Education
MFA, Boston University
Lighting Design
AB, Harvard College
Concentration: Mathematics
Secondary: English
Awards
Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for Mid-Size Theater (The Chinese Lady, 2023)
Elliot Norton Award for Best Design for Mid-Size Theater (BLKS, 2022)
Howell Binkley Fellowship (2021)
La Mama DesignFest – Grand Prize (2020)
Alan Symonds Award (2017), awarded by the Harvard Office for the Arts
Lighting Design (Selected)
OFF-BROADWAY
- Ichabod: The Legend of Sleep Hallow. Dir. Joey DeMita. Emergent Theater Works, AMT Theater. 2025.
- The Magic of Light. Dir. Virlana Tkacz. La MaMa/Yara Arts Group. 2025.
- See What I Wanna See. Dir. Emilio Ramos. Out of the Box Theatrics. 2024.
- Monsters of the Villa Diodati. Dir. Joey DeMita. Emergent Theater Works, AMT Theater. 2024.
- The Butcher Boy. Dir. Ciarán O’Reilly. Irish Repertory Theatre. 2022.
regional
- RENT. Dir. Chip Miller. Cape Playhouse. 2025.
- Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story. Dir. Meredith McDonough. Cape Playhouse.
- The Heart Sellers. Dir. May Adrales. Guthrie Theater (2024). Huntington Theatre Company (2023).
- The Thanksgiving Play. Dir. Alice Regan. Oklahoma City Repertory Theater. 2024.
- Waitress. Dir. Eric Rosen. The Cape Playhouse 2024.
- Then We’ll Rest. Dir. Marvin Merritt. Isle Theater Company. 2024
- Wipeout. Dir. Shana Gozansky. Gloucester Stage Company. 2024.
- Sweeney Todd. Dir. Ryan Mardesich. Moonbox Productions. 2023. *nominated for the Elliott Norton award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Mid-Size Theater.
- Stew. Dir. Rosalind Bevan. Gloucester Stage Company. 2023.
- The Brothers Size. Dir. Ato Blankson-Wood. Oklahoma City Repertory. 2023.
- Wild Goose Dreams. Dir. Seonjae Kim. Speakeasy Stage. 2023.
- Little Women. Dir. Cara Hinh. Perseverance Theater. 2022-2023.
- The Chinese Lady. Dir. Sarah Shin. Central Square Theater. 2022. *received the Elliot Norton award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Mid-Size Theater
- BLKS. Dir. Tonasia Jones. Speakeasy Stage Company. 2021. *received the Elliot Norton award for Best Design for a Mid-Size Theater
- Tiny Beautiful Things. Dir. Lyndsay Allyn Cox. Gloucester Stage Company. 2021.
- Wolf Play. Dir. Summer Williams. Company ONE. 2020.
- Marie & Rosetta. Dir. Pascale Florestale. Greater Boston Stage Company. 2019.
- The Book Club Play. Dir. Shana Gozansky. Boston Playwrights’ Theatre. 2019.
- The Tragic Ecstasy of Girlhood. Dir. Leila Ghaemi. Boston Playwrights Theatre (BU). 2018.
OTHER theatre
- West Side Story. Dir. Mala Tsantillas. LaGuardia High School. 2025.
- Guys & Dolls. Dir. Isabel Perry. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House. 2024.
- Baked. Dir. Miranda Cornell. Prospect Theater Company / NAAT. 2023.
- As I Was, Not As I Am. Dir. Annabel Heacock. Moxie Arts Incubator. 2023.
- How to Catch Creation. Dir. Raz Golden. Juilliard Drama. 2023.
- KIN. Dir. Chika Ike. WP Pipeline Festival. 2022.
Ope(rett)as
- The Monkey King. Dir. Roxanna Myhrum. White Snake Projects. 2023.
- X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. Dir. Gil Rose. Odyssey Opera/Boston Modern Opera Project. 2022.
- El Cimarrón. Dir. Zack Winokur. Farkas Hall (American Modern Opera Company, Run AMOC! Festival). 2019. (Original design by John Torres)
- The Cunning Little Vixen. Dir. E. Loren Meeker. Cutler Majestic Theatre (Opera Institute at BU/Glimmerglass). 2019.
Dance
- Collage Dance Collective Tour (LX Supervisor). Touhill Performing Arts Center (St. Louis, MO). 2025.
- Cinderella. Chor. Yury Yanowsky. Ballet Rhode Island. 2024.
- BalletX Tour (LX Supervisor). Chor. M. Neenan, C. Quan, N. Fonte. BalletX at Tilles Performance Arts Center (LIU). 2022.
- With Care. Chor. Bobbi Jene Smith. American Modern Opera Company, Run AMOC! Festival. 2019.
Architectural
- Opening of Baretto Bar at the Fasano Restaurant. 2022.
Assistant & Associate Lighting Design (Selected)
Broadway
- McNeal. LD: Don Holder. Vivian Beaumont Theater. 2024.
- Cabaret. LD: Isabella Byrd. August Wilson Theater. 2024.
- Water for Elephants. LD: Bradley King. Imperial Theater. 2024.
- Mr. Saturday Night. LD: Ken Posner. Nederlander Theatre. 2022.
Film/TV
- The Wizard of Oz at Sphere. LD: John Torres. 2025.
- Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional. Dir. Gillian Robespierre, LD: John Torres. 2024.
- Assembly (portions of captured performance). Dir. Rashaad Newsome & Johnny Symons, LD: John Torres.
fashion
- Associate at John Torres Studio (2019-current). NYFW runway shows, special installations, and private client events. Previous clients include Gucci, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Proenza Schouler.
