Emmanuel Garcia-Castro is a first-generation Peruvian-American Assistant/Associate Lighting Designer.

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He is a 2024 graduate of the school formerly known as The University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

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He has just completed his FAIR Assistant Lighting Design Fellowship Program at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Assisting on As You Like It, designed by Tom Ontiveros, and The Merry Wives of Windsor, designed by Marcy Barbeau. With guidance from Michael Maag and Val Pope.

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He assisted in theaters such as The Wilma Theater, assisting Oona Curley (Philadelphia, PA), The Arden Theater Company, assisting Thom Weaver (Philadelphia, PA), GALA Hispanic Theatre(Washington, DC), 1st Stage (Tyson, Virginia), assisting Luis Garcia, and Theater Exile (Philadelphia, PA) assisting Mike Inwood. ​

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Manny's Lighting Design credits include Marisol (UArts), Everybody (UArts) Pete the Cat (Hangar Theatre), Make Way for Ducklings (Hangar Theatre), A Psychic Investigation Into the Death of Someone I Once Knew (UArts) and For Us, By Us, Eat Us, Save Us (Icebox Project Space Gallery)

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Assistant Lighting Design Credits include As You Like It, The Merry Wives of Windsor, King Hedley II, One Over the Vineyard, Nose Job, Hilma, Ladyitting, KUMANANA!, and Mojada.