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Cara Wood

The South Carolina School of the Arts
The South Carolina School of the Arts
Director of BFA Design and Production, Associate Professor of Theatre
carawood@andersonuniversity.edu
(864) 231-2179
Rainey Fine Arts Center 032
Academic Background

Cara Wood is the resident lighting designer and production manager for the SCSA. Cara graduated from Converse College with a B.A. in Theatre and a minor in Business and the University of Mississippi with a M.F.A. in Theatrical Design with an emphasis in Lighting Design. Before her tenure at Anderson, Cara worked as a freelance lighting designer in Charlotte, NC working with multiple theatre companies. She joined Anderson University in 2005, where she teaches Lighting Design, Stage Management and many more.

BA in Theatre, Converse College

MFA in Theatrical Design, University of Mississippi

Fast Facts

Interesting, fun and energetic.