Academic Professional | Stage Manager Chelsea recently returned to work with Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre this summer as the seasonal production manager and the stage manager for The Pirates of Penzance. Chelsea experience includes work with Theatre Under The Stars, Houston Ballet, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, Texas Shakespeare Festival, Sarasota Opera, Central City Opera, Cincinnati Ballet, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Chelsea has worked as the stage manager with UGA Theatre on Sense & Sensibility, Evil Dead: The Musical, Murder on the Orient Express, Nine to Five, Little Shop of Horrors and Mother Courage and Her Children. Chelsea also coordinates with the UGA Theatre's productions of Experience UGA and the New Georgia award winning productions. They are currently the faculty advisor for the UGA Theatre & Film's chapter of Alpha Psi Omega. Before joining UGA, Chelsea worked for three years as a technical theatre director at Cedar Ridge High School within the Visual & Performing Arts Academy. They worked on almost 30 productions ranging from musicals, plays, and a variety of events. Chelsea received their MFA in Stage Management at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). While working on their Bachelor of Arts at Texas Woman's University, Chelsea was a member of the honorary theatre fraternity, Alpha Psi Omega, and served as chapter president. Chelsea is currently a member of USITT, the Stage Managers' Association, and American College Theater Festival Region 4. They are currently the Stage Management Coordinator for ACTF Region 4 and a member of the USITT Management commission. Education Education: MFA in Stage Management University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) BA in Theatre Education Texas Woman's University (TWU) Selected Publications Selected Publications: Tips from a First Year College Professor (3 part blog series), Stage Managers’ Association Newsletter (April to June 2024)
