Lee Forrest

Compassionate theatre maker with experience across many areas of arts management, as well as large-scale event planning and customer service.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

Experience

  • Fork & Shoe Theatre Cooperative (Freelance · 2 yrs)
    • Admin Team Member
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    • Co-Producer, Facilitator, Ensemble Member
      Jul 2025 - Nov 2025 · 5 mos

      - Served as a co-producer for Fork & Shoe's double header of Terrible Plays and The Great Boston Rat War - Facilitated all rehearsals for Terrible Plays and sent out daily calls and rehearsal reports - Acted in the ensemble for Terrible Plays

  • Huntington Theatre Company (Full-time · 3 yrs 9 mos)
    • Assistant Company Manager
      Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

      - Booked travel and housing arrangements for guest artists - Helped manage the 16 apartments leased by The Huntington - Served as a liaison between guest artists and the box office - Ordered and coordinated catering for artist meals and internal events - Supervised the Company Management Assistant and Company Management overhire

    • General and Company Management Assistant
      Jul 2023 - Nov 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

      - Created and proofed artist contracts - Drafted union paperwork for seasonal AEA, USA, and SDC reports - Proofed artistic budgets - Assembled credit card receipts and reports

    • Production and Company Management Assistant
      Oct 2022 - Jul 2023 · 10 mos

      - Created agendas and took notes for weekly production meetings - Conducted research as needed

  • Queer Theatre Collective: Boston (Freelance · 2 yrs 5 mos)
    • Stage Manager
      Oct 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

      - Served as the Stage Manager of the QTCnight of shorts in December 2025 and for the staged reading of Remembrance in November 2024

    • Artistic Producer
      Aug 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      - Served as the Assistant Event Producer and Stage Manager for monthly Queer Coffee House events - Created Eventbrite pages for each event, sent communications to talent and venue prior to event, stage managed events and ensured the programs ran smoothly

  • Stage Manager at Fork & Shoe Theatre Cooperative
    Apr 2024 - May 2024 · 2 mos

    - Served as the Stage Manager for a staged reading of the new musical The Untitled SMiLE Project

  • Special Events and Fundraising Intern at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law)
    Sep 2022 - Dec 2022 · 4 mos

    - Assisted with sponsor and donor follow-up, volunteer coordination, event planning, and logistics for GLAD’s annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner - Conducted vendor, venue, donor, and prospect research - Documented interactions with donors and updated data on Salesforce - Co-organized the yearly holiday party for GLAD’s emerging LGBTQ+ leaders and allies group