Kristeen Willis

Lighting Designer, Scenic Designer

Kristeen received her BA from Centre College in Danville, KY and received her MFA in lighting design from Wayne State University, Hilberry Company in Detroit, MI. She joined the ART staff as Associate Producer and Production Manager in 2016 and was Production Manager for Third Rail Repertory Theatre and Portland Shakespeare Company prior to that.  Kristeen has freelanced in the areas of Lighting Design, Scenic Design, Properties, Technical Direction and Production Management. She was a full-time college professor of all things design and production from 2001-2011 and has taught courses and mentored students in scenery, lighting, props, sound, stage management, scenic painting, and technical direction. Since leaving full time teaching she has adjunct taught intro design, lighting, scenic painting and scenic design for several area colleges and managed the Third Rail mentorship company for three seasons.