Overview
"Be Curious, Not Judgmental." - Ted Lasso
I am a Production Manager, Stage Manager, Theatre historian and all-around Theatre practitioner. I am passionate about making theatre and encouraging students to build skills that allows them to explore their interests. Making the stage, as well as any space, a thought-provoking space for audience to experience the art we create is a rewarding process.
I enjoy teaching management and history, allowing students to explore interests that contribute to their creativity! I push boundaries in my theatre history research allowing a space to question how and why while applying ideals to contemporary methods.
As a disabled individual, I am an outspoken advocate for equitable and accessible theatre as we push to make the arts more inclusive for all individuals.
Theatre is for everyone and with the right toolbox anyone can do theatre.
Information
Education
B.A. Theatre: Design and Technology
Interests & Expertise
- Stage Management
- Production Management
- Theatre Management in Non-Profits
- Theatre History: General & Specializations (Theatre During War/Conflict, World War II, Holocaust Theatre, and Theatre & Arts in Propaganda.)
- Propaganda
- German Theatre
- World War II Theatre
- German Theatre
- Theatre during times of War or Conflict
- Pop Culture in the Arts
- Disney
- Marxism
- Disabilities and Representation in Theatre
- Liturgical Drama
- Shakespeare
2024 Book Review. "Theatre of War: Contemporary Perspectives edited by Lauren Scheyer." Journal of Contemporary Drama in English, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2024, pp. 379-382.
2023 Book Review. "Lieutenant Sonja Vagilano: A Memoir of the World War II Refugee Crisis" edited by Martha Noel Evans. Journal of American Culture. December 18, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1111/jacc.13494
Articles
2022 “Disability and Theatre: One Disabled Stage Manager’s Story.” The School of Theatre
and Dance Newsletter. November 29, 2022. https://www.depts.ttu.edu/theatre- dance/news/posts/2022/11/vetter.php
2022 “Theatre of the Oppressed as a Tool for Substance Use Disorder Recovery.” The
School of Theatre and Dance Newsletter. October 25, 2022.
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/theatre-dance/news/posts/2022/10/priebe.php
2022 “Getting to Know These New Faces.” The School of Theatre and Dance Newsletter.
September 28, 2022. https://www.depts.ttu.edu/theatre- dance/news/posts/2022/09/cohort.php
2020 “Don’t Let Disabilities Stop You; Seeking the World through my Eyes.” The Stage
Managers Association. July 13, 2020.
https://www.stagemanagers.org/2020/07/13/dont-let-disabilities-stop-you-seeing-the-world-through-my-eyes/
Other Publications
2022 Vegas Theatre Company “Dramaturg’s Note: On Golden Pond”
Current Projects that are in the works include:
Dissertation (Pending Proposal Approval): The Nazi’s forced adaptation of the Arts: Trying to fit in the ideological mold.
Paper(s) Intended for Publication:
Disney's Commodification of Democracy: Donald Duck and The American World War II Propaganda Mill (working title).
Serves as the Production Manager at the New London Barn Playhouse, located in picturesque New London, NH. The New London Barn Playhouse is the oldest continuously operating summer theatre in New Hampshire. As the Production Manager she works with a variety of students and professionals to create magical shows on the 200-year-old barn stage! www.nlbarn.org
Lily also works as a freelance Production and Stage Manager on a contract by contract basis. As a Production and/or Stage Manager Lily has done plays, musicals, dance, opera and new work festivals.
Outside of Management, Lily has worked in many different roles in areas such as Dramaturg, Lighting Designer, Light Programmer, Electrician, Deck Crew, Props Master, Props Assistant, and Wardrobe Crew.
Recent Credits Include: Production Manager/Stage Manager/Wig Artisan for Winter Wonderettes with the New London Barn Playhouse. Associate Production Manager for Frontier Fest 2024, Dramaturg for Threepenny Opera, Assistant Production Manager and Co-Stage Manager for Frontier Festival 2023 at Texas Tech University, Production Stage Manager Dance Tech 2024 with Texas Tech University, On Golden Pond with Vegas Theatre Company, Ring Round the Moon, The Human Comedy (World Premiere), and Orpheus in the Underworld with Nevada Conservatory Theatre.
Organization Affiliations & Memberships
- The German Society for Contemporary Theatre and Drama in English (CDE)
- The Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC)
- Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival – Region 6 (KCACTF)
- Popular Culture Association (PCA)
- Association for Theatre In Higher Education (ATHE)
- Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of The Americas (LMDA)
- United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)