About

Hello! Welcome!

Janessa A Harris is based out of Spring, Texas. Her roots sprung in Houma, Louisiana. She is a recent Southern Illinois University M.F.A Theater graduate with a focus in Lighting Design. Before her journey to graduate school, she attended Louisiana State University where she received her B.A in Theatre. 

She started her Lighting Design journey at LSU with her designing a student production of Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl. At SIU Theatre Department, she went on to design a new play, Wife/Worker/Whore by Kirsten Easton, followed by 4 mainstage shows The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter and the Starcatcher, Spring Awakening, and The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe 2017. Her professional work includes Pinkalicious the Musical produced by McLoed Summer Playhouse.   

She is an emerging Lighting Designer looking to advance her career in the entertainment industry.

Design Philosophy

A snippet of her design philosophy:

Bold is my angle. I desire to have my designs leave the stage with an impact. I leave my heart on the stage. Emotional connections lead me through my designs from feeling it to seeing it. I’m an architect breathing in a story and out into reality for many to consume and reflect. After the work is done, I breath in and reflect my handiwork while pushing all the jumps and hurdles to the backseat to take a ride down my adventurous handiwork left behind to explore.

Break all the legs!

Janessa