Erin Joy Swank

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Production Stage Manager
Slow Burn Theatre

Experience

Manhattan, NY

Regional Rep (and other roles)

2006 - Present
Since 2006, I have been the regional rep for Colorado for the SMA, with a prior stint as the rep for Nashville, TN. I was also the first-ever co-Secretary based outside of New York, and have been on the Board of Directors for several terms, including as Vice Chair and Director-at-Large. Prior to and during the initial phase of the COVID pandemic, I served as Chair of Webinars, often coordinating more than one per week.
New York City, New York

Stage Manager

2001 - Present
I've been an Equity Stage Manager and member of Actors' Equity Association for so many years, my card is of drinking age. :) Contracts I've worked include LORT (and LOA to LORT), SPT, Midsize, URTA and Guest Artist. I'm also a member of several committees and community groups and was a convention delegate for 2021-2022 (the first round for the union).

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Erin Joy Swank

Erin's twenty-plus-year professional career includes a wide variety of productions, from intimate one- or two-person dramas with political and social impact to large scale spectacles with, on occasion, more than 200 artists onstage (not to mention those working behind the scenes). Large musicals are probably her favorite genre to stage manage, but right now she really enjoys working on a diverse range of projects throughout the year; additional recent credits include opera, dance, cirque, classical music, "straight" theatre and a sports award show, as well as guest speaking at several educational institutions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Erin "pirouetted" (who likes the term "pivot" anymore?) to working on virtual events, including as stage manager for WSHU Public Radio's online panel discussions and virtual platform liaison for several international medical conferences. She is proud to admit that her favorite cast members so far were the adorable camels of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular tour, though many others remember it for those famous high-kicking Rockettes. Erin is also an active volunteer for several industry organizations. As Vice Commissioner in Management for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), she organizes the PRIMP (Portfolio Reviews & Interview Materials Prep) sessions along with other special projects. She is the Colorado Regional Rep for the Stage Managers’ Association (SMA), and was the first-ever Co-Secretary outside of New York, as well as the Chair of Webinars prior to and during the original surges of the COVID-19 pandemic. She also serves on the Denver Liaison Committee/Community Group for Actors' Equity Association (AEA), and was elected a Western Stage Manager Convention Delegate. In January 2022, she became a published author as well, contributing two chapters in Off Headset: Essays on Stage Management Work, Life, and Career, expanded topics from her popular stage management blog. During warmer months, Erin splits her time between theatre and guiding canoe and duckie trips down any river possible.

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