Lighting theatrical stories through nature, movement, and technical precision.

Cedar Wara is a theatrical lighting designer and rigger whose work connects creative storytelling with technical execution.

Cedar Wara outdoors in a mountain landscape
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About

Theatrical Lighting Designer & Rigger

I’m a lighting designer and theatrical rigger with a strong background in nature, climbing, and the outdoors. My creative work is informed by the environments I’ve experienced outside the theater—the movement of natural light, changing landscapes, texture, scale, and atmosphere.

I bring those observations into theatrical spaces to help shape environments that feel expressive, grounded, and connected to the story. My climbing and mountaineering experience also supports my approach to rigging, rope systems, adaptability, and technical problem-solving.

Design Philosophy

Inspired by natural light, changing landscapes, movement, and atmosphere, Cedar brings observations from the outdoors into theatrical environments.

Selected Work

Lighting, Rigging & Production

Selected production photography from lighting design, stage management, and theatrical rigging work. Click any image to view it full size.

Experience & Capabilities

Creative practice, technical capability.

Theatrical lighting designer and rigger working across lighting design, rigging, rope systems, and stage management, with a background in climbing, mountaineering, and the outdoors that informs both creative and technical work.

Theatrical lighting console in a darkened theater under stage beams
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Lighting

  • Theatrical Lighting Design
  • Visual Storytelling
  • Creative Collaboration
  • Nature-Informed Design Approach
Theater rigger working from a catwalk above the stage
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Rigging

  • Theatrical Rigging
  • Theater-Specific Rope Skills
  • Climbing and Mountaineering Background
  • Technical Adaptability
Stage manager backstage with a headset and cue sheet
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Production

  • Stage Management
  • Technical Problem-Solving
  • Production Collaboration
  • Working in Technical Environments
Collaborate

Let’s light the next show.

Available for lighting design, rigging, and production roles across theater, dance, and live events.

Contact

Get in touch.

Email is the fastest way to reach Cedar about lighting, rigging, stage management, and production work.

Start a conversation

Share the production, dates, venue, and the role you have in mind. Cedar will reply directly by email.

  • Lighting design enquiries
  • Rigging and rope systems
  • Stage management and technical production