Kat Morrill (she/her) is a New York City-based lighting designer and programmer originally from the Southwest. She has been working professionally on stage lighting for 15 years and has an MFA in Design and Technical Production from Brooklyn College.
With former experience as a classical and jazz musician, Kat approaches each project with thoughtful analysis of text and score while leaving plenty of room for discovery and improvisation.
Theatrical lighting designs include Amelie, The Play That Goes Wrong (Northern Stage); (un)conditional (SoHo Playhouse); Big Love (Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute); The Skriker, Concord Floral (Brooklyn College). She also assisted on Maybe Happy Ending, which is currently running on Broadway.
Technical experience includes companies such as Cirque du Soleil, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Tuacahn Amphitheatre, and Northern Stage. She currently teaches Eos programming at Brooklyn College.
In her spare time, Kat enjoys playing brass instruments, running, studying Korean, and podcasting with her twin. She currently lives in Manhattan with her wife and their adorable cat. Kat is a proud member of USA 829 and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe.