Dustin Z West

Current Position

Biography

(He/Him) Dustin is a Stage Manager of opera, theatre, and dance. Recent credits include ONCE (Vinpearl Land, Phú Quôc), REV. 23 (Prototype Festival), The Ghosts of Versailles (Royal Opera de Versailles / Glimmerglass), JoAnne Akalaitis’ Bad News (Skirball). He is Production Stage Manager of The Glimmerglass Festival and resident stage manager at Juilliard, Opera San Antonio, and Toledo Opera.
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Experience

Cooperstown, NY

Production Stage Manager

2019 - Present
Production Stage Manager

Stage Manager - The Ghosts of Versailles

2019
The Ghosts of Versailles Composed by John Corigliano Libretto by William T. Hoffman Joseph Colaneri, Conductor Jay Lesenger, Director Eric Sean Fogel, Choreographer James Noone, Scenic Design Nancy Leary, Costume Design Robert Wierzel, Lighting Design Samantha M. Wootten, Hair and Makeup Design
New York, NY

Stage Manager - REV. 23

2020
REV. 23 (NYC Premiere) Composed by Julian Wachner Libretto by Cerise Lim-Jacobs Daniela Candillari, Conductor James Darrah, Director Adam Rigg, Scenic Design Molly Irelan, Costume Design Pablo Santiago-Brandwein, Lighting Design Scott Lehrer, Sound Design Anne Ford Coates, Hair and Makeup Design
Grand Rapids, MI

Stage Manager - Così fan tutte

2020
Così fan tutte Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte James Meena, Conductor Eve Summer, Director Michael Baumgarten, Lighting and Video Design Glenn Avery Breed, Costume Design Martha Ruskai, Hair and Makeup Design

Stage Manager - The Mikado

2019
The Mikado Composed by Arthur Sullivan Libretto by W.S. Gilbert Ace Edewards, Conductor Eve Summer, Director Michael Baumgarten, Lighting and Video Design A.T. Jones & Sons, Costume Design Martha Ruskai, Hair and Makeup Design
Versailles, France

Stage Manager - The Ghosts of Versailles

2019
The Ghosts of Versailles Composed by John Corigliano Libretto by William T. Hoffman Joseph Colaneri, Conductor Jay Lesenger, Original Director Eric Sean Fogel, Revival Director & Choreographer James Noone, Scenic Design Nancy Leary, Costume Design Robert Wierzel, Lighting Design Samantha M. Wootten, Hair and Makeup Design
Toledo, OH

Stage Manager - The Ballad of Baby Doe

2019
The Ballad of Baby Doe Composed by Douglas Moore Libretto by John LaTouche Geoffrey MacDonald, Conductor Scott Skiba, Director Michael Baumgarten, Lighting and Video Design Mark Boley, Hair and Makeup Design
New York, NY

Stage Manager - Eugene Onegin

2018
Eugene Onegin Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Libretto by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Shilovsky Julian Wachner, Conductor Jordan Fein, Director Chloe Kernaghan, Choreographer Amy Rubin, Scenic Design Terese Wadden, Costume Design Barbara Samuels, Lighting Design

Biography

Dustin Z West

Dustin is a freelance stage manager of opera, theatre, and dance. Off-Broadway: Camp Morning Wood, What We’re Up Against, Delirium’s Daughters. NYC: REV. 23 (Prototype Festival), Bad News (NYU Skirball), Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Baryshnikov Arts Center), Mark Felt Superstar!, How to Be An American (York Theatre Company), Jules Verne: From Earth to the Moon (BAM), Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Le nozze di Figaro, Iphigenie en Aulide, Beyond the Machine (The Juilliard School), Eugene Onegin, The Rake’s Progress, The Fall of the House of Usher, Cosi fan tutte (Mannes Opera / The New School). Regional: The Santa Fe Opera, The Dallas Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Boston Lyric Opera, Atlanta Ballet, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera San Antonio, Skylight Music Theatre, Opera Memphis, Toledo Opera, Opera Grand Rapids, American Theater Company, and Heartbeat Opera. International: The Ghosts of Versailles (Opéra Royal de Versailles, France), ONCE (Vinpearl Resort, Vietnam). TV/Film: Drunk History (Comedy Central), The #giveback Concert (Broadway Unlocked). Various readings / workshops. B.A., William Woods University. Professional Stage Management Program, The Juilliard School. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and AGMA.