Profile for Mandy Kolbe

Katie Fries, College of Business Administration; and Nic Barilar, Dylan Curvin, Dave Harlan, Mandy Kolbe and Nate Mohlman, all Theatre & Dance; presented "tick, tick...BOOM!" at as part of the 2025-2026 season on Nov. 7 in Frederick Theatre. The production, directed by Nic Barilar, featured the work of Katie Fries (musical director), Nate Mohlman (scenic designer), Mandy Kolbe (lighting designer), and David Harlan (sound designer), and Dylan Curvin (technical director) along with students Paige Huling (assistant director), Miranda Logan (costume designer), A Muma (assistant scenic designer), Coleman Breedlove (assistant lighting designer) Apollo Kasprzyk (assistant props & costumes designer), Ozzy Glazer (dramaturg), Morgan Millard (stage manager), and Leah Costello (assistant stage manager). It ran Nov. 7-16, 2025.

Submitted on: Nov. 10

Dave Harlan, Mandy Kolbe, Nate Mohlman, Gregory Parmeter, Mary Trotter and Anna Wooden, all Theatre & Dance, presented "Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really" as part of the 2025-2026 season on Oct. 19 in Toland Theatre. The production, directed by Mary Trotter, featured the work of Mandy Kolbe (scenic design), Greg Parmeter (fight choreography), Nate Mohlman (blood effects), Anna Wooden (costume effects), and David Harlan (lighting/sound/projections engineer), along with the work of students Elin Voegeli (costume design), Amber Meyers (lighting design), River Podjasek (technical direction), Connor Pangburn (sound design) and Avery Weston (stage manager). The production ran Oct. 10-19, 2025.

Submitted on: Oct. 23

Nic Barilar, Michelle Collyar, Jesse Curvin, Ashley Dobrogosz, David Harlan, Laurie Kincman, Amanda Kolbe, Nate Mohlman, Kathryn Moran, Gregory Parmeter and Anna Wooden, all Theatre & Dance, presented "Cabaret" as the final production in the 2024-2025 season on April 25 in La Crosse. The production, directed by Nic Barilar, featured the work of Musical Director Kathryn Moran; Choreographer Ashley Dobrogosz; Scenic Designer Mandy Kolbe; Technical Director Nate Mohlman; Costume Designer Anna Wooden; Sound Designer & Engineer David Harlan; Projections Designer Laurie Kincman; Fight Director Greg Parmeter; Scene Shop Supervisor Dylan Curvin; and Costume Shop Supervisor Michelle Collyar. The creative team also included students Sage Goetsch, stage manager; Avery Weston, dramaturg; Ozzy Glazer, props designer; Connor Pangburn, sound designer; and Alumna Tracy Joe, lighting designer. It ran April 25-May 4, 2025 in Toland Theatre.

Submitted on: April 28

Jesse Curvin, David Harlan, Amanda Kolbe and Mary Trotter, all Theatre & Dance, presented "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse" at as part of the 2024-2025 season on April 5 in Frederick Theatre. The production, directed by Mary Trotter, featured the work of David Harlan, sound design; Mandy Kolbe, props design and scenic painting; and Jesse Dylan Curvin, technical direction; along with the work of students River Podjasek, scenic design; Elin Vogeli, costume design; Coleman Breedlove, lighting design; A Muma, assistant props design; and Morgan Millard, stage management. 1,472 elementary school children enjoyed the production during nine weekday performances on April 2-4, as did audiences for the three sold out performances on Saturday, April 5.

Submitted on: April 7

Amanda Kolbe, Nate Mohlman, Mary Trotter and Anna Wooden, all Theatre & Dance, presented "The Wickhams Christmas at Pemberley" Dec. 5-8 in Toland Theatre as part of the 2024-2025 season. The production, directed by Mary Trotter, featured the work of Mandy Kolbe, scenic & lighting design; Anna Wooden, costume design; and Nate Mohlman, technical direction; along with the work of students Connor Pangburn, sound design; Ryan Hiroshi Hong, assistant lighting design; and Sage Goetsch, stage management. It ran for five performances Dec. 5-8.

Submitted on: Dec. 6, 2024