Emma McManus is a New York native and LA based lighting designer and programmer. She has worked on shows in various styles and sizes including Theater, Concerts, Dance, and live entertainment lighting. While currently a Show Design Intern at Walt Disney Imagineers for lighting, her most recent projects include The Master and Margarita (Walt Disney Modular Theater), The Last Play By Rickerby Hinds (LATC), Octopus (Performance Space New York), Group Therapy (The Roxy), and God Said No tour (L2). She is currently finishing up her MFA in Lighting Design at California Institute of the Arts and is expected to graduate May 2026.