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Nate Mohlman

Assistant Professor
Theatre & Dance
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Nate Mohlman

Assistant Professor

Theatre & Dance

Specialty area(s)

Technical Direction

Structural Design for the Stage

Rigging

Entertainment Automation

Mechanical Design

Metal Fabrication

Drafting

Current courses at UWL

THA 110-08 Theatre Appreciation

THA 110-10 Theatre Appreciation

THA 210 - Theatre Foundations

Education

Master of Fine Arts - Technical Direction - Southern Illinois University

Bachelor of Arts - Theatre - Hastings College

Career

Professional history

Assistant Technical Director - Des Moines Metro Opera - 2023-Present

Technical Director - La Crosse Community Theatre - 2021-2023

Assistant Technical Director - Utah Shakespeare Festival - 2020-2021

Assistant Technical Director - McLeod Summer Playhouse - 2019

Research and publishing

SETC Conference - Move It, Move It: Scenery Robot - Presenter, 2020

USITT Conference - Move It, Move It: Scenery Robot - Presenter, 2019

Kentucky Thespians Festival - Building Greener Theatre - Presenter, 2019

Kudos

presented

Ashley Dobrogosz, Dave Harlan, Mandy Kolbe, Nate Mohlman, Kathryn Moran, Gregory Parmeter and Anna Wooden, all Theatre & Dance, presented "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" at as part of the 2025-2026 season on April 24 in Toland Theatre. The production, with direction by Greg Parmeter, musical direction by Kathryn Moran, and choreography by Ashley Dobrogosz, also featured the work of Mandy Kolbe, scenic design; Nate Mohlman, technical direction; Anna Wooden, costume design; and David Harlan, sound design; along with the work of students Amber Meyers, lighting design; Avery Weston, stage management; Julia Sanchez, props design; Connor Pangburn, sound engineer; and Amanda Visger, dramaturgy. It ran April 24-May 3, 2026.

Submitted on: April 27

presented

Nic Barilar, Dave Harlan, Mandy Kolbe and Nate Mohlman, all Theatre & Dance, presented "My Days with Peter Rabbit (and His Friends)" at as part of the 2025-2026 season on Wednesday, April 8 in Frederick Theatre. The production, a world premiere adaptation by Nic Barilar and David Harlan, was directed by Nic Barilar and featured the work of Nate Mohlman, scenic design and technical direction; Mandy Kolbe and Oliver Olson, both lighting design; Miranda Logan and Ella Dummer, both costume design; David Harlan and Apollo Kasprzyk, both sound design; River Podjasek, stage manager; and Leah Costello, assistant stage manager. The production held nine school performances plus a weekend of public performances, running April 8-12.

Submitted on: April 8

presented

Michelle Collyar, Dave Harlan, Mandy Kolbe, Nate Mohlman and Mary Trotter-Gonzales, all Theatre & Dance, presented "Machinal" at as part of the 2025-2026 season on Friday, Feb. 27 in Toland Theatre. The production, directed by Mary Trotter, featured the work of Mandy Kolbe (scenic and lighting design), Michelle Collyar (costume design), David Harlan (sound design), and Nate Mohlman (technical direction), along with students Michael Muma (props design), Avery Weston (dramaturg), and Ellie Hemming (stage manager). The production ran Feb. 27-March 8, 2026

Submitted on: Feb. 27

presented

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, 2025

presented

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, 2025