Lighting Designer––Henry VIII, The Taming of the Shrew, The Winter’s Tale
Previously at the Festival: 72 productions designed at USF from 1998 to 2021. Donna has designed lighting in all the theatrical facilities at USF––The Adams Memorial Theatre, Engelstad Shakespeare Theater, Randall L. Jones Theatre, Anes Studio Theatre, and Southern Utah University Theatre Department Auditorium
Other Theatre: South Coast Repertory, Ebony Repertory Theatre Los Angeles, Pasadena Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse, Kansas City Repertory, International City Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Cygnet Theatre San Diego, Fullerton Civic Light Opera. Donna has been the associate lighting designer for fourteen musicals at the Hollywood Bowl, also The Simpson’s Take the Bowl and The Muppet’s Take the Bowl. Her award-winning lighting has also been seen in Barcelona, Spain; Bogota, Colombia; and Cairo, Egypt.
Teaching Credits: Lighting Design, Theatre and Stage Management at Pomona College and Fullerton College.
Education: BS in Theatre Arts, California State Polytechnic College, Pomona; MA, California State University, Fullerton.