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 Theatre at California State University Hayward (now CSU East
Bay). For the past four decades, Steve has worked professionally in the theatre industry
as a lighting designer for hundreds of productions at dozens of regional theatre 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 Theatre 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 Theatre Technology for ten years.
Steve also works to promote education in developing countries throughout the world.
As the Founder and Executive Director of , 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.
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.
