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Amanda Fisk Headshot, Greyscale

Amanda Fisk is a Fort Worth, Texas native presently based in Denver, Colorado. She is a freelance lighting designer with additional skills in theatrical consulting and architectural lighting. With a strong passion for the live entertainment industry, Amanda has been immersed in the world of lighting design and technology since 2014 and her journey has taken her across the country.

Amanda finds joy in collaborating closely with others, particularly in the world of circus, and in the ways lighting design facilitates storytelling. As a creator and lighting designer, her creative process is rooted in crafting impactful and beautiful stage imagery. 


She graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Lighting Design and Technology from University of North Carolina School of the Arts in May 2022.  Recent work includes Activate Entertainment's Solstice (Lighting Designer & Co-Creator), UNCSA's Winter Dance 2022 (Lighting Director and Designer), and Amystika: The Secret Revealed (Planet Hollywood, Assistant Lighting Designer).

 

"The secret lies in our perception of light in the theatre as something alive" - Robert Jones, The Dramatic Imagination

Timeline of Projects

2023
Madagascar: The Musical | Assistant Lighting Designer | LD: Howard Hudson, Associate LD: Will Elphingstone      
              | Evan Bernardin Productions |
 | April 2023
Solstice | Co-Creator & Lighting Designer | Activate Entertainment, Houston Odum | February 2023

2022
DLR Group | Theatrical Planner & Architectural Lighting Designer | Patrick Barrett | Sept 2022-Present
DLR Group | Intern in Theatrical Consulting and Architectural Lighting Design | Patrick Barrett, Jesse Smith | June-September 2022
La Bestia | Lighting Designer | CarlosAlexis Cruz, Director | Booth Playhouse | July 2022

Hemsley Portfolio Review Participant 2022
Ragtime | Assistant Lighting Designer | Norman Coates, Lighting Designer | Stevens Center | March 2022
Winter Dance 2022 | Lighting Designer for Convergence, Napoli Act 3, and Symphonie Concertante | Lighting Director for Mass |        
             Ming-Lung Yang, Elisa Clark, Jared Redick, Nilas Martins, Dayna Fox | Stevens Center | Feb 2022
La Bestia Premiere | Lighting Designer | CarlosAlexis Cruz, Director | Booth Playhouse | Jan 2022

2021
Amystika: The Secret Revealed | Assistant Lighting Designer | Josh Selander, Lighting Designer | Criss Angel Theater | December 2021
Heathers: The Musical | Lighting Designer | Scott Zigler, Director | Freedman Theatre | Nov 2021
La Bestia Preview | Lighting Designer | CarlosAlexis Cruz, Director | Booth Playhouse | July 2021
Spoleto Festival USA 2021 | Electrician | Andrew Cissna, Production Manager of Technology | June 2021
Spring Dance 2021 | Lighting Designer for "Of Time" | Ming-Lung Yang, Choreographer | deMille Theatre | May 2021
Fletcher Opera Scenes Spring 2021 | Lighting Designer | Steven LaCosse, Director | Hanesbrand Theatre | March 2021
Photona Pulse 2020 | Associate Lighting Designer | Jake Frizzelle, Lighting Designer | Large Light Lab | Jan 2021

2020
Down in the face of God | Lighting Designer | Cameron Knight, Director | Reynolds Place Theatre | Nov 2020
Oasis | Lighting Designer | Sylvani Starchild-StClair, Choreographer | Remote Filmed Locations 
Winter Dance in deMille | Lighting Designer | School of Dance | deMille Theatre | March 2020
The Moors | Lighting Designer | Justine Marler, Director | Patrons Theatre | Jan 2020

2019
Photona 2019 | Assistant Lighting Designer | Clara Ashe-Moore, Lighting Designer | Freedman Theatre | Dec 2019 
Luna Gale | Assistant Lighting Designer | Yuko Taniguchi, Lighting Designer | Patrons Theatre | Oct 2019
Maine State Music Theatre | Electrics Intern | Alison Lewis, Head Electrician | Pickard Theatre | Summer 2019
El Pasado se Nunca Termina | QLab Video Board Op | Elaine J. McCarthy, Projection Designer | Bass Hall | May 2019
Still Life with Rocket | Assistant Master Electrician | Javier Calderon, Head Electrician | Whitaker Park | April 2019
Merry Love Happy Joy | Lighting Designer | Chris Holtkamp, Director | Patrons Theatre | Jan 2019

