Jon Schumacher

Creative Leader

Directing
Artistic Administration
Artistic Philosophy

Directing

Professional Experience

Assistant Director, A Chorus Line at Park Square Theatre

Responsibilities included:

  • Attending all production meetings

  • Supporting the director in daily operations

  • Recording, organizing, and tracking director’s notes

  • Taking line notes

  • Running lines and assisting with blocking for understudies

  • Assisting with replacement casting processes

  • Assisting lighting department with note-taking

  • Musical Theatre

  • New Works

  • Contemporary Plays

  • Plays With Music

  • Cinematic Theatre

Artistic Focus

Arts Administration

Areas of Expertise

  • Artistic Administration

    • Artist contracting

    • Casting & audition support

    • Writer and royalty agreements

  • Operations & Administration

    • Contract management

    • Records management

  • CRM & Data Management

    • Data imports and reporting

    • Donor and patron data management

  • Development & Advancement

    • Donor reporting

    • Donor communications

  • Marketing & Communications

    • Social media content creation

    • Website content management & creation

    • Promotional collateral design

  • Patron Services

    • Ticketing operations

    • Customer service

    • Box office support

  • Education

    • Teaching artist contracting

    • Enrollment data analysis

Software & Platform Experience

PatronManager (Salesforce) | Emma | CourseStorm | DocuSign | Website 360 | Squarespace | Canva | Asana | Linktree | Microsoft Office | Google Workspace

Professional Experience

Artistic & Administrative Intern, Park Square Theatre

Supported artistic, administrative, marketing, development, patron services, production, and education initiatives across the organization. 

Key Contributions:

  • Supported daily administrative and artistic operations across development, marketing, artistic, production, patron services, and education departments.

  • Drafted and distributed employment contracts, letters of intent, riders, and other agreements for actors, stage managers, musicians, designers, writers, agents, and teaching artists.

  • Utilized CRM systems including PatronManager (Salesforce), Emma, and CourseStorm by importing contacts, maintaining records, organizing patron and donor data, and generating reports.

  • Assisted development initiatives through donor research, invoice management, sponsorship tracking, donor communications, and re-engagement campaigns.

  • Processed ticket orders, subscriptions, exchanges, refunds, special event sales while responding to patron inquiries via phone and email.

  • Supported casting and audition processes, including coordinating replacement casting efforts and maintaining actor databases.

  • Created marketing materials and social media content for productions, season announcements, educational programs, and fundraising events.

  • Updated website content, formatted programs and print collateral, and created promotional materials for various projects.

  • Created presentations for organizational partners and collaborators, including community and tourism stakeholders.

Artistic Philosophy

I strive to contribute to a more innovative, exciting, and sustainable future for live theatre by evolving both the art we put on stage and the systems that make it possible. I believe theatre is one of the most powerful tools we have to cultivate empathy, community, and humanity, and I aim to create work that pushes the boundaries of what we know theatre to be.