Karen Perlow

Lighting Design

Karen Perlow has been based in Boston for over 25 years and has designed the lighting for over 200 productions. Her work has been seen at Boston Symphony Orchestra, Merrimack Repertory Theater, Speakeasy Stage Company, Lyric Stage Company, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Central Square
Theater, New Repertory Theatre ,Boston Playwrights’ Theater, Boston Midsummer Opera, and Shakespeare & Company. Karen has taught Lighting Design at MIT and Northeastern University, and has been a guest designer at Boston Conservatory, Boston College, Brandeis University, and Emerson
College. She is proud to serve as the treasurer of the Theater Community Benevolent Fund, and is a member of the United Scenic Artists’ Union. She is the recipient of several IRNE Awards for Best Lighting Design, as well as the NYC SOLO Fest 2013. This is her first collaboration with CSC.

Productions at Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Production Role
Stage2: Romeo & Juliet 2019
Lighting Design

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