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Hi there! I’m Sarah. I’m a lighting designer for all forms of live performance.
Currently based in Jersey City, New Jersey.
I believe in the societal need for live theater and am most inspired lighting work that is important and necessary for now.
I’m a proud graduate of Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where I received a BFA in Lighting Design the winter of 2022.
Feel free to reach out and let me know what you’re up to!

Say hi!
︎ woodslightingdesign@gmail.com ︎


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LIGHTING DESIGN

Tracy Jones / Dir. Alex Tobey / Art House Productions / 2023
Indecent / Dir. Gabrielle Kurlander / Emerson Theater Collaborative / 2023
The Soldier’s Tale / Dir. Curtis Howard / Village Verein / TrashFest 2023 at The Tank / 2023
Henry V / Dir. William Downes / Classics on the Rocks / at Alchemical Studios / 2023
Shakespeare’s Leading Players / Divine Riot / at Alchemical Studios / 2023
Welcome to the Red Carpet Recital 2023 / The Moderne Academie of Fine Arts New Jersey / 2023
Riders to the Sea / Dir. George Abud / Off-brand Opera / 2023
Next Stop, Broadway!  Starstruck Dance Recital 2023 / Starstruck Dance New Jersey / 2023
UXDX USA Conference 2023 / at New World Stages / Wilson’s Showtime Services / 2023
Eurydice / Dir. Jon Capozzoli / Emerson Theater Collaborative / 2023
Link Up: The Orchestra Moves / Orchestra Lumos / Dir. Tony Melone / 2023
My Father’s Play / Dir. Liz Piccoli / at Alchemical Studios / 2023
Peter and the Starcatcher / Dir. Dustin Ballard / Middlesex College NJ / 2023
La Bohème / Dir. Benjamin Spierman / Opera Theater Rutgers / 2023
A Healthy Marriage: The Hall-Mills Murders / Dir. Dan Swern / Smugbug Productions / 2023
Billy & The Situation / Dir. Ashley Rodbro / New York Comedy Festival / 2022
Thou Shalt Not / Dir. Karen Alvarado and J.M. Meyer / Thinkery&Verse / 2022
Jimmy Naughton & Friends Concert / Williamstown Theatre Festival / 2022
Space Traders / Dir. Nailah Harper-Malveaux / Williamstown Theatre Festival / 2022
Mythos x Elixir / Choreo. Princeton University Ballet and eXpressions Dance Company / 2022
The Little Green Birdie / Dir. Christopher Cartmill / Rutgers Theater Company / 2022
High Noon / Choreo. Malena Sadaka / Rutgers Theater Company / 2021
Manthan: Churnings at the Frontline / Choreo. Ananya Chatterjea / Rutgers Dance Company / 2021
Break / Dir. Knud Adams / Playwrights Festival / Rutgers Theater Company / 2021
When Silence Falls / Dir. Danielle Liccardo-Massood / Rutgers Theater Company / 2019
A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Dir. Jessica Harms / Proscenium Circus / 2019
The Hunchback of Notre Dame / Dir. Jessica Harms / Proscenium Circus / 2018
Peter and the Starcatcher / Dir. Jessica Harms / Proscenium Circus / 2018



GAFFER

Hands Like A Brick Wall / DP. Jackson Clark / First Fight Films / 2023
Moz V Sal / DP. Lucas Cohen / First Fight Films / 2023
Have You Seen Me? / DP. Jackson Clark / Rutgers Filmmaking Center / 2023
Benjamin / DP. Jackson Clark / Rutgers Filmmaking Center / 2023
Drugs (Electricity) / DP. Jackson Clark / Rutgers Filmmaking Center / 2022
You Barely Know The Words / DP. Vaughn Battista / Rutgers Filmmaking Center / 2022
Mind Your P’s and Q’s / DP. Jackson Clark / Rutgers Dance Company / 2021


ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGN

Living & Breathing / LD: Cat Tate Starmer / Two River Theater / 2023
we are continuous / LD: Amith Chandrashaker / Williamstown Theater Festival / 2022
Joan of Arc / LD: Ashley Houck / Rutgers Theater Company / 2020


LIGHTING PROGRAMMER (EOS)

Forget Me Not / LD: Colleen Doherty / Manhattan School of Music / 2023
Relapse: A New Musical / LD: Brian Nason / at Theatre Row (Theatre Five) / 2023
The Good John Proctor / LD: Isabella Byrd / Bedlam / 2023
Mothermotherland / LD: Daria Holovchanska / Slovo Theater Group / 2023
Fires in the Mirror / LD: Riley Wagner / Rutgers Theater Company / 2022
A Midsummer Night’s Dream / LD: Helena Magee / Rutgers Theater Company / 2022


RELATED EMPLOYMENT

Lighting Designer / Rep Plot for Art House Jersey City, NJ / June 2023
Resident LD/Lighting Supervisor / Alchemical Studios / Feb 2023-Present
Lighting Technician / Brooklyn Art Haus / June 2023-Present
Lighting Associate / Williamstown Theater Festival / 2022 Season
Grip & Electrician / Saturday Night Live - Beast Unit / NBCUniversal / S48 Ep13
Electrician / Various Off-Broadway Productions / PE: John Anselmo / Oct 2022-Present
Electrician / The Public Theater / Jan 2022-Present
Draftsperson / LD: Cat Tate Starmer / 2022-Present
3D Draftsperson / Function LLC / 2021-Present
Teaching Assistant / Advanced Light Lab - Rutgers University / 2022
Lighting Designer / Various Concerts and Events / South Orange Performing Arts Center / March 2022-March 2023
Lighting Technician / Rutgers Community Arts / 2020