About Me
Liam Donley is a lighting designer and actor with Cerebral Palsy originally from Pittsburgh, PA. A man of many hats, Liam believes in the power of human connection to help audiences feel seen and heard. Having been the Lighting Designer for The Clemson Players' productions of The Moors by Jen Silverman, The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse, and A Year with Frog & Toad by Willie and Robert Reale, as well as an actor in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Laramie Project, Liam has experience working with these themes, and hopes to focus them towards people with disabilities. Liam's next project the Point Park University student short film Home by Emily Pulcastro (Logan). Liam currently works as Production Staff at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts in Clemson, SC. Liam graduated from Clemson University with a B.A. in Performing Arts- Theatre with a minor in Brand Communications in May of 2023.
Mission Statement
To use creativity and experience to advocate for those with disabilities and dismantle the systems that lead to inaccessibility and ableism
Inspiration
“We will impact industries beyond our own, demonstrating that people with disabilities can efficiently and productively undertake professional work at the highest level and that accessibility is not only right—but also profitable. We want to flip the script and eliminate the single story of people with disabilities, showing that we are neither inspirational nor charity cases, just powerful and ferocious professionals.”
-Mickey Rowe, Former co-executive director of National Disability Theatre
I love this quote so much because of how much this means to me. As someone who has a physical disability and uses a walker, the possibility of change in the entertainment industry is exciting. I would love to work with the National Disability Theatre someday!