Em Stripling (she/her) is a lighting technician from Brooklyn, NY who views lighting as her mechanism for communicating. Her neurodivergence allows Em to explore the uncomfortability of existing in everyday life. As someone who grew up alternating between Georgia oaks and New York sidewalks, lighting has been a marker of place and emotion throughout her life. She aims to bring that feeling to others.

Her favorite role on a lighting team is to be an Associate/Assistant Designer because of her ability to propose solutions and problem-solve!

Em's favorite texts are heavily realistic in nature, taking space in “real” places but begging the audience to wonder what reality means in the world of the play. For this reason she loves horror and ghost stories!

Em co-created @houseandworks with Amara McNeil- an Instagram account aiming to demystify daily life in the lighting industry by focusing on the experiences of female, queer and trans people in the industry.

She graduated in 2023 with a BFA in Theater Design and Technology from Syracuse University.