Mandana Khoshnevisan

Mandy studied literature, theater, and history (and improvisation) at Stanford University, where she earned a B.A. and M.A. in English. She directed the World Premiere of The Ballad of Iron Jo last season at B&B. In addition to becoming B&B’s Technical Director in 2022, she’s worn a lot of hats here over the last few years: set design for Red Velvet; projections for Worldbuilders and Troy, USA; costumes for The Last White Man; costume & lighting design for Who’s Holiday; and dance and fight choreography for A Clockwork Orange. You may have also seen her onstage in Hard-Boiled Eggnog (Mabel the Yeti/Mrs. Figgy), the one-person show I F***ing Hate Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet/Layla & Majnun (Lady Capulet), Death and the Maiden (Paulina), Deathtrap (Helga), and Much Ado About Nothing (Margaret/Dogberry). She’s been teaching and directing children’s theater since 2000, including 10 years with Northwest Children’s Theater. Recently, she published her first book, Managed Mischief, about improvisation and creativity. At home, she maintains an excess of books, art supplies, puppets, and impractical musical instruments.