University of Michigan

Ella Roch

Stage Manager

Calling the show. Holding the room.

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About

University of Michigan senior building a stage-management book across opera, musicals, and straight plays — summer stock at Dunes Arts, University Productions mainstage opera, MUSKET, and New Works. Most recently PSM on Crumbs from the Table of Joy; next up, First ASM on West Side Story and ASM on An American in Paris.

Open to location and potentially a tour. Seeking stage management roles and summer 2027 internships, with post-grad opportunities from May 2027.

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Portrait
Ella Roch standing outside a stage door marked STAGE DOOR
Stage door
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Credits

Upcoming

2026–27
  • West Side Story First Assistant Stage Manager MUSKET, Power Center 2026 Nov 20–22, 2026 · First West Side Story at MUSKET in 24 years
  • An American in Paris Assistant Stage Manager SMTD Department of Musical Theatre, Power Center 2027 April 2027

Summer Stock

Dunes Arts Summer Theatre · Michiana Shores, IN
  • Jesus Christ Superstar in Concert Production Stage Manager Dunes Arts Summer Theatre, Michiana Shores, IN 2026
  • Avenue Q Assistant Stage Manager Dunes Arts Summer Theatre, Michiana Shores, IN 2026
  • She Loves Me Assistant Stage Manager Dunes Arts Summer Theatre, Michiana Shores, IN 2025
  • Outside Mullingar Assistant Stage Manager Dunes Arts Summer Theatre, Michiana Shores, IN 2025

University

University of Michigan
  • Crumbs from the Table of Joy Production Stage Manager University Productions (faculty studio), Newman Studio 2026
  • Animal Farm Production Stage Manager University of Michigan 2026
  • Star-Crossed (staged reading) Production Stage Manager University of Michigan 2026
  • Julia De Burgos: Child of Water Assistant Stage Manager Basement Arts, University of Michigan 2026
  • Marion: The Musical Assistant Stage Manager New Works Festival, UMich 2026
  • The Marriage of Figaro Assistant Stage Manager University Productions / SMTD Voice & Opera 2025
  • RED Assistant Stage Manager University Productions / SMTD Theatre & Drama, Newman Studio 2025
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame Assistant Stage Manager MUSKET 2025
  • Hänsel und Gretel Assistant Stage Manager University Productions / SMTD Voice & Opera 2025
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Backstage

Moments from the booth, the rail, and the deck — calling, crew, and company work in progress.

  • Ella Roch looking out from a red wooden booth window
    Booth
  • Ella Roch in a headset standing in the doorway of T-202 Control Room
    Control room
  • Ella Roch wearing a production headset while reviewing an Act 2 preset sheet
    Calling position
  • Two stage managers wearing headsets at the fly rail
    Fly rail
  • Three crew members with headsets standing on set stairs
    Backstage
  • Stage crew gathered on a blue-lit stage during a company call
    Company call
  • View from the front-of-house booth over an empty house toward a lit stage, with a projector in the foreground
    FOH booth
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Skills

  • Forms

    Opera, musical theatre, and straight plays

  • Calling & paperwork

    Rehearsal and performance calling; production paperwork

  • Language

    Spanish (minor); English

  • Special skills

    Google Suite, QLab, Dropbox, and reading music

  • Environments

    • Power Center · Ann Arbor
    • Newman Studio · Ann Arbor
    • Arthur Miller Theater · Ann Arbor
    • Canterbury House · Ann Arbor
    • Dunes Summer Theater · New Buffalo
    • Holdcraft Center · Michigan City
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Contact

Ann Arbor, Michigan

For résumés, references, and booking inquiries — email or Instagram.

Email Ella Download résumé @ellaroch.production