Co-Area Head, UT Live Design and Production Director of Production Professor of Practice, UT Live Design and Production
Bio
Rusty Cloyes is the Director of Production and the Head of Stage Management for the Department of Theatre and Dance at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a co-Director for the Western region of the Stage Managers’ Association and sits on the Management Commission of The United States Institute for Theatre Technology. He resides in Austin, Texas and regularly stage manages for SXSW and ZACH Theatre, the longest continuously running theater company in Texas. Before coming to Austin, Cloyes was an Associate Production Manager at the American Repertory Theatre (ART) in Cambridge, MA. While with ART, Cloyes was the Production Manager for the Institute of Advanced Theatre Training and for the Zero Arrow Theatre, ART's second space, giving him the opportunity to work with emerging artists and exciting cutting-edge companies. Prior to ART, he served as the Assistant Production Manager at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, a historic 4,500 seat theatre presenting entertainment acts from Broadway tours to musical concerts and everything in between.
Before turning to Production Management, Cloyes served as a professional stage manager in Seattle for 10 years, starting with the Seattle Repertory Theatre and continuing with various Seattle companies including the Seattle Children's Theatre, A Contemporary Theatre, the Intiman Theatre, the Village Theatre, and the Seattle Shakespeare Company. During that time, he also toured nationally and internationally, holding the title of everything from properties master to audio engineer to tour manager, with a band of comedic jugglers called the Flying Karamazov Brothers.
Cloyes received his M.F.A. in Theatre Production from The University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Stage Managers’ Association, Actor’s Equity Association, and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.
Classes
Stage Management, Adv. Stage Management, Production Management, Festival and Event Management, Production Laboratory, Adv. Production Laboratory
Areas of Expertise
Stage Management
Recent Works
Stage Managing:
SXSW 2025 A Christmas Carol, Zach Theater The Nutcracker, Ballet Wichita The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Zach Theater
Rusty Cloyes is the Director of Production and the Head of Stage Management for the Department of Theatre and Dance at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a co-Director for the Western region of the Stage Managers’ Association and sits on the Management Commission of The United States Institute for Theatre Technology. He resides in Austin, Texas and regularly stage manages for SXSW and ZACH Theatre, the longest continuously running theater company in Texas. Before coming to Austin, Cloyes was an Associate Production Manager at the American Repertory Theatre (ART) in Cambridge, MA. While with ART, Cloyes was the Production Manager for the Institute of Advanced Theatre Training and for the Zero Arrow Theatre, ART's second space, giving him the opportunity to work with emerging artists and exciting cutting-edge companies. Prior to ART, he served as the Assistant Production Manager at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, a historic 4,500 seat theatre presenting entertainment acts from Broadway tours to musical concerts and everything in between.
Before turning to Production Management, Cloyes served as a professional stage manager in Seattle for 10 years, starting with the Seattle Repertory Theatre and continuing with various Seattle companies including the Seattle Children's Theatre, A Contemporary Theatre, the Intiman Theatre, the Village Theatre, and the Seattle Shakespeare Company. During that time, he also toured nationally and internationally, holding the title of everything from properties master to audio engineer to tour manager, with a band of comedic jugglers called the Flying Karamazov Brothers.
Cloyes received his M.F.A. in Theatre Production from The University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Stage Managers’ Association, Actor’s Equity Association, and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.
Stage Management, Adv. Stage Management, Production Management, Festival and Event Management, Production Laboratory, Adv. Production Laboratory
Stage Management
Stage Managing:
SXSW 2025 A Christmas Carol, Zach Theater The Nutcracker, Ballet Wichita The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Zach Theater
Contact Information
Email address
rustycloyes@
512-232-5339
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