Mercedes Blankenship
she/her
Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager, Production Assistant, Props Artisan, Carpenter
Hispanic, Latiné, Neurodivergent, Queer, Woman/Femme
mercedesblankenship.com
Maryland
American University graduate, musical theatre nerd, queer, Latina, ADHD-haver. Passionate about accessibility of performing arts programs, nuanced discussion of mental health, improving representation of queer women in musical theatre, the nature of collaboration, and nuance in general. Big fan of podcasts, dogs, and cross-stitching.
Credits
Stage Manager
The Pliant Girls (Theatre Prometheus/Nu Sass Productions), Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Georgetown Gilbert & Sullivan Society)
Rehearsal Stage Manager
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Imagination Stage Performance Ensemble)
Assistant Stage Manager
The Lightning Thief (Adventure Theatre MTC)
Props Designer
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Adventure Theatre MTC), Dracula (Rorschach Theatre), Bat Boy (American University), Bat Boy (Imagination Stage Performance Ensemble), Head Over Heels (Wildwood Summer Theatre)
Props Coordinator
As You Like It (musical) (American University), Spring Awakening (American University), Urinetown (American University), Head Over Heels (American University)
Creative Profile: https://www.rolotechs.com/creative-directory/mercedes-blankenship
