Lindy Girman

(414) 339-7256 | lgirman@colum.edu

Education
Columbia College, Chicago, IL Anticipated Graduation: May 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies

Dramaturgy Experience

Dramaturge: Hamlet by William Shakespeare Currently in pre-production

Columbia College Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Dir. Jeremy Cohn

Dramaturge: The Amateurs by Jordan Harrison October 2022

Columbia College Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Dir. Michael Brown

Dramaturge/AD: The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare December 2019

First Stage Children’s Theatre Chicago (Milwaukee, WI)
Dir. Marcella Kearns

Industry Experience
Equity Stage Manager May 2022 - August 2022
Door Shakespeare (Bailey’s Harbor, WI)
• Scheduled and ran effective rehearsals for two productions running at the same time, 50 hours a week.
• Upheld union guidelines and time constraints while still meeting the goals of the producer.
• Resolved conflicts and served as a neutral liaison between the actors, designers, and the director.

House Manager October 2021 - Present

The Apollo Theatre (Chicago, IL)
• Demonstrate time management to meet hard deadlines and start times while ensuring friendly and
efficient service from the front of house staff including box office attendants, ushers, and bartenders.
• Resolve any patron conflicts that arise in without disturbing or delaying the performance.
• Provide strong leadership for emergency situations including fire, tornado and medical emergencies.

Production Management Assistant October 2022 - Present

The Theatre Department at Columbia College Chicago (Chicago, IL)
• Organize the development, documentation, and distribution of department policies and procedures.
• Manage expenses and enter information into a complicated budget expenditure tracking document.
• Identify creative solutions to help the production department better support student collaborators.

Production Assistant January 2022 - March 2022

The Second City (Chicago, IL)
• Managed two consecutive commercial contracts with the Second City film department.
• Organized and distributed the schedule and proper paperwork to the crew.
• Communicated time sensitive instructions from a director on set without hindering the team’s creativity.

Skills
Professional: Organization, Public Speaking, Project Management, Time Management and Leadership.
Software: Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, SharePoint, Microsoft Forms, and Q-Lab.
Interpersonal: Customer Service, Creative Problem Solving, and Clear Communication.