In 2017, theatre artists Nora Fiffer and Jason Lambert founded Firelight Theatre Workshop in Peterborough, NH.
Nora and Jason connected over an appreciation of immersive, innovative theatre performed in intimate spaces. Now, in 2023, Firelight has a robust team of collaborators, an experienced board of directors, and has created 20+ site-specific works of theatre and film.
Co-founders / co-artistic directors
Nora Fiffer is a writer, director, and actor. A graduate of NYU Tisch and The School at Steppenwolf, Nora has performed with Steppenwolf, Goodman, Lookingglass, Court, Northlight, Chicago Shakespeare, Steep, receiving two Jeff Nominations for her work onstage. Since 2017, Nora has co-produced 20+ site-specific, immersive projects with Firelight. In 2020 the New Hampshire Theatre Alliance awarded Nora Best Director and Best Production, and NH Magazine named Firelight Best Experimental Theatre. Nora’s debut feature film, Another Happy Day premiered at Vail Film Festival and is an official selection of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The film was developed in NYWIFT’s FS2P Lab, Stowe Story Labs, and Sundance Co//ab and is represented by UTA Independent Film Group and Circus Road Films and will be distributed by Gravitas Ventures. Nora is a member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA.
Jason Lambert is a theatre artist, actor, and drama and humanities teacher. A graduate of Yale and Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts, he has worked commercially (SAG-AFTRA) and acted and developed new work in Seattle (Annex Theatre), Boston and Cape Cod (Mill 6 and Harbor Stage), Minneapolis (Jeune Lune – Tony 2005), New York (Penguin Rep), and with the collective Agnes Table and the new works residency Drop Forge & Tool. From New Hampshire’s Monadnock Region, Jason now co-directs and produces with Firelight Theatre Workshop (NHTA Nominations/Awards 2020, NH Magazine Best Experimental Theatre). Recent and current work also includes The Ballad of Bobby Botswain, The Finding Neverland Project, and Duets with the University of Vermont.
THE Firelight Embers
The creative and operational ensemble is made up of interdisciplinary artists: Laura Carden, Henry Walters, Jazimina MacNeil, and Sarah Sandback. We devise, write, teach, perform, develop, and produce. Along with our Inaugural Board of Directors, we are currently working to build a sustainable non-profit organization.
Firelight Collaborators SINCE 2017
Michelle Aldredge, Ian Aldrich, Jeremy Appleton, Adam Arnone, Chris Anderson, Virgo Batty, Kathy Boss, Kirill Bykanov, Gina Carballo, Bill Cass, Linda Claff, Adar Cohen, Jeremy Collins, Rob Eichler, Alice Fogel, Jenny Foreman, Aria Frehner, Francine Geissler, Marji Gere, Quenton Glennon, Eddie Gomez, Tori Haring-Smith, Braeden Hatfield, Michael Havey, Will Howell, Jeremy Hutchins, Rory Hurly, Rosemary James, Natty Justiniano, Dan Kennedy, Chance Lee, Corwin Levi, Susan MacNeil, Susan Mann, Amy Markus, Peter Martel, Molly McDowell, Ryan McNeill, Aleia Ramsey, Reagan Riffle, Ben Rogers, Lisa Rogers, Michelle Russell, Hejara Russo, Roy Schlieben, Dan Sedgwick, Miriam Sharrock, Reo Sleeper, Jep Streit, Erin Sweeney, Naomi Tucker, Eamon Welby, Brenda Withers, David Wolpe, and Alix Woodford.