Tess James is a freelance Lighting Designer and Associate based in New York. Her recent projects as a designer include The Cradle Will Rock at Classic Stage Company and Roe at Asolo Rep. As an associate designer her work has included True West, King Lear, and The Color Purple on Broadway as well as Soft Power at The Public Theatre. Throughout her career she has worked with an array of amazing institutions including BAM and New York City Center. She is a Master Teaching Artist with Roundabout’s Theatre Workforce Development Program as well as a faculty member in the Theatre Program at Princeton University.