The New York Times: Lighting designers live in the dark, shining light on others. Jennifer Tipton, who works in dance and theater, has received more attention than most in her profession. At the top of it for the last 50 years or so, she has earned Tony Awards, Bessie awards, an Obie for lifetime achievement and a MacArthur fellowship, among other accolades and prizes.
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Back at home, you could count the number of lighting designers on the island on one hand, and the number of student designers is an even smaller number. When I began lighting stages in 8th grade, I didn’t really mind the lack of credit. As I started to move through high school, the lack of credit I got for spending an insane amount of time working on shows behind the scenes versus the credit that everyone on stage got began to get to me. Especially being a performer myself, seeing both sides of a production and the hard work it takes on both sides was really eye opening. Eventually, I began to receive the recognition I deserved, which was a huge step. I wanted to make sure everyone involved in tech below me also received recognition for the hard work they were putting into predictions, so I had to lead the way.
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