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From the room to the stage

A selection of projects told through the process of making them.

PROCESS · COLLABORATION · PERFORMANCE

A photo of Laurel Mcintyre calling The Pirates of Penzance at Glimmerglass Opera by Sofia Negron

BUILDING THE WORK

The process is part of the craft.

I'm drawn to the architecture behind a production; the relationships between people, information, artistic intention, and execution. Understanding how those pieces affect one another is where I do some of my best work. 

Load In for Master Class at Central City Opera

COLLABORATION

The way we work shapes the work we make.

I thrive in rooms built on trust, clarity, and shared investment. Much of my work happens in the space between people, departments, and ideas, making sure each has what it needs to connect to the others. 

ANTICIPATE

Understand what the room needs before it needs it.

TRANSLATE

Turn ideas into shared information.

CONNECT

Keep people and departments moving toward the same goal.

A photo of Laurel Mcintyre and Joseph Collaneri at Glimmerglass Opera by Sofia Negron
A photo of Laurel Mcintyre calling The Pirates of Penzance at Glimmerglass Opera by Sofia Negron

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Holding the details. Seeing the whole.

My stage management practice is built on anticipation, connection, and clarity—tracking what’s changing, understanding how it affects the room, and keeping the work moving forward.

A photo of Laurel McIntyre's calling station at the San Diego Civic Theater calling a production of Carmen

COMPLEX PRODUCTION

Complexity is part of the craft. 

A production photo from Aida 2026 at Washington National Opera

I like work with a lot of moving pieces. Seeing the relationships between them, anticipating where one decision will ripple into another, and keeping the larger picture in view are how I keep the work moving forward.

WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA

Aida · Assistant Stage Manager · 2025

A photo of the orchestra rehearsing at Central City Opera

PRODUCTION LEADERSHIP

Sometimes the room.
Sometimes it’s an entire season.

My production leadership grows from the same instincts I bring to the rehearsal room: anticipate what’s coming, understand how decisions ripple across departments, and build structures that keep the working moving. Across an entire season, that means staffing, schedules, budgets, logistics, technical coordination, and the systems that hold a season together.

NEW WORK

Making the first version.

I’m especially drawn to new work, where the process evolves alongside the piece. I like building structure around something that is still changing—tracking decisions, creating shared language, and leaving behind a clear foundation that the work can continue to grow from.

A photo of the rehearsal room for Sweet Potato Kicks the Sun at Santa Fe Opera
SANTA FE OPERA

Sweet Potato Kicks the Sun· Stage Manager · 2019

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WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA

Grounded · Assistant Stage Manager · 2023

PRODUCTION & TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP

Production leadership, technical operations, staffing, scheduling, budgeting, and cross-department coordination for live performance.

The work, in full.

My work spans two connected areas of practice: production leadership and stage management.

EXPERIENCE

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGEMENT

Stage management across opera, new work, musical theatre, and complex live performance, from rehearsal through performance.

Let’s make art.

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