Jessie Vacchiano
Jessie Vacchiano is a theatrical stage manager with a passion for education. Jessie graduated from Mason Gross School of the Arts with a degree in Theatrical Production with a focus in Stage Management in 2009. In 2010 Jessie joined Actors Equity as a Union Theatrical Stage Manager and has freelanced the country as a theatrical stage manager working on theatrical productions from Off-Broadway to large regional theaters to small intimate black box workshops. In 2020 Jessie began lecturing with University of California Los Angeles in their Department of Film and Television. In the summer of 2022 Jessie developed UCLA Summer Institutes first Stage Management Institute for high school and college students interested in pursuing careers in stage management. Jessie is very excited to join the AME team as the Event and Communications Coordinator after working on the June 2022 Shock of the Now Event.