Bill Sheffield

Bill Sheffield’s long tenure with Ballet Austin extends back to the 1980s when he served as the first director of production for the organization. In 1990 Sheffield became the full-time Production Manager of the historic Paramount Theatre. Sheffield rejoined the company as a production stage manager in 2002 and added the duties of director of production in 2006. An Austin native, Sheffield also produced some of the summer musicals at Zilker Park, including the hits Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Annie Get Your Gun, Into the Woods, and the award-winners Crazy for You and Big River. Sheffield formerly worked with the Austin Musical Theater, where he was stage manager for many of their productions. He has worked with many Austin arts groups, serving as stage manager, lighting designer, and master electrician. Some of these groups include Austin Opera, Bruce Wood Dance, Dance Salad, Conspirare, Roy Lozano Ballet Folklorico, Zilker Theatre Productions, Austin Shakespeare Festival, Slavin-Nadal Dance, Austin Dance Ensemble, Austin Repertory Theatre, and Tapestry. More recently, Sheffield helped found the Production Managers Affinity Group with Dance USA serving as its chair for two years.