Andrew Carson

Andrew is a nationally recognized lighting director. He has designed for theatres and music halls across the United States including Boston Symphony Hall, Serenbe Playhouse, The Historic Barn Theatre, and The Moody Theatre – among others. He recently launched the national tour of the Grammy Award-winning choral group, Conspirare’s Considering Matthew Shepard soon to be presented on PBS. Awards include the Suzi Bass Award for best lighting design of a play and the BroadwayWorld Award for best professional technical (lighting) design in Atlanta. Recently, he was awarded The Oscar Wilde Award for best lighting design for Mary Poppins. Notable designs include The Savannah Music Festival, A Streetcar Named Desire, Moon Over Buffalo, Spitfire Grill, Rock of Ages, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Spring Awakening, The Marriage of Figaro and Mary Poppins. Andrew holds an MFA from University of Texas in theatrical design–lighting design and a BFA in production design–lighting design from the Savannah College of Art & Design. Andrew is also delighted be on the faculty of Shenandoah University’s Conservatory and joining the SSMT Team.  www.carsonlighting.com