ZOE McDONALD
STAGE MANAGER
HOMETOWN: SANTA FE, NM
ZOE GRADUATED FROM THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (2023), WHERE SHE STUDIED THEATRE. SHE IS NOW IN HER SECOND YEAR AT MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE IN MASSACHUSETTS. AS A STAGE MANAGER, FILMMAKER, WRITER, AND ACTOR, ZOE PRIMARILY WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES AS EXODUS’ STAGE MANAGER AND OCCASIONALLY PERFORMS ROLES WITHIN THE REPERTOIRE. HER FAVORITE PART ABOUT EXODUS IS THAT EVERY DAY IS FULL OF SURPRISES AND LAUGHTER.
PREVIOUS STAGE MANAGEMENT CREDITS INCLUDE BAROQUE HOLY WEEK AND SONGS OF LOVE AND DEATH (SANTA FE PRO MUSICA).
AS A FILMMAKER, ZOE IS A RECIPIENT OF THE 2022 NEW MEXICO FILM PRIZE JUNIOR BEST COMEDY AWARD FOR WHAT’S THE NAME OF THE GAME (DIRECTOR, WRITER). OTHER FILM CREDITS INCLUDE INCANDESCENCE, WHICH PREMIERED AT THE SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF STORYTELLING FESTIVAL (CO-WRITER AND PRODUCER), AND FOLLOWER, A SELECTION AT THE NEW MEXICO FILM PRIZE JUNIOR FILM FESTIVAL (DIRECTOR, WRITER).