Mckynzie
Bartee

About.

Mckynzie Bartee is a director, technical director, and designer with a B.F.A. in Theatre Performance and Production from Texas State University, with an emphasis in directing and design. She has built her work around being the person who can lead the creative vision while also handling the practical parts that keep a production moving.She is currently an Elementary Theatre Teacher at NYOS Charter School in Austin, where she teaches performance, design, and technical production and supports costumes, makeup, scenic, lighting, sound, and props while managing rehearsals, timelines, and materials. Before that, she served as Technical Director at Circle Arts Theatre in New Braunfels from June 2022 to August 2025, where she oversaw and implemented production elements, coordinated technical communication with leadership, led set and stage construction, maintained safe and clean backstage and shop spaces, and handled inventory and storage. She also took on directing and instructional work there, including casting and directing a main-stage show each season, creating organizational materials, supporting vocal direction and choreography, teaching kids’ theatre classes, and directing special productions like the Wurstfest Melodrama and a competition one act.Her training includes theatre adjudication work with Dennis Yslas and Kristi Quinn and intimacy coordination through Heartland Intimacy (in progress). Her directing and design work has also been recognized through AACT, including Outstanding Achievement awards connected to Feeding the Moonfish for direction, ensemble, and set design.

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• Technical Director at Circle Arts Theatre (June 2022–August 2025), responsible for overseeing and implementing production elements for each show across the season, staying in close communication with the Artistic Director and Production Director, and reading/interpreting set designs and technical plans to keep builds on track.• Led set and stage construction and management, completed scenic elements within the assigned timeframe, and maintained safe, functional work areas, including backstage, the workroom, and the costume shop, plus general upkeep and inventory/storage across scenic, props, and costumes.• Expanded beyond technical direction by casting and directing one main-stage show each year, creating organizational materials for cast and crew, supporting vocal direction and choreography, and directing youth classes and special productions like the annual Wurstfest Melodrama and a competition one act.• Current Elementary Theatre Teacher at NYOS Charter School (August 2025–present), providing instruction in performance, design, and technical production, while supporting costumes/makeup and scenic, lighting, sound, and props, and managing rehearsals, timelines, and materials.• Awarded Outstanding Achievement in Directing, Set Design, and Ensemble (AACT TexFest) for her direction of Feeding the Moonfish.• Training includes 15 hours of AACT theatre adjudication training (Dennis Yslas and Kristi Quinn) and intimacy coordination training currently in progress.• Strong, practical skill base that supports both shop and rehearsal room work, including power tool proficiency, scenic painting, directing, management, collaboration, scene shop safety, and classroom management.• Multi-hat creative background with selected credits across directing, design, choreography, music direction, and intimacy coordination, showing range across both straight plays and youth musicals.