Featured in the New Works Festival at Richmond Ballet 

Lighting: Brittany Diliberto

Choreography: Kate Skarpetowska

Costumes: Emily Morgan DeAngelis

Richmond Ballet dancers in Polaris by Kate Skarpetowska. Richmond Ballet 2015. All rights reserved. Photography by Sarah Ferguson.

"Polaris, which grew from an image of stars being birthed from cosmic dust, was not just a dance but a complete alien environment... the dancers seemed to have defied gravity and given up walking in favor of hovering imperceptibly an inch or 2 above the floor." -- Richmond Times Dispatch

"The group of dancers were tremendously successful with their transformation into an inhuman plasmic force that stirred on stage. Kate’s piece exceeded all expectations and served as the perfect finale for the show." -- GayRVA

"An ambient score by Fernando Corona and performed by Murcof provided the perfect environment for Skarpetowska’s deployment of dancers as the embodiment of cosmic forces, surging along the floor in a group through pinpoints of light (designed by Brittany Diliberto) or whirling through space in pairs, a man lifting a woman in one long, slight curve, and spinning together in place. The work read as contemporary dance rather than ballet, and achieved what so many performances do not -- it left us full of wonder and wanting more." -- Style Weekly

at Synetic Theater

This production has received multiple 2015 Helen Hayes Award Nominations, including Outstanding Lighting Design.

Directed by: Paata Tsikurishvili

Lighting: Brittany Diliberto

Scenic: Philip Charlwood

Costumes: Kendra Rai

Sound: Thomas Sowers

Composition: Koki Lortkipanidze

Projections: Riki Kim

Photography by Johnny Shryock, courtesy of Synetic Theater

"...multimedia and lighting designers Riki K. and Brittany Diliberto, respectively, use blue-green hues to give the house the feel of a planetarium, with a touch of the bioluminescent nocturnal world of Avatar." -- Washington City Paper

"The senses sure get a workout." -- The Washington Post

"The scenic design by Phil Charlwood with lighting design by Brittany Diliberto is chilly." -- DC Metro Theatre Arts

"Brittany Diliberto's lighting design balances the all-encompassing darkness of the jungle, pierced with green stars, with the sharply focused beams and cones of light in Moreau's compound." -- Talkin' Broadway

at Synetic Theater

Directed by: Paata Tsikurishvili

Lighting: Brittany Diliberto

Scenic: Daniel Pinha

Costumes: Kendra Rai

Sound: Thomas Sowers

Composition: Koki Lortkipanidze

Photography by Koko Lanham, courtesy of Synetic Theater

Reviews:

"Diliberto’s rich lighting adds to the atmosphere of sin and glitz." -- The Washington Post

"The lighting and color make the show visually compelling." -- Brightest Young Things

"The set design, by Daniel Pinha, is all glamour and glitz, dominated by two Fred and Ginger staircases that curve luxuriously towards center stage. The lighting, by Brittany Diliberto, is equally “old Vegas”, with a wall of beauty lights, as well as the requisite Synetic haze." -- DC Metro Theater Arts

at Synetic Theater

Directed by: Paata Tsikurishvili

Lighting: Brittany Diliberto

Scenic & Costumes: Georgi Alexi-Meskhishvili

Sound: Thomas Sowers

Composition: Koki Lortkipanidze

Photography by Koko Lanham, Courtesy of Synetic Theater

Reviews:

“...these performers bolt in and out of view, always etching clean impressions. It’s a full sensory experience as thumping music alternates with dread silence, and as moody lights carve beams in an atmosphere pocked with blackness that seems to swallow actors whole.” -- The Washington Post

“The intensely theatrical and mood-setting lighting design (Brittany Diliberto), pulsing sound design/music selections (Irakli Kavsadze for design, Konstantine Lortkipanidze for editing), and heavy use of stage fog and haze - hallmarks of any Synetic production - are still all at play in this production and wisely used at that.” -- Broadway World

“Not only does another revival of Hamlet offer the company a chance to return to an old hit show, it offers them the opportunity to make greater use of the technical resources now at their disposal.  Return audiences can look forward to a new, innovative lighting scheme by Brittany Diliberto, a thrilling and diverse musical score by Konstantine Lortkipanidze (ranging this time from Mahler to hip-hop to space-age bachelor pad music), and new performers in the lead roles.” -- MD Theatre Guide

at Synetic Theater

Written and Directed by: Derek Goldman

Lighting: Brittany Diliberto

Scenic: Lisi Stoessel

Costumes: Ivania Stack

Sound: Thomas Sowers

Projections: Shane O’Loughlin

Photography by Koko Lanham, Courtesy of Synetic Theater

Reviews:

