David J. McGraw

Stage Manager and Arts Entrepreneur in Iowa City, Iowa

David J. McGraw

Stage Manager and Arts Entrepreneur in Iowa City, Iowa

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Head of Stage Management for the Theatre Arts Department at the University of Iowa.

Head of the Arts Entrepreneurship Program, a unified certificate program with the Division of Performing Arts, Interdepartmental Studies, and the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.

Creator of the Stage Manager Survey, the largest study of American stage managers.

Owner of SM-Sim, LLC, creators of the Stage Manager Simulator and the training film, STANDBY CUE 101.

Professional stage manager for the Chester Theatre Company, Geva Theatre Center, Capital Repertory Theatre, Chester Theatre, Iowa Summer Rep, Oldcastle Theatre, Perishable Theatre, Stageworks on the Hudson, Vilar Performing Arts Center, the White River Theatre Festival, and the Yale Repertory Theatre. Proud member of Actors' Equity Association since 1996.

Author of The Epoch Model, published in 20UNDER40. Featured in January 2013 issue of American Theatre Magazine.

  • Work
    • University of Iowa
  • Education
    • College of the Holy Cross
    • Yale School of Drama