
Crystal’s interest in technical theatre and management began in her home province of New Brunswick where she worked as a Theatre Production mentor at the University of New Brunswick. She’s since trained in the Opera Stage Management Program at the Banff Centre for the Arts and is a recent graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. Previously, Crystal has worked at the National Arts Centre on the management team, and began her independent career as a freelance Production Manager in Toronto where she received a Harold Award for her contributions to the community. Crystal is also a standing member of ‘Means of Production’, a collective advocating for cultural sustainable and standardized Production Management and Technical Direction practices within the industry. Crystal currently works full-time with Why Not Theatre as their Production and Technical Manager, and is the Resident Production Manager for YES Theatre, an annual youth mentorship musical theatre festival in Sudbury, Ontario.