Her design work has been seen on stages across Canada and internationally. Working with Volcano Theatre since 2014, she has been a part of The Book of Life team since 2019. Recent selected credits include set and lighting design, Wildfire (Factory Theatre); set and lighting design, Miss Caledonia (Regina Globe Theatre), set and lighting design, Supper Club (Resource Centre for the Arts, NL); lighting design, Is My Microphone On? (Canadian Stage); lighting design, Controlled Damage (Neptune Theatre), set design, Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools (Buddies in Bad Times, Edinburgh International Festival); production design, Empire Trilogy: Four Sisters (Paradigm Productions); set design, Noor, (Generous Friend, Aga Khan Museum); lighting and set design, Knives in Hens (Coal Mine Theatre), lighting design, The Children’s Republic (Belfry Theatre). Hickey has been nominated for multiple Dora Mavor Moore awards and is a recipient of the Robert Merritt Award for outstanding lighting design.