2018
Photona 2018: Vita, Team Earth | Content Creation | Kim Smith, Lighting Designer | Stage 6 Film Village | Dec 2018
Balm in Gilead  | Electrician | Javier Calderon, Production Electrician | Catawba Arena Theatre | Nov 2018
Next to Normal | Electrician | Jada Hutchinson, Production Electrician | deMille Theatre | Oct 2018
Fall Dance | Electrician | Monika Cruson, Production Electrician | deMille Theatre | Sept 2018
Choices | Associate Lighting Designer | Chad R. Jung, Lighting Designer | Kids Who Care | Scott Theatre | July 2018
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Associate Lighting Designer | Chad R. Jung, Lighting Designer | Kids Who Care | Scott              Theatre | June 2018
Heights | Director | Gene Sessa, Advisor | TVS Black Box Theatre | April 2018
Bread | Electrician | Sean St. Stevens, Head Electrician | WaterTower Theatre | April 2018
Vietnam 101 | Lighting Designer | Gene Sessa, Director | TVS Black Box Theatre | March 2018
Suessical  | Assistant Lighting Designer | Chad R. Jung, Lighting Designer | Scott Theatre | Feb 2018
Peter Pan | Lighting Designer | Anna Carlson, Director | TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | Feb 2018

2017
The Littlest Wiseman | Assistant to Lighting Designer | Chad R. Jung, Lighting Designer | Scott Theatre | Dec 2017
9 to 5: The Musical | Lighting Designer | Gene Sessa, Director | TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | Oct 2017
Earth and Soul | Associate Lighting Designer | Chad R. Jung, Lighting Designer | Kids Who Care | Scott Theatre | July 2017
Peter and the Starcatcher | Associate Lighting Designer | Chad R. Jung, Lighting Designer | Kids Who Care | Scott Theatre | June 2017
Guys and Dolls | Lighting Designer | Anna Carlson, Director | TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | April 2017
Senior Directed One Acts | Lighting Designer | Gene Sessa, Advisor |
 TVS Black Box Theatre | March 2017
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Lighting Designer | Gene Sessa, Director |
 TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | Feb 2017

2016
Life is Short | Lighting Designer | 
Gene Sessa, Director | TVS Black Box Theatre | Dec 2016
Sleeping Beauty | Lighting Designer | Anna Carlson, Director | TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | Oct 2016
Picnic | Lighting Designer | Gene Sessa, Director | TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | Sept 2016
The King's Door | Assistant Lighting Designer | Chad R. Jung, Lighting Designer | Kids Who Care | Scott Theatre | July 2016
The Choice is Yours | Lighting Designer | Chad R. Jung, Resident Lighting Designer | Kids Who Care | Scott Theatre | July 2016
The Little Mermaid | Assistant Lighting Designer | Chad R. Jung, Lighting Designer | Kids Who Care | Scott Theatre | July 2016
The Aristocats (Kids) | Lighting Designer | Anna Carlson, Director | TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | May 2016
Spring Dance Showcase | Lighting Designer | Nancy Wright, Choreographer | TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | April 2016
The Mouse that Roared | Lighting Designer | Gene Sessa, Director |
 TVS Black Box Theatre | March 2016
Lion King Jr. | Lighting Designer |  Anna Carlson, Director | TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | Feb
 2016

2015
Months on End | Lighting Designer | Gene Sessa, Director | TVS Black Box Theatre | Dec 2015
Smile | Lighting Designer | Gene Sessa, Director | TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | Oct 2015
Look Up | Electrics Intern | Chad R. Jung, Lighting Designer | Kids Who Care | Scott Theatre | July 2015
The Kite | Lighting Designer | Chad R. Jung, Resident Lighting Designer | Kids Who Care | Scott Theatre | July 2015
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | Electrics Intern | Chad R. Jung, Lighting Designer | Kids Who Care | Scott Theatre | June 2015
Emperor's New Clothes | Electrician | Jason Domm, Technical Director |  TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | May 2015
Dance Showcase | Electrician | Jason Domm, Technical Director | TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | April 2015
Senior Directed One Acts | Stage Manager | Ray Patterson, Director | TVS Black Box | April 2015
South Pacific | Assistant Lighting Designer | Jason Domm, Technical Director | TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | Feb 2015
Winter Dance Showcase | Electrician | Jason Domm, Technical Director | TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | Jan 2015

2014
Taxi Tales | Head Electrician | Jason Domm, Lighting Designer | TVS Black Box Theatre | Sept 2014
Jekyll and Hyde | Electrics Intern | Sam Rushen, Lighting Designer | Casa Manana | July 2014
Next to Normal | Electrician | Sam Rushen, Lighting Designer | TVS Black Box Theatre | April 2014
Metamorphoses | Electrician and Spot Op | Kat Farenthold, Lighting Designer | TVS Black Box Theatre | March 2014
Wizard of Oz | Electrician | Kat Farenthold, Lighting Designer | TVS Stephen Seleny Theatre | Feb 2014 |

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