Cynthia Hennon Marino comes to Catapult with fifteen years of experience as a Stage Manager, Production Manager, and Director of Production. She has made a career working in non-traditional and found venues, on new works and, with helping to revive unknown bel canto operas. She stage managed the world premieres of The Nefarious, Immoral but Highly Profitable Enterprise of Mr. Burke and Mr. Hare by Julian Grant and Mark Campbell at Boston Lyric Opera (produced at the Cylcorama at the Boston Center for the Arts) and was the Production Supervisor on Denis and Katya by Philip Venables and Ted Huffman as part of Opera Philadelphia’s ‘O19 Festival. Some of her favorite productions in non-traditional performance venues are Hydrogen Jukebox with Long Beach Opera at Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles, CA (a large, empty warehouse that was approximately 100' by 200'), The Handmaid's Tale with Boston Lyric Opera at the Lavietes Pavilion on the Harvard Campus (the location upon which Margaret Atwood based The Red Center), The Wreck with Opera Omaha at an old, abandoned car repair shop in Old Town (an original and immersive production created from scratch in nine days with a fully female cast, music ensemble, and creative and production team), and War Stories as with Opera Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of the company’s ‘O17 Festival (War Stories was a combination of Tancredi by Monteverdi and I Have No Stories to Tell You by Lembit Beecher and Hannah Moscovitch; the latter of which was commissioned and premiered by Gotham Chamber Opera). During the Great Pause of the Pandemic, Cindy has focused her energies not only on figuring out ways to keep the arts alive, but also on social change and standards within the industry. She was the Production Manager and Production Stage Manager with Tri-Cities Opera on their co production of MIRANDA: A Steampunk Opera. Produced by LUMA, Tri-Cities Opera, Opera Omaha and Enhanced VR, MIRANDA was the first ever VR opera that incorporated motion capture suites, face recognition software and live performances from singers. MIRANDA is about a BIPOC woman, written by a BIPOC woman, with a predominantly female production team. Another COVID-induced project is a feature-length film of La Bohème with a BIPOC cast and an almost all-female production team, filmed in New York City. Cindy is the Director of Production for Teatro Nuovo, an opera company and training program specializing in the repertory and performance practice of bel canto opera, as well as Death of Classical, a company committed to bringing new life to classical music and opera experiences, bringing them to crypts, catacombs, and more. She is Co-Host and Co-Producer of the podcast Twins Talk Theatre, that throws the spotlight on the action back stage behind the theatre curtain. Created with her twin sister Stacy in 2017, Twins Talk Theatre currently boasts over 120 episodes. Cindy holds a BA in Theatre with a minor in Behavioral Psychology from University of the Pacific in California as well as a MFA in Theatre Design and Technology with an emphasis in Stage Management from The College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. She is a member of AGMA, AEA and is on the Executive Board of the SMA.