Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance

Tess Bladow is in her fifth year at Indiana University. She graduated in 2021 with a B.S. in Arts Management with Honors and Certificate in Political and Civic Engagement. Tess is now in her final semester pursuing a Master of Public Affairs with a specialized concentration in Global Arts Administration and Policy through the O’Neill Accelerated Master’s Program. For IU Theatre: By the Bog of Cats (Stage Manager), The 2019 Winter Dance Concert: Making Spaces (Stage Manager), Time is On Our Side (Stage Manager), The 2019 Junior Choreography Projects: Bodies in Bold (Stage Manager), More Perfect Places (Stage Manager), Pippin (Assistant Stage Manager/Weapons Master), Vinegar Tom (Assistant Stage Manager). For IU Opera and Ballet Theater: Jacobs Holiday Celebration 2021 (Stage Manager), Parsifal (Assistant Stage Manager), The Coronation of Poppea (Assistant Stage Manager). For IU Summer Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors (Assistant Stage Manager/Weapons Master), Sticks and Stones (Assistant Stage Manager). For University Players: Next to Normal (Stage Manager), Disorder (Stage Manager), 10 out of 12 (Assistant Stage Manager). For South Bend Civic Theatre: My Fair Lady, regional premiere of The Great Writer. Following graduation, Tess plans to move abroad and begin working in the music industry. She eventually hopes to become an executive at a major performance venue or entertainment company. Tess is from Walkerton, Indiana.