Peggy Eisenhauer

BFA LIGHTING DESIGN, 1983

Peggy Eisenhauer graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama with a BFA in Lighting Design in 1983. Her impressive resume of lighting design credits spans theater and film. She has designed or co-designed nearly 50 Broadway productions, often collaborating with fellow CMU Lighting Design alum Jules Fisher through their company Third Eye. Peggy has been nominated for 14 Tony Awards and has won twice, first in 2004 for her work on “Assassins” and again in 2013 for the play “Lucky Guy.”

Peggy has worked on several film projects as well, beginning with the 2002 film version of “Chicago.” Some of her other notable film credits, often created in collaboration with Jules Fisher, include “The Producers,” “Dreamgirls,” “Enchanted,” “Burlesque,” and the live-action remake of “Beauty and the Beast.”

In 2008, Peggy was honored with a CMU Alumni Achievement Award.