1. Jennifer Caster
Arts Management & Stage Manager, AEA
440-781-8826 / jennifercaster@gmail.com
Relevant Work Experience
Stage Manager
2008 - Present
Idaho Shakespeare Festival, ID
Great Lakes Theater Festival, OH
Cleveland Play House, OH
Cleveland Public Theatre, OH
Stonington Opera House, ME
La MaMa E.T.C., NY
Ohio Theater, NY
Additional Regional Venues
-Management of initial and re-mount rehearsals,
technical rehearsals, and performances of
professional theater productions
-Coordination of production meetings and facilitating
communication between designers, directors, and
theatre staff
-Maintaining performance integrity
-Mediation, physical labor, other duties as needed.
Production Manager
2008 - Present
Conni’s Avant Garde Restaurant
Various Regional Venues
-Production Manager and Company Member of a
New York based performance ensemble; position
includes company and stage management
-Works closely with the Artistic Director to produce
staged performances for NY and regional venues, as
well as coordinating workshops and retreats for the
company
-Collaborates extensively with the company to write,
design, and realize dinner theater of the absurd
www.avantgarderestaurant.com
Production Manager
2014-2015
Station Hope
Cleveland Public Theatre, OH
in partnership with Ohio City Inc.
-Manager of a multidisciplinary arts festival for its
inaugural and second year
-Oversaw 6 indoor venues and several outdoor stages
which featured upwards of 30 performances
involving a total of over 500 artists
-Worked with board members, sponsors, security,
guest government officials and local vendors
-Implemented design of the program, map, and other
vital paperwork for the event
Associate Producer
2010-2013
Pandemonium
& Other Productions
Cleveland Public Theatre, OH
-Collaborated with a small team of Production
Managers to plan, prepare, and oversee the widely
attended season gala: Pandemonium
-Worked closely with the Artistic Director to devise
plays and facilitate the productions of Akarui and
Insomnia
-This job included props construction, design
implementation, and administrative duties
SKILLS
Tour and company management, special events management, box office and patron services. Proficient in Microsoft
Office, adequate aptitude with InDesign, Photoshop, Vectorworks. Experience in teaching workshops and working
with collegiate and grades 2-12 students. Certified in CPR and first aide.
EDUCATION
Bard College, Ananndale-on-Hudson, NY. B.A.: Art History

2. Jennifer Caster
Arts Management & Stage Manager, AEA
440-781-8826 / jennifercaster@gmail.com
REFERENCES
Raymond Bobgan
Executive Artistic Director
Cleveland Public Theatre
216-631-2727 x202
rbobgan@cptonline.org
Linda Nelson
Former Executive Director
Stonington Opera House
207-367-2788
lnelson@operahousearts.org
Connie Hall
Producing Director
Conni’s Avant Garde Restauarant
646-242-4727
theproducer@avantgarderestaurant.com
Corrie Purdum
Assistant Production Manager
Great Lakes Theater Festival
216-965-4025
corrie.purdum@sbcglobal.net
Jeffrey Fracé
Assistant Professor
University of Washington School of Drama
206-221-0337
fracej@u.washington.edu