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Production Manager, Associate Professor of Theatre: Production Management, Technical Direction
smallwbx@jmu.edu
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Brian worked for 10 years in New York City. During that time, he project-managed as a Technical Director and Production Manager for dozens of Off and Off-Off Broadway companies. He co-founded a production company called No Time for Love Productions, which served companies including the Ma-Yi Theater Company, New York Musical Festival, and New York Photo Festival, and Second Stage. 

Brian graduated with an MFA from the Yale School of Drama (Now the Geffen School of Drama at Yale) in 2013. 

As far as his teaching career in 2013 Brian taught at Arizona State University as a Clinical Assistant Professor/ Technical Director, and then as Assistant Professor/ Technical Director at the University of Nevada Las Vegas from 2014 to 2019. Brian’s research interests include structural engineering for production and increasing productivity through employee wellness. 

Brian’s book: Productivity Through Wellness for Live Entertainment and Theatre Technicians: Increasing Productivity, Avoiding Burnout, and Maximizing the Value of An Hour was published by Routledge in 2020. 

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