Amara Payton McNeil
Amara Payton McNeil
Assistant Lighting Designer
She/Her
AMARA PAYTON MCNEIL is a New York-based, Hartford-raised, theatrical lighting designer. She is a member of IASTE USA 829, was the 2023 Howell Binkley Fellow, and is Cofounder of @houseandworks, an instagram account aimed at highlighting the work of women, trans, and non-binary folks in the lighting industry. Credits include Broadway: Romeo & Juliet (DMC), Parade (LD Intern); Regional/Off-Broadway: Freak the Mighty (Assoc. LD @ Cleveland Playhouse), Sweeney Todd (Asst. LD @ Hartford Stage), Galas (Assoc. LD @ Little Island), Goddess (Asst. LD @ The Public), King James (LD @ George Street Playhouse), Icons Gala (LD @ PAC NYC), Teeth (Assoc. LD @ New World Stages), Come From Away 2nd Nat Tour (Asst. LD).
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