AMARA MCNEIL IS A NEW YORK-BASED THEATRICAL LIGHTING DESIGNER AND FILMMAKER.  SHE HOLDS A B.A FROM FORDHAM UNIVERSITY  AND IS A  2019 ALW ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER RECIPIENT. AS A VISUAL STORYTELLER, SHE AIMS TO CREATE AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR THE AUDIENCE USING VIBRANT COLORS AND DYNAMIC ANGLES TO BRING TEXTURE TO THE STAGE.

 SHE ENJOYS WORK CREATED FOR AND BY THE BLACK COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS PROJECTS THAT PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT WE CAN IMAGINE TO BE REAL. AMARA HOPES TO CREATE WORK THAT BREAKS DOWN SOCIETY'S PERCEPTION OF WHO GETS TO TELL STORIES AND WHAT STORIES DESERVE TO BE TOLD.  WHEN SHE ISN'T ON A SHOW OF SET YOU CAN FIND HER PLAYING WITH HER NIECES AND NEPHEW, ADVOCATING FOR HER PEERS, OR TALKING LIKE THE EXTROVERT SHE IS.