Chicago's BLUE MAN GROUP Names New Production Stage Manager

The critically acclaimed Blue Man Group is proud to announce that Deb Styer has been named as the company's new Production Stage Manager. Styer joins Blue Man Group with more than 10 years of experience in stage management including the Tony-award-winning "August: Osage County" on Broadway in London's West End, New York and Australia. Most recently, Styer served as a stage manager for Lookingglass Theatre Company's "Moby Dick" and Steppenwolf Theatre Company's "Marie Antoinette."

"Deb Styer's first rate experience in both theatre and management make her a tremendous asset to our production department, while her easy style and good humor make her a natural fit for the playful work environment Blue Man always strives to maintain," said Blue Man Group General Manager Mary Grisolano. "We are so excited to welcome her to the Blue Man family."

In her new position at Blue Man Group, Styer will supervise the production department of the Chicago show. She will be responsible for maintaining its general production standards, procedures and practices, ensuring that Blue Man Group values and visions are supported and across the organization.

"I am thrilled to be joining the Blue Man Group here in Chicago," said Styer. "While my decision to change artistic homes was not made lightly, I already feel invigorated by the company and its mission."

Styer received her BA in drama from Pennsylvania State University. Expanding her work beyond the stage, Styer has also served as an adjunct lecturer on stage management at Northwestern University for the past five years.

Blue Man Group blends innovative dramatic spectacle and dynamic original music with hilarious comedy, art, technology and science to create a performance experience unlike any other. The show provides audiences with a unique and exhilarating multi-sensory experience that is a truly must see experience.

About Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group is a unique and thrilling multi-sensory experience that fuses innovative theatrical spectacle and powerful original music with hilarious comedy to create a performance experience unlike any other. The iconic, silent, inquisitive Blue Man character has remained consistent since the show's opening, but the world he reacts to is always evolving, allowing for a production that continuously changes. One of the world's most popular theatrical productions, today's Blue Man Group is a blend of signature material that has been in the show since the opening, as well as newer passages that examine the influence of technology on today's world with a funny and perceptive look at contemporary communication vehicles. The performance then closes with a pulsating finale that has audiences up and out of their seats, featuring an original Blue Man Group music score.

Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune gave the show a Four Star rating and said the material was "brilliantly revamped" and "truly joyous." After seeing the new material, Hedy Weiss for the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "The show's creators have cleverly updated the production with new wizardry while retaining its essential mind-set." Chicago Parent editor Tamara L. O'Shaughnessy said "the coolest blue guys in Chicago just got cooler."

Currently, Blue Man Group theatrical shows can be seen in New York, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Orlando, Berlin and on tour throughout North America starting Dec. 8.

The company's music, featuring custom made instruments and signature, percussive sound, can be heard on five albums, including the Grammy-nominated "Audio," as well as various film and television projects. As the company grows, it remains true to its vision of providing exciting experiences in a variety of media, appealing to a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds.

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