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Caroline Nowak

@caroline.nowak

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when it happens to you
written by tawni o’dell

doing a show depicting the true story of a mother and daughter’s life in the aftermath of sexual assault in our world today has been nothing short of impactful. i am grateful to be a part of the team telling this story. know that you are not alone and it is not your fault. if you or a loved one needs help, please text “HOPE” to 64673 for free, confidential support from @rainn’s sexual assault hotline.

director: jez bond
stage manager: patrick egan
scenic & costume design: zahra mansouri @mansouri_designs
lighting design: caroline nowak
sound design: melanie wilson
venue: adelphi university concert hall

tara played by amanda abbington
esme played by rosie day
connor played by hugh finnigan
pinard & others played by rex hudson
📸: me!! by @caroline.nowak

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8 days ago

summer time roof topping! taken in Whitney Museum of American Art by @caroline.nowak

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3 months ago

celebrating 3 years together with @mexodusmusical’s re-opening & a lovely day at the natural history museum :)!!

always & forever💛 @fh3.lx taken in New York, New York by @caroline.nowak

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7 months ago

happy opening beetlejuice! 🪲💛
so so so grateful to have been apart of this AMAZING team!! there’s no one i’d rather be in fresno + sacramento with :)

Lighting Design: Ken Posner
Associate: @kirklights
Assistant: me!!
Programmer: @davidjarch
Production Electrician: @olivia_rhett taken in SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center by @caroline.nowak

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8 months ago

the dark

A.R.T NY @revenuenyc
written by: @millerandharlow
director: @ciera.mackenzie
music/lyrics: @emma__harlow
lighting design: @caroline.nowak
costume design: @makenziemartinn_
puppets: @emma__harlow
house lamp design: Olivia Vaughn Hearn
sound engineer: @mayrmaynot
📸: @zeensten taken in A.R.T./New York Theatres by @caroline.nowak

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9 months ago

Chess Story♟️
All You Can Eat Productions @allyoucaneat.productions
Venue: The Wild Project @wildprojectnyc
Director/Scenic/Costume: @roxyarecco
SM: @kennedy_mar10
Lighting: @caroline.nowak
Projections: @rachel.shatzkin
Music: @naminazar
📸: @photobyfh3 taken in wild project by @caroline.nowak

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10 months ago

4 months into living in the city, and i couldn’t be happier :) exploring, designing, shadowing, knitting and more!! can’t wait to see what 2026 brings! (show photos from my first nyc design incoming!) by @caroline.nowak

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10 months ago

happy birthday to my best friend and favorite person in the world💛 i am so lucky to have you and to live life with you. i love you always and forever! by @caroline.nowak

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a year ago

your newest nyc residents🤩

frankie, the cats, and i officially moved to nyc a few weeks ago and have settled in nicely! l if you need a lighting human, you know who to call :) taken in New York, New York by @caroline.nowak

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a year ago

yesterday was my last official day as a Hemsley Intern! this summer has been an absolute blast. i have learned so much, been so many places, and met some wonderful people. i cannot thank the hemsley lighting program enough for this awesome opportunity and to paul and PCLO for having me. i will never forget this experience!
so what’s next? i moved to nyc amidst the chaos of the frozen co-pro travels with my partner and our two cats! so, if you are in nyc, i would love to make some new friends (and see some old ones too :) ) taking it one project at a time, i am around for anything!
stay tuned for more on my ig @caroline.nowak! if you want to get in touch with me, reach out there or you can email me at cnowak2k13@gmail.com
So long for now Hemsley 🫡
Caroline by @caroline.nowak

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a year ago

Last week I had the awesome opportunity to shadow at Lincoln Center’s BAAND Together Dance Festival!!

I got to meet and work with the lighting directors and companies of the New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theater, Ballet Hispánico, and Dance Theatre of Harlem!

I met so many wonderful people and saw some of the most beautiful dance pieces I have ever seen. The Koch Theatre is stunning! Thank you to Penny Jacobus, John Cuff and the Hemsley board for providing this awesome opportunity! taken in David H Koch Theater at Lincoln Center by @caroline.nowak

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happy (belated) opening to Frozen!!

this show was an absolute beast and we got through it spectacularly!! i am so proud of the work that we accomplished! it is such an honor to work with such talented people and to be on the team with Paul and Jacob.

although this is my last show at the Benedum, fret not! we are taking this show on the road! Frozen will be going to Kansas City, MO at the Starlight and Lincoln, NE at the Lied Center! (which happens to be across the street from where I went to grad school! full circle moment) so there are more adventures and pictures to come :)

next week I will be shadowing Penny Jacobus at the Lincoln Center for the BAAND Festival, so be ready for more posts about my grand adventures as a Hemsley Intern :) taken in Benedum Center for the Performing Arts by @caroline.nowak

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