About Me

Leanna Niesen (she/her) is a stage manager with experience in technical theatre, choreography, and theatrical intimacy. Originally from Wisconsin, Leanna has been passionate about creating theatre from a young age. In Wisconsin, she worked as a Stage Management Fellow for Children’s Theatre of Madison, and stage managed and assistant stage managed various productions at Capital City Theatre. 

 

She graduated from Muhlenberg College with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance with concentrations in Stage Management and Choreography. Throughout her education, she had the opportunity to stage manage a diverse range of projects, including dance productions, small plays, large-scale musicals, student-produced work, and devised pieces. In addition to her work as a stage manager, she choreographed Muhlenberg Theatre and Dance’s production of Local Girls, choreographed an original work for Reset: New Dances, and worked as intimacy director for a student-directed production of Fun Home. 

 

Leanna is currently based in Boston, where she has been working as a freelance stage manager, technician, and intimacy director. Recent stage management credits include The Spitfire Grill, Tick... Tick... Boom!  (Umbrella Arts), Fucking A, Impressions de Pelléas, Time to Act (Boston Conservatory), Noises Off (Lyric Stage Company), Lysistrata, Of Thee I Sing & Let Them Eat Cake (Odyssey Opera), and The Hombres, Wipeout, No Child (Gloucester Stage Company).