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Sarah Woods is a Jersey City, New Jersey-based Lighting Designer for all forms of live performance.

She is a proud graduate of Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Lighting Design the winter of 2022. She spent her 2022 summer at Williamstown Theater Festival where she served as the Lighting Associate. She served as the Lighting Supervisor of Alchemical Studios in NYC until its closing in 2024. You may also find her running the lighting for nightlife events at Brooklyn Art Haus in Williamsburg or at Art House in Jersey City.

Sarah believes in the power of live theater to amaze, inspire, and change audiences. She frequently works on world-premiere plays and musical workshops - something she most values as a designer because of the opportunity for fresh collaboration. Sarah has helped create shows throughout the tri-state area, regionally in Arizona and in her home state of Massachusetts, as well as internationally in China. She hopes to continue exploring the world via theater.
Feel free to reach out and let her know what you’re up to!

Say hi!
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LIGHTING DESIGN

Cursed / Dir. Arseniy Fariatiev / at HERE Arts Center, a SubletSeries Co-Op  / 2024
IHOP: International Heat of Princeton / Choreo. diSiac Dance Company / at Princeton University  / 2023
Almost, Maine / Dir. Camilla Ross, Mindy Mendelsohn, Jon Capozzoli / Emerson Theater Collaborative  / 2023
Cry It Out / Divine Riot / at The Nubox  / 2023
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

Trash / DP. Jackson Clark / First Fight Films / 2023
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

The Great Qin / LD: Donald Holder / Xi’an, China / 2024
The Tempest / LD: Cat Tate Starmer / The Juilliard School / 2023
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

BlackTrax Programmer / McNeal / Broadway / Sep 2024
Freelance Assistant Lighting Designer / The Metropolitan Opera / August 2024
Lighting Designer / Summer Boost Showcases at Public Prep NYC / 2023-Present
Lighting Consultant / Rep Plot for Art House Jersey City, NJ / June 2023
Resident LD/Lighting Supervisor / Alchemical Studios / Feb 2023-Present
Lighting Designer / Brooklyn Art Haus / June 2023-Present
 Lighting Consultant / Rep Plot for coLAB Arts New Brunswick, NJ / 2023
Lighting Consultant / Rep Plot for Harlem High School of the Liberal Arts / 2023
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-Present
Lighting Technician / Rutgers Community Arts / 2020