Jaymi Lee Smith has been doing lighting design throughout the country for the last fourteen years at theaters such as Hartford Stage, Milwaukee Repertory, San Jose Repertory, Steppenwolf, The Goodman, Northlight, Victory Gardens, Birmingham Children's Theatre, Marin Theatre, The Getty Villa, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Irish Repertory, The Boston Court, and of course Rivendell, to name a few. Her designs for Rivendell have included The Trestle at Popelick Creek, Be Aggressive, Silence, Knowing Cairo, and Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue. Her work has been seen in thirty-four cities nationwide as well as in Ireland, Scotland and Spain. She was the 2003 recipient of the Michael Merrit/ Michael Maggio Emerging Designer Award. In addition to theatre, she has also designed lighting for private residences, restaurants and special events. Jaymi is in her third year as Professor at the University of California, Irvine.  Latest projects have included Smart Cookie at the Alliance Theatre, Mauritius at Pasadena Playhouse, and Ready, Set, Dead at the Shanghai Theatre Academy in China.  Upcoming projects include Junie B. Jones at South Coast Repertory, Icarus at Lookingglass Theatre, and 39 Steps, Pride and Prejudice, and Great Expectations at Utah Shakespeare.  She and her partner Kerri were one of the fortunate 18,000 couples to get legally married in the state of California prior to Proposition 8 passing. 

Email Jaymi: jaymi@rivendelltheatre.net