Bio
Updated December, 2011 Lisa Weinshrott and Michael L. Kimmel have been designing lights together for more than ten years. With their company, Sharp Edge Lighting Design, they design across the country for a wide range of events including Off-Broadway: DeNovo, Growing Up 70’s. NYMF: Broadway Dolls – Tour de Fierce, Sophia’s Fall. Nevada Ballet Theatre: East Meets West (With Seoul Ballet Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Westfield High School: Sweeney Todd, Jesus Christ Superstar (Both Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Best Lighting), Evita, Children of Eden (both nom. Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star), Laramie Project, My Sister Eileen. Society of Seven: several concerts from Hawaii to Florida. National Tours: Urban Cowboy, Unsinkable Molly Brown, Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Dir. Ken Page). For the past three summers, they have designed and supervised the lighting for the Sun Valley Resort Entertainment Pavilion, where they have designed for artists such as Colbie Caillat, Peter Ceterra, Leann Womack, Bill Cosby, John Lithgow, among several others. For the past couple of years, they have designed lighting and décor for weddings and other parties and events. Other credits include: NJPAC, House of Blues - Atlantic City, Opera Idaho, Peterborough Players, and Surflight Theater. In 2008, they received Apollo Design’s Standing O award. Lisa and Michael both received their MFA’s from Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City where credits include Black Snow, The Marriage of Figaro, The Mikado, Anything Goes, The Importance of Being Earnest, Bach Aria Soloists and several dance pieces, including two premiere concerts for Kacico Dance. Assistant design credits include the International Homebuilders’ Show in Orlando, Kansas City Lyric Opera, Kansas City Rep, Indianapolis Opera, Sacramento Opera, and NJPAC. In addition, they have consulted on lighting renovations for high schools and other venues from Idaho to New Jersey. Lisa is also an AEA Stage Manager.