Production Arts and Operations

Dean Adams is presently a Professor in the Department of Theatre and Senior Associate Dean of Performing Arts at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  From 1989 to 2011, he was the Founding Artistic Director of the Connecticut Theater Festival in Simsbury, Connecticut. As a producer and director, Dean has presented or co-produced productions with […]

Meena Carr is the Assistant Technical Director for the Production Arts and Operations unit. Meena has worked in various theaters, including University of Arizona Theater department (degree-seeking carpenter/ welder), University of Arizona Opera department (Assistant Technical Director), Moonlight Amphitheatre (Vista, CA), and Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, NM). After graduating with a BFA from The […]

Rachel Engstrom is the Costume Lab Supervisor and a lecturer at UNC Charlotte, where she has designed the recent fall and spring dance concerts. She is also a freelance costume designer with local credits including The Producers, Spring Awakening, and Memphis at Theatre Charlotte, The Mousetrap, The Bridges of Madison County, James and the Giant […]

Matthew Fraiser is proud to have received his MFA in Technical Production from Florida State University (FSU). During his time at FSU, he worked as Technical Director for The Love of the Nightingale and Romeo and Juliet. In the summers of 2013 and 2014, Matthew worked at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, serving as an Assistant Technical Director in the Adams Memorial […]

Hali Hutchison-Houk is the Production Arts and Operations Production Manager at UNC Charlotte. She holds an M.F.A. in Costume Design and Technology from the University of Southern Mississippi, an M.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a B.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Florida. As a costume technician and […]

Rick Moll is a senior lecturer and the Production Electrician for the College of Arts + Architecture. A graduate of UNC Charlotte, he holds degrees in both Theatre (BCA) and English (BA). Over the last 25 years, Rick has served as the master electrician for regional theatres in Illinois and Florida, as well as a […]

Before assisting on the Broadway productions of Good People (World Premiere) and Jerusalem (Tony Nominated – Best Lighting Design) in 2011, Gordon Olson spent three years as Resident Lighting Designer with Florida Grand Opera, where his designs for Madama Butterfly, Lucia di Lammermoor, and Cosi fan Tutte won critical praise. Between 2006-2008, Gordon served as the Lighting Supervisor for Houston Grand Opera, where […]

Liz Paradis holds a B.A. from Wagner College in Staten Island, NY where she majored in Theatre Performance and minored in English. She also has a Graduate Certificate in Anti-Racism in Urban Education and a Certificate in Meeting & Event Planning, both from UNC Charlotte. Liz worked for several years as a performer, touring with […]

Benjamin G. Stickels is a Senior Lecturer for the Performing Arts Services: Design & Production unit in the College of Arts + Architecture, serving as Audio Engineer and Assistant Production Manager. He develops and teaches courses for the departments of Theatre (1245 – Theatre Technology I: Sound; 2240 – Sound Design I; 3246 – Theatre Technology […]