Connor is a New York native and a senior at Sacred Heart University, studying Theatre Arts and Strategic Communications with a focus on Public Relations & Advertising. This fall, he will attend Columbia University for his MFA in Stage Management.

He attended the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2025, working as the Production Stage Manager and Head of Marketing for the World Premiere of The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Schitt’s Creek, Crapp’s River, and also on the marketing team for Reject Me, Already! at the Fringe in 2024. He is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe this summer with Crapp’s River. Connor returned this summer to The Cape Playhouse for his second season as the Marketing Assistant for their 2025 season. Some of Connor’s undergraduate theatre credits include Production Stage Manager of bare, A Christmas Carol 2025 starring Eddie Korbich, Fun Home, A Christmas Carol starring John Ratzenberger in 2024, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, She Kills Monsters, Assistant Stage Manager for Promises, Promises, Ride the Cyclone, among others, Calling Stage Manager for The Rocky Horror Show, and Producer of Amélie, American Idiot, and Peter and the Starcatcher Connor serves as President of the nationally ranked Theatre Arts Program at Sacred Heart University for the 2025-26 Season.

He is honored to work on this wonderful Gershwin musical as his final production at Sacred Heart University. He is beyond grateful for Alli, Hannah, and Lauren, the wonderful women on his stage management team who kept him afloat during this production process. 

Gra mór <3

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