Mary Jean “MJ” Sedlock

Mary Jean “MJ” Sedlock began working at UMaine in the fall of 2015. She teaches classes in Stagecraft, Drafting, Advanced Stagecraft, Technical Direction, and Stage Management. She also serves as the Production Manager and Technical Director for the Division of Theatre/Dance, managing all areas of production for all shows produced by the Division.

In 2019, MJ received the Outstanding Lecturer Faculty Award in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and in 2025, she received the CLAS Outstanding Faculty Award for Service and Public Engagement. She has led students through the production of over 60 shows at UMaine, including site-specific performances in the Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium and outdoors at the Littlefield Gardens. Some favorite UMaine credits include Urinetown: The Musical; Constellations; Almost, Maine; Stupid Fucking Bird; Animal Farm; The Curious Savage; and The Wolves.

Concurrent with her role at UMaine, MJ has worked as the Production Manager for Theater at Monmouth (Monmouth, ME), Opera House Arts (Stonington, ME), International Performing Arts for Youth Annual Showcase (Philadelphia, PA), and Philadelphia Organ Festival. She has also been the Scenic Engineer for three summer productions from Opera Maine (Portland, ME).

MJ holds a B.S. in Theatre Design/Production from Illinois State University and an M.F.A. in Scenic Technology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2020, MJ was also awarded an M.B.A. from the Maine Business School.