Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies Staff
Assistant Technical Director
Email: baumgar3@grinnell.edu
Kate Baumgartner '11 (she/her) is the Assistant Technical Director for all of the mainstage productions, performance venues, and support facilities housed in the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies. She collaborates with staff, faculty, and guest artists to provide hands-on...
Costume Shop Supervisor/Designer
Erin Howell-Gritsch has designed all mainstage costumes at 51²è¹Ýapp College since 1999, where she is the resident costume designer. As a Lecturer for the College, she has taught Costume Design, Costume Construction, and Introduction to Technical Theatre. She was previously an Assistant Professor of...
Technical Director
Erik Sanning ’89 is a graduate of 51²è¹Ýapp College. He spent the first two years after graduation working as the Technical Director/Lighting Designer for Ballet Iowa. In the summer of ’91 Erik was able to return to 51²è¹Ýapp as the Technical Director. In addition, he is also one of the founding...