Naomi Rodriguez

Performance Technology, Video, and Production

Production Tech and Design

Selected Productions displaying range of work in Technical Theater.

Large Scale Projects

Producing Projects and Installations

ABOUT ME

Naomi Rodriguez is a 23 year old, miami-hialeah born and bilingual artist. she creates with her family's history in mind as well as how the cultural world continues to develop.she graduated with a joint-degree BFA from University of Michigan. currently purusing a graduate certificate in Projection Engineering from the David Geffen School of Drama.she weaves narratives through surrealist storytelling, blending performance design, technology, and unique color. she aims to invite and engage audiences through experimental and immersive experiences.with a passion for both fine art and theatrical production, she uses her talents for uplifting underrepresented communities and voices through the process of a design and production with a hope to extend her skills in experimental installations, concerts, and live entertainment.

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From commissions to productions, I would love to chat about opportunities and creating!

Production Design and Tech
(Selected)

Large Scale Projects

growing pains 2022
Music, lyrics, and book by Dana Pierangeli
Directed by Kendall Young
Projection Designer
Nominated for Excellence in Technical Achievement by Lime Arts Productions

Disrupted 2022
Directed by Nicole Denise White
Lighting Designer, Creative Collaborator

If The World Ends Tomorrow, It's All Your Fault 2023
Directed and Written by Marta Frank, Maddie Vassalo
Lighting Designer, Tech Coord.
photos by ellie vice

Look What's Here 2023
Professor Scott Crandall
Set Designer, Costume Designer, Lighting Designer, Technical Coord.

CONVERGENCE: STUDENT FASHION SHOW
Directed by Naomi Rodriguez, Preston Williams
Production Managed by Naomi Rodriguez, Maddie Vassalo, Dana Gray, Lauren Kopp

Our OZ
New Play Development
Directed by Jake Hooker, Playwright Jose Casas
Projection Designer
Peter Smith Photos

Latine Cabaret
Directed by Gonzalo Delgaldo
AD Vera Alonzo, Designer Kayti Sanchez
Producer & Production Manager

SHE HAS TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT
Manipulated wool and banana fiber on crocheted wig caps, Projection Design, Experiential Installation.

made possible with Arts Initiative & SMTD DIGS Grants

In 2008, I was sitting in the house I’ve always known. The couch, donated by my grandmother, was as scratchy as it’s always been. I ran to my sister with her long waves. She attempted to dry brush my knotted curls and spoke softly, “Why does your head look so different from mine?”SHE HAS TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT was born out of conversations with my mother; realizing a generational pattern. However, it was not an easy process to deconstruct. Everything I make is a thread that connects me to ancestors whose name no one remembers; this is how I choose to remember them. Through my research, I have found that Afro-Latino communities use physical manifestations to continue passing down history and traditions. But what happens when they get lost through time?From my abuelos stories, my mother stories, and processing my youth, I’ve found a connection that our hair became a marker of how people perceive us through the lens of race and ethnicity.I want you to see the world in a new perspective, I want you to understand it’s not always easy. These challenges and exclusions will never stop us from existing; we will continue to be here.

Latine Heritage Month 2024
at the University of Michigan
Creative & Marketing Coordinator

Month-long Celebration with an official ceremony, events, and reminders of activism and presence of Latino/a/e on campus.The theme for this year’s Latine Heritage Month is titled “CORRIENTE: La felicidad es mi resistencia.” which translates to “COMING THRU: Happiness is my resistance”.Brought new aspects in terms of merch such as different colored poster designs, stickers, and t-shirts. Emphasized community building through interacting with other student organizations and highlighting their work on campus. Encourage students to "Dress to Impress" and highlight their culture through traditional clothing, colors, and how their culture can bleed through their style. All with help from Ruby Flores, Manuel Maya, Lucas Navia, Aranza Stanton, and the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA).

Mouth/Full
Directed by Roberto Di Donato, Fabiola Andujar
Play by Karen Loewy Movilla
Yale Cabaret: Season 58 Pulse
Lighting Designer

Les Liaisons Dangereuses at Yale
Directed by Destyne Miller
Projection Engineer Kevin Kenkel
Projection Designer Jae Lee
Projection Technician

the wish by Manjula Padmanabhan
Directed by Sarah Lo
Practical Specialist Toni Carton
Lighting Designer

Is God Is by Alesha Harris
Directed by Jasmine Brooks
Projection Designer Dwight Bellisimo
Projection Engineer Sarah Webb
Projection Technician

CV

2026
Projection Engineer | Carlotta Festival of News Plays | David Geffen School of Drama
Video Technician | Shakespeare Repertory Project's Twelfth Night | David Geffen School of Drama
Video Technician, USITT Engineer Cover | Rhinoceros | Yale Repertory Theatre
Video Technician | Shakespeare Repertory Project's King Lear | David Geffen School of Drama
Video Technician | Is God Is | David Geffen School of Drama2025
Lighting Designer & Electrician | the wish | Yale Cabaret: Season 58
Lighting Designer & Electrician | Mouth/Full | Yale Cabaret: Season 58
Video Technician | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | David Geffen School of Drama
Video Technician & Programmer Sub | SPUNK | Yale Repertory Theatre
Video Technician | U.S. Premiere of WHITE BOX | Spoleto Festival USA
Video Technician | World Premiere of Manuel Cinema’s The 4th Witch | Spoleto Festival USA
Video Artist, Fiber Artist, and Install | SHE HAS TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT | Senior Thesis, University of Michigan
Executive Producer/PSM | Latine Cabaret | University of Michigan
Associate Projection Designer | Our Oz | University of Michigan, University Productions2024
Programmer & Board Op | Arbor Falls | University of Michigan, University Productions
Lighting Designer | Concert Black | University of Michigan
Surtitle Programmer | Peregina | A Host of People in Detroit
Assistant Dramaturg | Julius Caesar | University of Michigan, University Productions2023
Lighting Designer | If The World Ends Tomorrow, It's All Your Fault | Basement Arts, University of Michigan
Lighting Designer, Tech Coord., Deviser | Sphere of Influence | Interarts Showcase, University of Michigan2022
Projection Designer & Programmer | Next to Normal | Impact Arts, University of Michigan
Projection Designer & Programmer | growing pains. | Independent Production, University of Michigan
Lighting Designer | Disrupted | Senior Thesis Film

SPUNK by Zora Neale Hurston
Directed by Tamila Woodard
Projection Designer Ke Xu
Projection Engineer Anja Powell
Projection Technician & Programmer Sub

King Lear (la noche llegara) by William Shakespeare
Directed by Hector Flores Komatsu
Projection Designer Bobby Marcus
Projection Engineer Steph Lo
Projection Technician

Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco
Directed by Liz Diamond
Projection Designer Ke Xu
Asst. Projection Designer Jae Laee
Projection Engineer Tom Minucci
Projection Technician & USITT Engineer Cover

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Directed by Amanda Whiteley
Projection Designer Jasmine Williams
Projection Engineer Steph Lo
Projection Technician

Carlotta Festival of New Plays at the David Geffen School of Drama
The Leopard Woman by Andrew Rincón
Directed by Destyne Miller
Projection Designer Jae Lee
Projection Engineer

Carlotta Festival of New Plays at the David Geffen School of Drama
What Rough Beast by Matthew Chong
Directed by Andreas Andreou
Supertitle Operator Andrew Rodriguez
Projection Engineer & Supertitles Supervisor