TRACIE SKIPPER

Tracie Steger Skipper received a BFA in Technical Theater from Longwood College in 1996 with a focus on stage management. From there she went to work as an assistant stage manager, stage management intern, or production assistant at Georgia Shakespeare, Steppenwolf, Circle in the Square, Julliard, and The Mac-Haydn Theatre. Her first professional stage management job was with Theatre Works USA touring children's musicals. She went on to work with Circa 21' Dinner Playhouse, The Crown Uptown, and Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Tracie became a board member of Four County Players in 2004. During her time with Four County Players she produced and lighting designed numerous productions. In May of 2012, she became the Company and Production Manager for Live Arts and continued her focus on Lighting Design, by designing eight shows during that time for Live Arts and six for Four County Players. She also served as the master electrician for the American Highschool Theater Festival in Edinburgh Scotland for four summers. In 2017 she designed her first show with The Belmont Art Collaborative, Will and Whit, and provided technical support for DMR shows. She went on to work as the production manager for the Wayne Theatre Alliance, in Waynesboro VA, and operations manager for The American Shakespeare Center, in Staunton VA, where she currently serves as the Company and Facilities Manager.