stage manager: james hisanaga
asst stage manager: ashley zhu
choreographers: angel jordan, erin soko, laila spencer, sophie teitler, kathryn hocker, james hisanaga, kevin j. shannon
producers: erin soko, sophie teitler
wirtz center for the performing arts
senior dance major capstone showcase
june 6-7, 2025, wallis theatre
videos available upon request
justin barbin photography
production stage manager: james hisanaga
stage managers: alex olguin, susan cheng
director: rachel rubin
producers: rachel olkin, jay jeon
original book & lyrics by oscar hammerstein
new book by douglas carter beane
music by richard rogers
the 82nd annual dolphin show
january 24-26, 31 & february 1, 2025, cahn auditorium
videos available upon request
melanie ahn photography
stage manager: james hisanaga
director: ferdinand moscat
producer: yunuen mora
written by bert v. royal
sit & spin productions
september 27-28, 2024, shanley pavilion
videos available upon request
melanie ahn photography
co- stage managers: james hisanaga, drew slager
asst stage manager: ryan lien
director: talia hartman-sigall
producer: yasmeen rafee
book by hugh wheeler
music & lyrics by stephen sondheim
arts alliance
december 1-2, 2023, mccormick auditorium
videos available upon request
seeger gray photography
stage manager: james hisanaga
asst stage manager: ruby grisin
director: graybill partington
producer: poseybelle stoeffler
written by phyllis nagy
adapted from the book by n. hawthorne
lovers & madmen
october 13-14, 2023, shanley pavilion
georgia mann photography
stage manager: james hisanaga
asst stage managers: drew slager, kate mccracken
director: talia hartman-sigall
producer: maddy moscow
book by joe masteroff
music by john kander
lyrics by fred ebb
jewish theatre ensemble
may 26-27, 2023, shanley pavilion
videos available upon request
seeger gray photography
stage manager: james hisanaga
director: kathryn walsh
a devised adaptation of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
*devised work
wirtz center for the performing arts
march 27, 2026, wirtz center chicago
production manager/lighting designer: margaret nelson
asst stage manager: james hisanaga
artistic director: daniel duell
choreography by daniel duell & george balanchine
music by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky
ballet chicago
december 11-14, 2025, athenaeum theatre
stage manager: james hisanaga
lighting designers: michael baim, alex yang, olivia czyz
the largest dance show on northwestern university's campus, put on annually by refresh, fusion, and boomshaka
november 14-15, cahn auditorium
co- stage managers: james hisanaga, anushka agarwala
playwright: ferdinand moscat
director: lola bodé
producer: ella stevens
*new work
sit & spin productions
march 10-11, 2023, shanley pavilion
videos available upon request
production stage manager: anushka agarwala
stage managers: james hisanaga, william marchetta
director: ismael lara, jr.
written by federico garcía lopez
wirtz center
january 27-29 & february 2-5, 2023, louis theatre
stage manager: james hisanaga
director: manna-symone middlebrooks
written by madeleine george
nu mfa downtown ensemble project
may 20-21, 2022, abbott hall
producer: james hisanaga
asst producer: owen polley
director: rachel rubin
asst directors: taylor mcmullen, sophia casa
production stage manager: morgan willison
stage manager: molly zwiebach
jewish theatre ensemble
book by james lapine, william finn
music & lyrics by william finn
february 2-3, 2024, norris louis room
videos available upon request
fundraised & managed budget of $11,000+
applied and accepted for five northwestern-affiliated grants/sponsorships
selected director, pitched shows, built team, assisted with casting
oversaw production, design process, rehearsal process, build, load-in, tech week, shows, and strike
led & managed team of 40, cast of 7, orchestra pit of 6