Jessica Forella
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Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Deputy Stage Manager
Theatre |
Thriller Live Gary Lloyd / The Flying Music Company |
International Tour |
| 2019 |
Assistant Stage Manager
Theatre |
Kiss Me, Kate Paul Hart / The Watermill Theatre |
The Watermill Theatre |
| 2019 |
Deputy Stage Manager
Theatre |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Graham Gill / The Richard Burton Company |
The Richard Burton Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
| 2019 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Loam Donnacadh O'Briain / The Richard Burton Company, with Royal Court Theatre |
Gate Theatre |
| 2019 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Turbines Emily Ling Williams / The Richard Burton Company, with Paines Plough |
Gate Theatre |
| 2018 |
Assistant Stage Manager
Theatre |
Rage Elle While / The Richard Burton Company |
Bute Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
| 2018 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Mies Julie Dexter Bullard / Victory Gardens Theater |
Biograph Theater |
| 2018 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Million Dollar Quartet Todd Neilson / Oregon Cabaret Theatre |
Oregon Cabaret Theatre |
| 2018 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
The Polar Express Scott Calgano / Rail Events Productions |
Onboard Amtrak Train (Site-Specific), New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal |
| 2017 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Fun Home Gary Griffin / Victory Gardens Theater |
Biograph Theater |
| 2017 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Numbers Nerds Amber Mak / CPA Theatricals |
Playwrights Horizons, Peter Jay Sharp Theater |
| 2017 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
St. Jude Luis Alfaro / Victory Gardens Theater |
RIchard Christiansen Theater |
| 2017 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
A Little Bit Not Normal Lisa Portes / Victory Gardens Theater |
RIchard Christiansen Theater |
| 2017 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
The Scottsboro Boys Samuel Robeson / Porchlight Music Theatre |
Stage 773 |
| 2016 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
In The Heights Brenda Didier / Porchlight Music Theatre |
Stage 773 |
| 2016 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
A Small Oak Tree Runs Red Harry Lennix / Congo Square Theatre |
Athenaeum Theatre |
| 2016 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
New Country Ian Streicher / Fair Trade Productions |
The Den Theatre |
| 2015 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Ain't Misbehavin' Brenda Didier / Porchlight Music Theatre |
Stage 773 |
| 2015 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Side Show Michael Weber / Porchlight Music Theatre |
Stage 773 |
| 2015 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Loving Repeating Allison Hendrix / Kokandy Productions |
Theater Wit |
| 2015 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Melancholy Play: a chamber musical Polly Noonan / Piven Theatre Workshop |
Piven Theatre Workshop |
| 2015 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Sondheim on Sondheim Nick Bowling / Porchlight Music Theatre |
Stage 773 |
| 2014 |
Assistant Stage Manager
Theatre |
Sweeney Todd Michael Weber / Porchlight Music Theatre |
Stage 773 |
| 2014 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Why Not Me? A Sammy Davis, Jr. Story Tim Rhoze / Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre |
Noyes Theatre |
| 2014 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Gee's Bend Tim Rhoze / Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre |
Noyes Theatre |
| 2014 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Having Our Say Tim Rhoze / Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre |
Noyes Theatre |
| 2014 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
At the Flash David Zak / Pride Films and Plays |
Outhouse |
| 2014 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Ivanov Joyce Piven / Piven Theatre Workshop |
Piven Theatre Workshop |
| 2014 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
The Language Archive Polly Noonan / Piven Theatre Workshop |
Piven Theatre Workshop |
| 2014 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Sweet Smell of Success John Glover / Kokandy Productions |
Theater Wit |
| 2013 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
The Passion of Dracula Richard Paro / Theatre-Hikes |
The Morton Arboretum |
| 2013 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Streeterville Bradley Baker / Theatre-Hikes |
Navy Pier |
| 2013 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Big Butt Girls and Other Fantasies Tim Rhoze / Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre |
Noyes Theatre |
| 2013 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Going to St. Ives Tim Rhoze / Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre |
Noyes Theatre |
| 2013 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Woza Albert! Tim Rhoze / Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre |
Noyes Theatre |
| 2013 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
James and the Giant Peach Carl Lindberg / Theatre-Hikes |
The Morton Arboretum |
| 2013 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf Tim Rhoze / Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre |
Noyes Theatre |
| 2013 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Under a Rainbow Flag David Zak / Pride Films and Plays |
The Main Stage |
| 2013 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Our City, Ourselves Megan Shuchman / A Red Orchid Theatre |
A Red Orchid Theatre |
| 2012 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
At the Flash David Zak / Pride Films and Plays |
Hoover-Leppen Theatre |
| 2012 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
The All-American Genderfuck Cabaret Tara Branham / Pride Films and Plays |
Mary's Attic |
| 2012 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Tusk Tusk Jennifer Green / Piven Theatre Workshop |
Piven Theatre Workshop |
| 2012 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Hound of the Baskervilles Bradley Baker / Theatre-Hikes |
The Morton Arboretum |
| 2012 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Encores Joyce Piven / Piven Theatre Workshop |
Piven Theatre Workshop |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MA Stage and Event Management | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit:
I can use:
About me
I am a US AEA Stage Manager currently living in London, with extensive experience in various genres and scales of production. For the last year I have lived, worked, and studied in the UK, garnering a thorough understanding of the structure of the UK theatre system, particularly the stage management team.My career and educational focus is on large scale musicals, new works, and adaptations, with an emphasis on the intersection of thoughtful, provoking, accessible theatre and high production value.
Additional skills:
Stage Management Skills- Skilled Show Caller, Competent Score Reader, Experienced Production Manager, Highly Organized, Excellent Communicator
Technical Skills- Qlab Programming And Operating, Basic Lx Desk Programming–ETC, Lx Rigging, Lx Desk Operating, Basic Set Construction
Computer Skills-Comprehensive Ms Office– Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Teams; Vectorworks/Autocad; Basic Photoshop
Referees:
Available upon request.
License & Passport
| Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
| Secondary Job Title | Stage Manager |
|---|---|
| Job Titles | Stage Manager, Lighting Tech / Operator |
| Years in industry | 6+ years |
| Organisations / Memberships | AEA (US), Equity (UK), SMA (UK) |