Steve Mannshardt
Office: HGH 234
steven.mannshardt@sjsu.edu
Steve Mannshardt Steven Mannshardt is a lecturer in the Film and Theatre Department, supervising the
fields of
Stage Management, Lighting, and Sound. Steve also designs the lighting for the mainstage
theatrical productions for the department in the Hammer Theatre and runs the Stage
Management Mentorship Program.
Steve earned his MFA in Theatre Technology at the University of California, Los Angeles,
and his BA in Technical Theater at California State University Hayward (now CSU East
Bay). For the past four decades, Steve has worked professionally in the theater industry
as a lighting designer for hundreds of productions at dozens of regional theater companies
throughout the US, Canada and Europe. This includes his role as Resident Lighting
Designer at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, recipient of the 2019 Tony Award for outstanding
Regional Theater in America. He is also an active member of United Scenic Artists
829, the national union of theatrical designers, and served as one of the leaders
of the Production Managers Forum resume development workshops at the United States
Institute for Theater Technology for ten years.
Steve also works to promote education in developing countries throughout the world.
As the Founder and Executive Director of WorldWide Education Partnerships for Nepal,
Steve has spent the past decade building schools, creating libraries and providing
both basic and advanced education resources for hundreds of impoverished Nepali children
and adults. For more information, visit: www.nepal.wwep.org
Not content with inactivity, Steve also manages an international travel service creating
customized adventures throughout South Asia and Southeast Asia. Having traveled to
over 60 countries, Steve regularly seeks out international destinations rich in artistic
and cultural heritage and can often be found watching spectacular sunrises in the
rural villages of India. For more information, visit: www.magicaljourneysbeyond.com