Jasper Gitlitz
Stage & Production Manager
2026, he/him BFA Drama, Stage & Production Management
Jasper is a stage manager who specializes in both large-scale musical theatre and in developmental work. Both academically and professionally, his experience also ranges into small two-handed plays, dance, opera, and theatre festivals.
Some of his recent work includes the Momentum Festival at City Theatre in which he served as the Stage Manager for the feature piece, a new musical built on the music of Joe Grushecky titled East Carson Street. This developmental workshop was part of a rewriting process for the show following their production at the Bell Theater in New Jersey. In the summer of 2025, he was a member of the stage management team for the world premiere of Madame Clicquot: A Revolutionary Musical at Pittsburgh CLO. This production brought the story of the Widow Clicquot to the world stage as the next step in the development of this musical.
Highlighting his time at Carnegie Mellon has been the working relationship and deep friendship Jasper has developed with the writing duo Catcher Fox Sanchez and Noah Van Ess. Over the past three years, they have formed a team of five, filled out by director Sean Barnett and designer Sydney de Haan, and produced three musicals for the annual Playground festival. One of these musicals, the rom-com There Goes the Bride, recently made its professional debut at the New Hazlett Theater.
Jasper became a stage manager because of a desire to tell great stories but it was the connection with people that made him fall in love with it. Getting to work with all sorts of artists across disciplines and being the glue that connects them is what drives him forward in his work.
When not working in the theater, you can find Jasper reading, enjoying the outdoors, or teaching kids to sail.
Work Samples
The House of Bernarda Alba
By Frederico García Lorca
Adapted by Chay Yew
Directed by Sam Pazos
Stage Managed by Jasper Gitlitz
CMU School of Drama – October 2025
Photo of the SM calling station during performance
East Carson Street
By Jonathan Rosenberg and Jim McManus
Music by Joe Grushecky
Directed by Patrick Jordan
Stage Managed by Jasper Gitlitz
City Theatre Momentum Festival – December 2025
Rehearsal photograph
The Dumb Waiter
By Harold Pinter
Directed by Alon Moradi
Stage Managed by Jasper Gitlitz
CMU School of Drama – March 2025
Photo by Dave Rubin