Photographer · Storyteller
Lily
Feigenbaum
Making pictures that tell the truth.
A storyteller
in every medium.
I'm a junior at Robbinsville High School. My work tends to find me before I go looking for it — I pick up a camera at a tennis match because my teammates deserve better photos, film a documentary because a production deserves to be remembered, step in to organize something because the chaos is fixable and I know how to fix it.
Photography runs through everything I do. I shoot sports, portraits, community events, and documentary work — currently as a photojournalism intern at TAPinto and as the Sports Editor and photographer for my school's yearbook. I've also worked freelance shoots and interned with Higher Up NJ, photographing live events under real deadlines. The goal is always the same: find the real moment and make sure it's seen.
In the theater, I've spent three years in stage management across seven productions — running tech, calling cues, keeping the prompt book current, and making sure everything lands exactly as the director envisioned. I also wrote, filmed, and edited a 30-minute documentary of our spring musical, and I've directed. The work is often invisible. That's the point.
Where the world slows down.
Selected photographs — documentary, portrait, and editorial work. Click any image to view full screen.
The Addams Family
behind the scenes.
A 30-minute documentary following the Robbinsville High School production of The Addams Family from auditions through opening night. I wrote, filmed, and edited every frame — and made a point to interview every single person involved, cast and crew alike, so no one would be left out. The result captures not just the show, but why theater matters to the people who make it.
The show, outside
the spotlight.
After The Outsiders closed, I created a hand-assembled photo book documenting the entire production — from first rehearsal to closing night. Every page was designed by hand: candid photographs, rehearsal moments, and behind-the-scenes snapshots that the audience never got to see.
All proceeds were donated to Developing Artists, a nonprofit that gives disadvantaged kids access to dance and acting lessons they wouldn't otherwise be able to afford.
Behind the curtain,
holding it together.
Stage management is invisible by design. My job is to make sure every cue, every entrance, every moment lands exactly as the director envisioned — so the audience never has to think about logistics. Over three years and seven productions, I've called shows from the booth, run tech rehearsals, and kept the prompt book current to the second. I also built a mentorship and succession planning database so that institutional knowledge doesn't walk out the door with every graduating class.
Production Credits
- The Addams Family MusicalAssistant Stage Manager · Video Documentarian · 2026
- Senior One ActsDirector · 2026
- The OutsidersStage Manager · 2025
- The Wedding SingerAssistant Stage Manager · 2025
- ClueAssistant Stage Manager · 2024
- ChicagoStage Crew · 2024
- Almost MaineStage Crew · 2024
Presenting at the
state festival.
At the 2026 New Jersey Thespian Festival, I presented on “Stage Management” — making the case for why the prompt book, the cue sheet, and the person holding it all together are just as creative as anything happening under the lights. I earned a Superior rating, the highest score at the festival.
What I Presented
My approach to stage management — the systems, the cue sheets, the communication structures that let a director's vision actually reach the stage. I walked through how I keep a production organized from first rehearsal to closing night, and why that invisible infrastructure is its own creative act.
Why It Mattered
I'd planned to co-present, but my partner had to drop out at the last minute. I'd never presented solo in that format before. I put it together and delivered it anyway — and earned a Superior rating, the highest score at the festival. It was a good reminder that adapting under pressure is a skill you can only prove when the pressure is real.
The Festival
The New Jersey Thespian Festival brings together students from across the state for performances, workshops, and individual events. I was inducted into the NJ Thespian Society in 2025 and received a Superior rating in Stage Management at the 2026 festival.
Let's
connect.
Whether you're a college admissions officer, an employer, or just someone who found this link — thank you for visiting. I'd love to hear from you.
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