Biography

Elizabeth Harper is an Assistant Professor of Lighting Design at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. As a theatrical designer, she has designed on Broadway (co-designer of Uncle Vanya at Lincoln Center, starring Steve Carell), off-Broadway (Between Two Knees by the 1491s at the Perelman Center for the Performing Arts) and at theatres across the country, such as The McCarter Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Yale Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Rep, Denver Center for the Performing Arts and the Geffen Playhouse. In addition to her theatrical work, she has designed for large-scale events, architectural installations and for themed entertainment.

She received her BFA from Webster University and MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.