Cami
Taliaferro-Barber

Lighting Designer

I have been in some sort of theater my entire life. I was considered to be what is referred to as a faire brat, meaning I was essentially raised at Renaissance faires, a large home to street theater, busking, and the time period of William Shakespeare. I was the kid that would wake up the house by singing Phantom of the Opera (poorly) at 6 AM. 

 

I got my first real taste of the production aspect of theater my junior year of high school when I had my first opportunity of being an assistant director. Up until that point, I had been working towards building a resume as an actor and performer. I realized that being behind the scenes was a lot more fulfilling to me. I began to work on learning more about lighting and rigging and worked around my area to help build my technical theater resume. 

 

Over the years I have been working towards learning how to be a creative theater artist while striving to create a safe space for other theater artists. On this journey I am also learning to create big ideas with limited resources. I am a firm believer that I will never stop learning and adding onto my craft and skill no matter how old or knowledgeable I become in my field. Someone will always have something to teach me, and I shall always have something to teach in return. I aim to be a part of the magic that is theater.