Laney Schwantes is a production manager and stage manager based in New York City. Born in Melbourne, Australia and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Laney possesses a lifelong love for theatre and live performances of all kinds.
Laney is currently working as the Assistant Production Manager on WANTED on Broadway. She was recently the Technical Production Assistant on BEACHES: A New Musical on Broadway, as well as a Production Assistant for The Whoopi Monologues and A Woman Among Women at Lincoln Center Theater. In 2025, Laney was the Assistant Production Manager at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
She recieved her B.A. in Theatre Design and Production from Fordham University at Lincoln Center, occupying many leadership positions throughout her time there, such as Production Stage Manager, Production Manager, Mainstage Audition Coordinator, Clerical Program Manager, and Student Ambassador to Design and Production Faculty.
“As a theatre manager, I strives to facilitate a holistic artistic process through a foundation of intentional collaboration, organization, and communication. A strong advocate for accessibility and equity for all, my interactions create a compassionate space in which to meet people with kindness, curiosity, and understanding. In my work as a stage manager this looks like providing paperwork in dyslexic friendly fonts, offering one on one meetings to discuss ways to best support actors in the rehearsal room, and facilitating conversations to create community guidelines that keep us safe and accountable. In every space, safety is my number one priority, achieved through open communication and preparedness for all kinds of situations. I am a quick thinker, a determined problem solver, and my open mindset yields the most creative, unexpected solutions.”