Danielle Nicole Aikens is a stage manager with experience in theatrical, opera, educational, and regional productions. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a concentration in stage management and a minor in psychology from Greensboro College.

She has served as production stage manager for A Skeptic and a Bruja and A Christmas Carol: 1941 with Nevada Conservatory Theatre (NCT). She currently serves as production stage manager for It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at NCT and previously served as assistant stage manager for Murder on the Orient Express with the company. Her professional regional theatre credits include production stage manager for The Fall of the House of Usher, Grease, and Jesus Christ Superstar at Weathervane Playhouse, where she has also served as stage manager for Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Red Velvet Cake War, as well as in assistant stage manager roles. She has also served as production stage manager for Fallout Fringe Festival and Things I Shouldn’t Tell You with Third Street Theatre. Her experience with UNLV Opera Theatre includes serving as production stage manager for Alcina and The Three Feathers.

Additional stage management credits: Merrily We Roll Along, Edges, Sailor’s Song, I Want to Play With Dead Rats, and 9 to 5, with assistant stage manager credits including Elf the Musical, Deathtrap, Barefoot in the Park, and A Christmas Carol.

Her approach to stage management is rooted in organization, communication, and collaborative leadership, with a focus on supporting the people and processes that bring each production to life.