Photo: Cami Taliaferro-Barber
Bio
Cami Taliaferro-Barber is a Lighting Designer, Theater Artist, and lifelong student of the arts. She graduated from Cornish College of The Arts with a BFA in Performance Production in Fall 2023, and has been participating in theater in many forms since she was two years old. She has participated in and helped create theater in different ways throughout her life.
Cami works in local professional venues in the area including the 5th Avenue Theater and the Seattle Symphony. Her latest project has been working as the Lighting Design Apprentice at the Seattle Rep for their 23/24 season.
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.
Artist
Statement
Photo: Sayed Alamy
Projects
Resume
Lighting Design
13th Festival Of Shorts
Seattle International Dance Festival (2024)
12th Annual Festival Of Shorts
Seattle International Dance Festival (2023)
YouthFest 2024
Next Narrative Monologue Competition 2024
Head Over Heels
Corners Grove
10th Annual Musical Revue
11th Festival Of Shorts
Edmonds Driftwood Players
Khambatta Dance Company
Edmonds Driftwood Players
Khambatta Dance Company
Seattle Rep
Seattle Rep
Cornish College of the Arts
Cornish College of the Arts
Anderlin Arts
Edmonds Driftwood Players
Multiple Directors
Dir. Cyrus Khambatta
Multiple Directors
Dir. Cyrus Khambatta
Multiple Directors
Dir. Kyleigh Archer
Dir. Rich Gray
Dir. Kaela Mae-Shing Garvin
Dir. Jeremy Anderson
Multiple Directors
Assistant Lighting Design *Indicates a 2nd Assistant
Sanctuary City
Once
Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales: Together Again, Again!*
Fat Ham*
Quixote Nuevo*
Little Women*
Islander*
The Tempest*
Seattle Repertory Theater
Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle Repertory Theater
Seattle Repertory Theater
Seattle Repertory Theater
Seattle Repertory Theater
Seattle Repertory Theater
Seattle Repertory Theater
LD: Chih-Hung Shao
Dir. Desdemona Chiang
LD: Peter Maradudin
Dir. Sheila Daniels
LD: Robert J. Aguilar
Dir. Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales
LD: Robert J. Aguilar
Dir. Timothy McCuen Piggee
LD: Pablo Santiago
Dir. Lisa Portes
LD: Reza Behjat
Dir. Marti Lyons
LD: Simon Wilkinson
Asc Dir. Eve Nicol
LD: Robert J. Aguilar
Dir. Hattie Claire Andres
Related Job Experience
Lighting Design Apprentice
IATSE Union Stage Hand
Ticket Office Associate
Head Usher
Spot Op
Box Office Coordinator
Lightboard Op
Electrician
PUD Theatre Technician Intern
Seattle Repertory Theater
Various Theaters
Seattle Symphony
The 5th Avenue Theater
Village Theater
Seattle Symphony
Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle Pacific University
Public Utility District
2023 - 2024
2021 - present
2021 - present
2019 - present
2023
2022, 2024
2021
2019
2018 - 2023
Related Skills
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Lighting console programming and operation (ETC EOS Family)
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Able to generate and update lighting paperwork using Vectorworks Spotlight (2021-2024), Lightwright 6 and Moving Light Assistant (2024)
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Hanging, circuiting, and focusing lighting instruments
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Proficient in Microsoft & Google Suites
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Able to proficiently use Tessitura in a box office setting, including at a managerial level
Honors
Kreielsheimer Cornish Foundation Scholarship
EDP Ralph Eaton Technical Scholarship
SPU Deans List
EDP Theater Arts Scholarship
Mill Creek Rotary Award: Theater
Cornish College of the Arts
Edmonds Driftwood Players
Seattle Pacific University
Edmonds Driftwood Players
Mill Creek Rotary Club
2022-2023
2020-2022
2019-2020
2019
2019
Education
Cornish College of the Arts BFA in Lighting Design - Summa Cum Laude, 2023
References
• LinkedIn: Camille Taliaferro-Barber •