Assistant Production Manager/Stage Management Coordinator
B.A. History and Theatre, University of Maine
M.F.A. Theatre – Stage Management, University of Iowa
Samantha Paradis is a stage manager with experience in both theatre and opera. At UMBC she serves as the Assistant Production Manager and Stage Management Coordinator. Her main duties include supporting and coordinating Department productions, teaching the stage management course, and mentoring and overseeing the student stage managers and run crews. Prior to coming to UMBC, Samantha stage managed for Shreveport Opera, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Oberlin Summer Theatre Festival, the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts, the University of Iowa School of Music, Green Mountain Opera Festival, and the University of Maine.