Cara Hood is a Welsh freelance Lighting Designer and Technical Stage Manager. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) where she studied Stage Management and Technical Theatre. Cara is committed to making innovative, accessible, and sustainable productions and is passionate about new writing and unconventional theatre. Cara was also one of The Association of Lighting Designers' 20:20 Lumières.
Her recent theatre credits include- Lighting Designer: QueerWay (Leeway Productions), Lighting Designer: The Trial of Elgan Jones (Theatr Na Nóg), Lighting Designer: Bhekizizwe (Opera Ddraig), Lighting Designer and Technical Manager: Ballet Central 2022 Tour (Ballet Central), Lighting Designer: Shirley Valentine (Theatr Na Nóg), Lighting Designer: Barnardo's Kidsmas Live 2021, Lighting Designer: The Tiger Face Show (The Riverfront Theatre), Lighting Designer: The Fish Cage (Greedy Pig Theatre Co), Lighting Designer: Rocket Launch Blaenavon (Tin Shed Theatre Co).
Her TV credits include- Electrician/ Lighting Technician: Doctor Who Series 13 (BBC Studios), Electrician/ Lighting Technician: Casualty Series 35 (BBC Studios), Electrician/ Lighting Technician: FOX’s War of the Worlds Series 2 (Urban Myth Films).
Please contact her at her website - https://www.carahood.co.uk/
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