“Both Lisi Stoessel’s clever scenic designs and Brittany Diliberto’s vibrant lighting designs masterfully capture the essence of  the feeling of traveling on a boat along the English countryside with our friends.” -- Maryland Theatre Guide

“Lighting Designer Brittany Diliberto and Projection Designer Shane O’Loughlin add nicely to the scenography, as does Sound Designer Thomas Sowers. All three collaborate on some truly wonderful spring thunderstorms.” -- DC Metro Theatre Arts

“Brittany Diliberto's artful lighting design has the water reflect onto the stage adding to the play's ambiance.” -- Broadway World

“In one lyrical moment, Jerome waxes philosophical as he contemplates the night sky (effectively summoned by lighting designer Brittany Diliberto).” -- The Washington Post

at the Shakespeare Theatre Company's Academy for Classical Acting 

Directed by: Robert Richmond

Lighting: Brittany Diliberto

Photography by Brittany Diliberto

at Synetic Theater 

Directed by: Ben Cunis

Written by: Ben Cunis and Peter Cunis

Lighting: Brittany Diliberto

Scenic: Daniel Pinha

Costumes: Kendra Rai

Composition: Clint Herring & Koki Lortkipanidze 

Sound and Projection: Thomas Sowers

Photography by Johnny Shryock, courtesy of Synetic Theater

Reviews:

"Utterly spellbinding." -- Alexandria Times

"The lighting design by Brittany Diliberto and sound design by Thomas Sowers are handsomely detailed adding to the immersion of the audience into the mystery and magic they witness." -- DC Metro Theatre Arts

"...Lighting Design by Brittany Diliberto evoked the dim, blue danger of the Beast’s world and the remote regions of the story." -- Maryland Theatre Guide

at Forum Theatre 

Directed by: Jessica Burgess

Lighting: Brittany Diliberto

Scenic: Robbie Hayes

Costumes: Deb Sivigny

Sound: Thomas Sowers

Photography by Melissa Blackall

"Scenic Designer Robbie Hayes works in conjunction with Lighting Designer Brittany Diliberto to make these recording reels appear to have words, streaming from projectors, printed upon them. This lighting effect spread across the floor of the stage at times making words an ever present concept literalized for the duration of the show." -- Maryland Theatre Guide

at Synetic Theater 

Directed by: Paata Tsikurishvili

Written by: Ben Cunis and Peter Cunis

Lighting: Brittany Diliberto

Scenic and Costumes: Anastasia Simes

Sound: Thomas Sowers

Photography by Johnny Shryock and Brittany Diliberto

Reviews: 

"The production revs with sensory appeal, from Brittany Diliberto’s rock concert lighting design to the sinister/bombastic music by Konstantine Lortkipanidze. This is Synetic at full throttle..." -- The Washington Post

"Lighting Design by Brittany Diliberto [provides] stark highlights and contrasts exactly when needed" -- DC Metro Theater Arts

"The masterful lighting turns this multi-purpose set from dungeon to pub without breaking a sweat." -- DC Theatre Scene

at Taffety Punk 

Directed by: Lise Bruneau

Lighting: Brittany Diliberto

Scenic: Jessica Moretti

Costumes: Kimberly Parkman

Sound: Palmer Hefferan

Photography by Brittany Diliberto

Reviews:

"Minimal sets (Jessica Moretti and Katie Dill), costumes (Kimberly Parkman), lights (Brittany Diliberto, who aids in establishing the intense environment that the characters inhabit), and sound (Palmer Hefferan) prove valuable assets to the production without taking away from the raw, no-frills kind of theatricality that works so well for this company." -- Broadway World Reviews

"Lights by Brittany Diliberto and sound by Palmer Hefferan do the heavy lifting to move things along…and signal who’s going down next." -- DC Metro Theater Arts

"[Bruneau] and her production team—Set Design (Jessica Moretti and Katie Dill), Lights (Brittany Diliberto), Costumes (Kimberly Parkman), and Sound (Palmer Hefferan)—create a poor theatre aesthetic that not only serves the production well but keeps the scenes and their necessities moving fluidly throughout." -- Maryland Theater Guide

at Taffety Punk 

Directed by: Lise Bruneau and Chris Curtis

Lighting: Brittany Diliberto

Scenic: Peter Adams

Costumes: Scott Hammar

Reviews:

"Part poetry slam, part bitter romance, part moral screed, “Oxygen” clocks in at a mere 70 minutes but packs a full-length wallop." -- The Washington Post

"The staging was fast paced, and involved a lot of weaving through the audience and running to different points of the room. Though simple, and only consisting of a few spotlights, they helped direct the audience’s attention to where it was most needed." -- DC Metro Theater Arts

"Yes, low-budget shows can be incredible." -- Pink Line Project