Nele Haehnsen

Student Information

Bio:

Nele is a German stage manager with an interest in all areas in theatre production.

Prior to studying Stage Management at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, she has worked as a Stage Technician at the Bayreuth Opera Festival and recently completed a placement at the Royal Opera House in London.

Skills:

• Advanced Score Reading
• Basic Audio/Photo/Video Editing, Qlab Programming and Operating, Vectorworks Drawing
• Full Clean Driving License
• Fluent in German and English, Basic British Sign Language (BSL)
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Publisher
• Pyrotechnics Safety Awareness Certificate
• Theatrical Handguns and Stage Blood Training

Work Experience:

• Stage Manager — Middletown and A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Deputy Stage Manager — Glory on Earth and San Diego
• Assistant Stage Manager — Dialogues des Carmèlites, The Breathing House and Spring Awakening
• Assistant Technical Stage Manager — CPP Springtime Festival
• Lighting Technician — Last Woman Left
• Swing Technician — Christmas at the Conservatoire and London Road
• Video Editor and Marketing — Pyrotechnics Showcase 2019 and Innerspace 2017

Other work includes:

• Stage Technician — Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), Parsifal, Lohengrin and Tannhäuser (Bayreuth Festival Theatre, Germany)
• Deputy Head of Stage and Lighting — Erzittre, feiger Bösewicht! (Hamburg State Opera, Germany)
• Event Technician (Stage, Lighting, AV and Sound) — Various Operas and Ballets (Hamburg State Opera, Germany)

Credits:

RCS Flickr – Robert McFadzean – Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

The Guardian – Tristam Kenton

Dundee Rep Theatre

Arcola Theatre London