
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Director: David Kersnar
Choreographer: Natalie Malotke
PSM: Abby VandenBrul
ASMs: Nolan Kocsi (Props) & Liz Donovan (Costumes)
Urinetown was such an exciting adventure to be a part of. It has been the largest scale show I've worked on as an ASM, and it allowed me to exercise my organizational/planning skills to make life backstage as efficient, safe, and organized as possible while navigating around cast who are constantly moving in between us to get to their places.
Bonnets: How Ladies of Good Breeding are Induced To Murder
By Jen Silverman
Director: Jenny Lamb
PSM: Evelyn Murphy-Welconish
ASMs: Nolan Kocsi (Costumes) & Katie Hasenecz (Props)
"A Rock 'n Roll Story of Unrequited Love, one about Lust, and another about Jealousy, that fall into each other across Space and Time, ending in a total blood bath, narrated by God." - Penn State Centre Stage
Bonnets was an absolute joy to be a part of, and taught me so much about being an assistant stage manager as a part of a larger team. I found that I enjoyed solving problems with other people and working together to improve our ways of working, for the success not just of the show, but also for ourselves as individuals.
Older Work
Hear Our Voices
Director: Jared Eberlein & Sheila Heffernon
PSM: Nolan Kocsi
"The NMH Performing Arts Department presented a musical revue, Hear Our Voices, to an invited live audience, and streamed to the NMH community, from the Chiles Theater." - NMH website
My first fully fledged stage management assignment that made it to the stage (thanks COVID.) Respo
Director: Jared Eberlein & Sheila Heffernon
PSM: Nolan Kocsi
"The NMH Performing Arts Department presented a musical revue, Hear Our Voices, to an invited live audience, and streamed to the NMH community, from the Chiles Theater." - NMH website
My first fully fledged stage management assignment that made it to the stage (thanks COVID.) Responsiblites included everything typically associated with a production stage management position, including but not limited to, organizing auditions/rehearsals, communication/daily calls sent to actors every day, detailed report logs, and calling the show for the entirety of the run.
NMH Dance Shows
Dance shows were performed every semester, highlighting work done in classes, produced by faculty and students. Types of dance ranged from tap, to ballet, to modern, to hip-hop, and more.
Not a typical stage management position, as in, I had little to no presence in the dance rehearsal rooms. However, I called all the shows, giving me muc
Dance shows were performed every semester, highlighting work done in classes, produced by faculty and students. Types of dance ranged from tap, to ballet, to modern, to hip-hop, and more.
Not a typical stage management position, as in, I had little to no presence in the dance rehearsal rooms. However, I called all the shows, giving me much practice working/calling off of music with or without lyrics and a solid understanding of musical timing. Additionally, it helped me learn how to quickly adapt and jump into a space with little to no previous knowledge and perform successfully.