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Tyler Crow talks to us about his college experience studying Stage Management, getting in the room as a Stage Manager, his love of new works, and the work life balance of it all. 

Broadway: The Notebook, The Cottage. Off-Broadway: What Became of Us (Atlantic Theater Company), Good Enemy (Audible Theater), Breathless; we were promised honey! (59E59), Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (New Vic). National Tours: To Kill a Mockingbird, The Kite Runner, The Prom. Regional: Barrington Stage Company, George Street Playhouse, Alliance Theatre, Theatre Aspen, and Boston Ballet. Love to my people and theatre educators everywhere. 

Backstage Breakdown answers those big questions like:

1. What was studying Stage Management in college like?
2. What’s the deal with Production Assistants? How do I get in the room as a Production Assistant?
3. What’s the rehearsal process for a new show like?
4. What’s the work life balance situation on a new show?

Instagram: @TCROW62

Theme music by Barrett Riggins.

BARRETT RIGGINS is a composer and lyricist based in Brooklyn. He won the 2025 Richard Rodgers Award for HELSINKI (Upcoming; The New Group, Selection; NAMT). He is represented by UTA and the Hybrid Agency.