A call to diversify those calling the cues
R. Christopher Maxwell, who earned an Master of Fine Arts in stage management, at work during a scheduled preview of a play at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis, May 28, 2021. New initiatives aim to broaden the pool of stage managers of color and introduce antiracist practices into graduate training. Neeta Satam/The New York Times.
by Jeremy Fassler
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Perhaps the hardest-working people in theater, stage managers oversee all aspects of a production. They work closely with the director to mark down every piece of staging from where the actors and sets are placed, to the sound and lighting cues. During tech week, when a show loads into a theater, they run the rehearsal process to ensure that technical aspects of a production flow smoothly before opening night.
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A Closer Look: Jo Christine Miles
Director, Principal Community Relations and the Principal Foundation Inc. Friday, July 2, 2021 6:00 AM At a Glance
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Education: Master of International Affairs, economic and political development, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, New York, N.Y.; Juris Doctor, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Central Islip, N.Y.; Bachelor of Arts, political science, University of Houston, Houston, Texas.
Family: Husband, Everett, and two sons, Ellis, 9, and Evan, 7, and their dog, Cooper (a cavalier King Charles spaniel)
Activities: Walking, enjoying nature
Living and working in New York City, Miles had recently left a successful career as a corporate restructuring lawyer with one of the country’s largest law firms to become a philanthropy consultant. In that role, she provided expertise to a number of influential private foundations and nonprofits,