# LIGHT TALK Episode 470 - "Auto-Mark is for Beginners - Our Conversation With Kat Morrill"

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Published: 2026-04-04T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister interview Broadway lighting designer Kat Morrill. As part of Light Talk's Young Designers Series, and to begin our 10th Season of LIGHT TALK, join Kat, Ellen, Dennis, and Steve, as they discuss: Playing in the Pit; What is easy and what is difficult; Pretty Big on Punctuation; Getting started at Brooklyn College; How music came into Kat's life; Kat's process when working with a new director; Designing for cruise ship shows; Working at the SoHo Playhouse; Running Showtrax for "O"; Staying up to date with the latest technology; Teaching programming; The relationship between the designer and the programmer; The future of programming and AI; Arts and the St. Regis Mojawk Tribe; and Advice for young designers. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

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