up next.
2026.
1776 - Ford's Theatre 2/26-3/16
L.A. Dance Project: GEMS - New York 2/18-2/22
The Waterfall - WP Theatre 1/26-2/15
Dracula - Constellation Theatre 1/15-1/25
L.A. Dance Project: GEMS - New York 2/18-2/22
The Waterfall - WP Theatre 1/26-2/15
Dracula - Constellation Theatre 1/15-1/25
PRESS
Plot of the Week: Venus Gulbranson - My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion
www.livedesignonline.com/theatre/plot-week-my-mama
Navigating power dynamics for assistant lighting designers
https://blog.etcconnect.com/power-dynamics-assistant-lightidesigners
What's Lost When Theaters Lose Production Crews?
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/769961/whats-lost-when-theaters-lose-production-crews/
Celebrating the 2024 Helen Hayes Awards nominees
www.washingtonblade.com/2024/05/18/celebrating-the-2024-helen-hayes-awards-nominees/
www.livedesignonline.com/theatre/plot-week-my-mama
Navigating power dynamics for assistant lighting designers
https://blog.etcconnect.com/power-dynamics-assistant-lightidesigners
What's Lost When Theaters Lose Production Crews?
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/769961/whats-lost-when-theaters-lose-production-crews/
Celebrating the 2024 Helen Hayes Awards nominees
www.washingtonblade.com/2024/05/18/celebrating-the-2024-helen-hayes-awards-nominees/
REVIEWS
"Venus Gulbranson lighting washes the stage in undulating bands of blue and silver" -thenewyorktimes
"created [vivid] beauty and mysticism of [the] hometown waterfall in Haiti" -theatermania
"Lighting designer Venus Gulbranson did excellent work framing the show while maintaining the clinical and oppressive atmosphere" -mdtheatre
"Venus Gulbranson's work.. is natural and realistic, with highlights that bring dramatic emphasis at critical points in the story" -broadwayworld
"But what was certain, as the parade morphed from one-legged spinning and hand-holding to bearing literal light rods, these anti-Siths articulated each and every move, the fantastical array of percussion instruments abetting the dance." -fjord review
"The gorgeous lighting by Venus Gulbranson only add to that experience [of] creating an atmosphere that is both casual and immersive" -mdtheatre
"Venus Gulbranson’s lighting... further elevates the absurd creativity of the piece, with flamboyantly expressive washes of color" -unprofessionalopinion
"Venus Gulbranson’s lighting evokes lovely shifts in mood across the cozy shag rug and patterned sofa of the group-therapy-conducive set"
-thewashingtonpost
"Lighting, designed by Venus Gulbranson, added to the ballet’s romantic nuances." -mdtheatre
"Venus Gulbranson achieves a certain magic, at times imbuing the muslin jungle with an illusory depth, other times flattening them out to draw attention to the artifice" -washingtoncitypaper
"the lighting created everything the show needed" -broadwayworld
"struck the perfect balance between whimsy, rock, Shakespeare, and ancient Greek" -dcmetrotheatrearts
"...creates a gorgeous sky with pastel colors from azure at the top of the stage to apricot at the bottom, the vibrant sunset peeking out behind the frame" -dcmetrotheatrearts
"created [vivid] beauty and mysticism of [the] hometown waterfall in Haiti" -theatermania
"Lighting designer Venus Gulbranson did excellent work framing the show while maintaining the clinical and oppressive atmosphere" -mdtheatre
"Venus Gulbranson's work.. is natural and realistic, with highlights that bring dramatic emphasis at critical points in the story" -broadwayworld
"But what was certain, as the parade morphed from one-legged spinning and hand-holding to bearing literal light rods, these anti-Siths articulated each and every move, the fantastical array of percussion instruments abetting the dance." -fjord review
"The gorgeous lighting by Venus Gulbranson only add to that experience [of] creating an atmosphere that is both casual and immersive" -mdtheatre
"Venus Gulbranson’s lighting... further elevates the absurd creativity of the piece, with flamboyantly expressive washes of color" -unprofessionalopinion
"Venus Gulbranson’s lighting evokes lovely shifts in mood across the cozy shag rug and patterned sofa of the group-therapy-conducive set"
-thewashingtonpost
"Lighting, designed by Venus Gulbranson, added to the ballet’s romantic nuances." -mdtheatre
"Venus Gulbranson achieves a certain magic, at times imbuing the muslin jungle with an illusory depth, other times flattening them out to draw attention to the artifice" -washingtoncitypaper
"the lighting created everything the show needed" -broadwayworld
"struck the perfect balance between whimsy, rock, Shakespeare, and ancient Greek" -dcmetrotheatrearts
"...creates a gorgeous sky with pastel colors from azure at the top of the stage to apricot at the bottom, the vibrant sunset peeking out behind the frame" -dcmetrotheatrearts
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