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Cat Wilson, M.F.A.

Assistant Professor of Theatre Production

Pictured is Cat Wilson. Photo | Randall Coleman

Education

  • M.F.A., Lighting Design, Carnegie Mellon University
  • B.F.A., Psychology and Technical Theatre, Tufts University

Courses Taught

  • Lighting Design 1, 2 and 3
  • Professional Preparation for Design and Technology
  • Elements of Stagecraft
  • Electricity for the Theatre
  • Vectorworks
  • Video Production
  • Production Practicum Coordinator

Background

Cat Wilson joined the Conservatory of Performing Arts faculty in 2019. Previously, she was a freelance lighting and projection designer in Chicago, working for Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Hell in a Handbag Productions, Emerald City Theatre, A&A Ballet, The Joffrey Academy, and Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, among others. She continues to work in Chicago as well as in Pittsburgh and around the country, designing for theatre, dance, events and opera. Wilson also works as a projection designer for select companies.

Wilson believes in maintaining an active design career to provide students with a link to professional work and actively enjoys using students as assistants, providing introductions to summer internships, and helping bridge the gap between school and their careers. 

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Memberships

  • United Scenic Artists local USA 829
  • United States Institute for Theatre Technology

Selected Artistic Works

  • A Streetcar Named Desire, Paramount Theatre, Lighting Designer
  • Who's Holiday, Pittsburgh CLO, Lighting Designer
  • Somewhere Over The Border, City Theatre Company and People's Light, Lighting Designer
  • Empress Archer, Tanztage Dance Festival, Germany, Lighting Designer and Lighting Director
  • Next to Normal, Paramount Theatre, Lighting Designer
  • Bull, A Love Story (new work), Paramount Theatre, Lighting Designer
  • Hand to God, Paramount Theatre, Lighting Designer
  • My Father's War (new work), TheatreSquared, Lighting Designer
  • The Color Purple, Drury Lane Theatre, Lighting Designer
  • Twilight Bowl (new work), Goodman Theatre, Lighting Designer
  • Yasmina's Necklace (new work), Goodman Theatre and 16th Street Theatre, Lighting Designer
  • Queen of the Mist, Firebrand Theatre, Lighting Designer
  • The Art Deco Nutcracker, A&A Ballet, Lighting and Projection Designer
  • Caroline or Change, Firebrand Theatre, Lighting Designer
  • The Cake, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Lighting Designer
  • The Wolf at the End of the Block, 16th Street Theatre, Lighting Designer
  • Miracle, A Cubs Musical (new work), Royan George Theatre, Associate Projection Designer

Selected Awards and Honors

  • Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Lighting Design, A Streetcar Named Desire, 2024
  • Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Lighting Design (nomination), The Wolf at the End of the Block, 2018
  • Live Design Magazine Young Designer to Watch, 2015 
  • Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Lighting Design, City of Dreadful Night, 2013
  • USITT Lighting Design Award sponsored by Barbizon Lighting Company, 2012

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