Andrew Carson is a nationally recognized lighting designer. He has designed for theatres and music halls across the United States including Boston Symphony Hall, Serenbe Playhouse, The Historic Barn Theatre and The Moody Theatre – among others. He launched the tour of the Grammy Award-winning choral group,Conspirare’s Considering Matthew Shepard that airs on PBS annually during pride month. Awards include the Suzi Bass Award for best lighting design of a play, the BroadwayWorld Award for best professional technical (lighting) design in Atlanta, The Oscar Wilde Award for best lighting design. Notable designs include the Savannah Music Festival, A Streetcar Named Desire, Moon Over Buffalo, Spitfire Grill, Rock of Ages, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Spring Awakening, The Marriage of Figaro, Oklahoma!, West Side Story, Newsies and Mary Poppins. Andrew holds a Master of Fine Arts from The University of Texas in theatrical design–lighting design and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in production design–lighting and scenic design from the Savannah College of Art & Design. Andrew is delighted be on the faculty of Shenandoah Conservatory heading the lighting design area.