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Thank you to the wonderful artists, collaborators, photographers and crew that I have worked with in 2025!

Here's to 2026!

Thank you to the amazing companies I had the privilege of working with this year!

2025 is shaping up to be no less than AMAZING!

#lighting #lightingdesigner #theatre #stagemanager #dance

Throughly enjoying prep for the upcoming @madisonballet presentation of ChoreograpHER!
Choreographers include: @endmtaylor @ilanasascha @caili.quan @smartinezchoreography and @nathaliaarja

For tickets check out my link in bio

@unitedscenicartists

#lightingdesigner #dance #dancedesign

What do I say to the person that has been there for me since 5th grade??? Every step, Every stumble, Every tear, Every accolade - Every everything!!!!

Betsy- you are one in a million and I can’t imagine my life without you!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

Happy to be revisiting this piece that is still unfortunately very relevant. Catch FLOE by @theseldoms tonight and tomorrow night at the @dancecenterpresents at 7:30pm

Photo: @williamfrederkingphotography
Tickets in Bio

Dress Rehearsal: Madison Ballet in “Flight”

Choreography: @tommattinglydance
Music: @oliverdavismusic
Dancers: @madisonballet
Costumes: @dornink
Lighting: @overlaplighting
Venue: @overturecenter

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

Last month was the world premiere of Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, the solo I performed at The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, choreographed by Rennie Harris. If you saw the show, thank you for being there!

📸 the shots in this post are by:
Johanna Austin slides 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13-14.
@johannaaustin

Carolyn Stanish slides 5, 7, 12
@carolynstanishphotography

It was a completely sold out weekend, September 6-8 at the Drake Proscenium Theater. I got standing ovations every night. 😳🥺🥹😎

The show is intensely athletic, and emotionally cathartic for me as a performer.

A lot of people were moved or changed by the piece, and talked about how it felt so deeply personal but also so relatable. One audience member said I had “done the impossible,” that I had created a shared space of feeling around something vulnerable and raw.

Here you can read the program essay by our embedded scholar and writer, Brenda Dixon Gottschild: https://fringearts.com/digital-playbill-beautiful-human-lies-four/

Critical responses have been trickling in, which I welcome. I would love to hear from you, too—if you saw the show and have questions, comments, or want to get into conversation with me about it, please get in touch!

From my heart, and to all of the people—friends, family, loved ones, collaborators, audience members, supporters, and Fringe personnel—who have made this work possible and supported me along the way with this transformational project....THANK YOU!!!

@rennieharris
@brendadixongottschild
@overlaplighting
@fringearts
@johannaaustin
@carolynstanishphotography

2025!!

Thankful to be returning with some of my favorite companies and excited to be working with some new ones!

Keep an eye out for updates and added shows!

#lightingdesigner #lightingdesign #stagemanager
#linkinbio #ticketsinbio

2025!!

Thankful to be returning with some of my favorite companies and excited to be working with some new ones!

Keep an eye out for updates and added shows!

#lightingdesigner #lightingdesign #stagemanager
#linkinbio #ticketsinbio

I’m so excited to have had the chance to talk with Tristan Burns from @newcitymag! I love what I do and Tristan catches us up on how we got to today’s technology and gives a glimpse inside lighting designers thoughts.

#linkinbio

So excited that Overlaplighting.com has gotten a MUCH needed makeover

What a pleasure to be back in Salt Lake City designing for @balletwest1!

Special thanks to the @caili.quan, @philschan, @ziggyfig for their choreography and trust.

As a special bonus Ihad the pleasure of remounting Seasons performed by @balletmet designed by @jfrenchld

Thanks to #iatselocal99 and @3haroldbb1for their work in making this show happen!

Next stop @kennedycenter for #10000dreams