Mercedes Coley
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2020 |
Office Manager
Event |
Full-Time iWeiss Holdings LLC |
|
2018 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Sixteen Michael Whitney / Theatre For A New City Festival |
Theatre For A New City |
2018 |
Supervising Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Catch Me If You Can Stephen Casey / Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2018 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Bridges of Madison County Danny Gorman / Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2018 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Showboat Jim Christian / Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2017 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Man Of La Mancha Joe Martinez / Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2017 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Saturday Night Fever Stephen Casey / Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2017 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Oliver! Andy Meyers / Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2017 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Camelot James Rio / Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2016 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Shrek: The Musical Arizona Broadway Theatre |
|
2016 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Funny Girl Clayton Phillips / Arizona Broadway theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2016 |
Production Stage Manager
Event |
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Andy Meyers / Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2016 |
Stage Manager
Event |
Carousel Stephen Casey / Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2015 |
Event Manager
Event |
ABT 10th Anniversary Event Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2015 |
Production Event Manager
Event |
New Years Eve Ball 2015 Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2015 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
A Christmas Carol Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2015 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Charlie Brown's Christmas Andy Meyers / Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Phoenix, AZ |
2015 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
West Side Story Arizona Broadway Theatre |
Arizona Broadway Theatre |
2015 |
Sound Technician
Event |
Detroit Summer Concert Series Surge Performance Sound |
Campus Martius, Detroit |
2015 |
Stage Manager
Event |
Realite de L'art Detroit Ballet |
Detroit Opera House |
2015 |
Stage Crew
Event |
In House Production Shows, Guest Entertainers, Magicians, Musical Acts Princess Cruises |
Golden Princess, Royal Princess |
2014 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
Elf: The Musical National Tour NETworks Presentations |
|
2014 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Emma Matrix Theatre Company |
Matrix Theatre |
2014 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Taming Of The Shrew Detroit Shakespeare Company |
Elizabeth Theatre |
2014 |
Lighting Tech/Stagehand
Event |
Orionfest, Movement, DEMF, Pridefest, Stereoterra Smash Brothers |
|
2013 |
Stage Manager
Event |
Spark! The 2013 Maggie Allesee Dance Company Wayne State University |
Bonstelle Theatre |
2013 |
Production Stage Manager
Theatre |
9 To 5, Little Mermaid Jr., Annie, Sherlock Holmes Charleston Stage |
Dock Street Theatre |
2013 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Ragtime, Hairspray, Richard III, Cider House Rules 1 and 2, Tartuffe, A Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Hay Fever, A Day In Hollywood/ A Night In Ukraine, The Mousetrap, Hilberry Theatre Company |
Hilberry Theatre |
2013 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Love Is Strange Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company |
Abreact Theatre |
2013 |
Stage Manager
Theatre |
Visiting Mr. Green Matrix Theatre Company |
Matrix Theatre |
2010 |
Senior Area Supervisor/Stage Manager
Event |
IlluminNights: The Legend of Killarney Seaworld Parks and Entertainment |
Ireland Theme Area |
2009 |
Deck Crew/Wardrobe
Event |
Beyond The Dragon Gate/ Lightning Strike Hershey Park |
Music Box Theatre |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2013 | MFA- stage management | Wayne State University |
2013 | Theatre-stage manager | Wayne state university |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit:
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About me
I have been working in the entertainment industry for the last ten years, both in an educational and professional environment. I have worked in a variety of situations, from concert halls to festivals to theatre productions and understand the difference and needs of each situation. As a stage manager, I am well accustomed to dealing with punch lists and meeting deadlines, working with personnel and outside vendors to organize equipment and logistics for productions and events. People ask me what is my career, and I tell them that it is my passion, because I get to wake up and do what I love as my job. Being a part of high-energy entertainment and being able to understand what is technically and artistically needed to maintain integrity and communication to provide the highest quality of service. Working in a concert environment has also given me the ability to think quickly on my feet for creative and non conventional solutions to unusual situations that arise, while coordinating production needs and load ins and load outs on one-off days and multiple stages at once, and the comfort and general mood of the company. I am excited by the fact of being in an administrative and hands-on leadership environment, and having to adapt to each event and finding solutions to work with the given situation and with available product on hand. I understand the necessity and function of maintaining the artistic and production vision and what it takes to keep the top-notch quality. I have worked with many different technical and artistic elements of varying complications, which allows me to have a good understanding of what entertainment requires in each scenario. This also provides me with a solid grasp of how to communicate with production personnel and artistic staff to keep it of the utmost quality.Additional skills:
Valid passoort (exp. 2024), driver's license, setup and running of automated stages and rigging, performer flying operation and calling, puppetry, timecode and show control, MS Office, Apple and PC, Lightwright and Vectorworks, international communication, running and management of deck tracks, complicated scheduling, payroll, advance paperwork and vendor communication, lighting setup and programming, audio setup and programming including QLab and SFX, reads music, trained dancer and musican, prop running and maintenance (including weaponry), CPR and first aid certified (American Heart Association), Child wrangling, animal wrangling, loves to travel, always smiling and ready to go.
Referees:
Available upon Request.
Skills
Job Titles | Special Effects (SFX) Artist, Director, Production Assistant (PA), Stage Manager, Production Manager, Production Coordinator, Production Supervisor, Production Support, Set Builder, Lighting Tech / Operator, Events Management / Support, General Staff, Teacher, Theatre Technician, Automation / Flying |
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Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | SMA (UK), USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology) |
Work Permits | USA |