Joel Rathbone

JOEL RATHBONE* - STAGE MANAGER (pronouns: he/him) has been a freelance Stage Manager for over twenty years in Cleveland. He has managed productions for Playhouse Square, Dobama Theatre, Cleveland Public Theatre, Ensemble Theatre, Cleveland Shakespeare Company, and Lakeland College. He was grateful for the opportunity to manage Dobama’s The Hot Wing King, Make Believe, The Other Place, Hand to God, The Nether, Marie Antoinette, Ella Enchanted, Grounded, Sunset Baby, Skeleton Crew, Wakey Wakey, The Night Alive, The Realistic Joneses, The Call, The Norwegians, Superior Donuts, and Cock. His other favorite productions around town have been Next to Normal for Lakeland College and Ensemble’s production of The Normal Heart. As always, he couldn’t do it without the support of his friends and family, especially his wife Hester and his sons, Joel Wade and Felix.