My name is Jack Meister-Lopez.

I’m a Queer Trans Stage Manager and Filmmaker.

My pronouns are He/They.

 
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From Theatre to Film

Moving between New York and Los Angeles, I have worked with artists all around the globe in my career. Theatre has been my home for over a decade but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I pivoted as so many of us were forced to do. I discovered a love of filmmaking. Starting out in the newly emerging field of COVID compliance, I soon found myself taking jobs as a PA, which brought me opportunities to do grip and electric work. I became the Gaffer on my first feature film. And then I discovered a true love for Directing.. My directorial debut was an adaptation of a short story that I wrote in the midst of COVID lockdown and the production brought together a team made up entirely of LGBTQ+ individuals – united for the singular purpose of telling our story.

With regards to online work, I have experience managing Zoom Webinars and meetings that run the gamut from interviews to DJ sets to political conventions to live performances to plastic surgery conventions. I can facilitate whatever production you envision for your online audience. My pre-coronavirus experience in stage management includes off-Broadway work, operas, special events, interactive performance, experimental performance, technology driven production, and educational tours. In addition, I have worked as a lighting and sound designer, fight choreographer, and electrician. I am ever expanding my range of work and enjoy the variety of artists with whom I have had the pleasure of working.

 
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Resume

As a Trans Theatre Artist & Filmmaker, I’ve met so many amazing artists that I now count as friends and have contributed to some truly groundbreaking projects that have left me beaming with pride. Below is a small sample of what I’ve had the pleasure to help bring to life.

 

Selected Experience

Elyria

Atlantic Theater Co. - New York, NY Production Stage Manager
February 2023

Wedding Band
TFANA - Brooklyn, NY Assistant Stage Manager
April 2022

The Mother of Us All
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
The Juilliard School, MetLive Arts, NY Philharmonic Orchestra Assistant Stage Manager February 2020 Watch on YouTube!

Hyena
Edinburgh Fringe Festival,
La Mama, United Solo Festival (NYC) Production Stage Manager March - September 2016 Awards and Information

Law & Order: Organized Crime
Season Two, Additional PA
2021 - 2022

Dr. Death
Season One, Health & Safety PA
December 2020 - February 2021

Falstaff
The Santa Fe Opera - Santa Fe, NM Props Run Crew Chief
Summer 2022

 

Education

B.A. Theatre
University of Southern California

Stage Management Apprentice Program
The Juilliard School

 

Skills & Languages

Read Music

Zoom & Similar Programs

Fight Choreography

Archery

English

Spanish

Japanese

 
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Inspiration

In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.
— Audre Lorde
 
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