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. She currently lives in Los Angeles and is an Assistant Professor of LIghting Design for UC Irvine.

Email Jaymi: jaymi@rivendelltheatre.net