Announcing our 2023 Assistant Stage Managers!

Giana Salerno (Assistant Stage Manager-THE PAJAMA GAME) had a blast working on Sound of Music last summer and is thrilled to be returning to Summer Place. A current sophomore stage management major, she has seen over 100 different shows and has been involved in various theatre crew since 5th grade. When she's not behind the scenes or in the audience of a show, Giana enjoys ballroom dancing, traveling, and roller coasters.

Bre Sakalis (Assistant Stage Manager-NEWSIES)

Bre is excited to return to Summer Place Theatre for her second year. She helped out last year as construction crew for Sound of Music. Bre is a graduate of Western Illinois University where she got her BA in Technical Theatre, focusing on Stage Management and Audio. She has been working in theatre for 10 years now, in various positions, including run crew, lighting crew, costume construction, set construction, Audio Engineer, Audio Designer, Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager, Sound Mentor, Stage Management Mentor, Assistant Technical Director, and Video Designer. When she's not working in theatre, Bre works as a prep cook, and in her free time, can be found working on some sort of craft project.