Jaden O'Berry is a live entertainment lighting practitioner and educator from Flint, Michigan.

She currently works as the Seasonal Lighting Technician for the Gulfshore Playhouse's 2025-2026 season in sunny Naples, FL.

Jaden has been involved in lighting design and technician work since 2014, been given praise for her work by official adjudicators, and worked with professionals in the theatre field to give her a better understanding of life in this career.

She was the 2024 recipient of the Award for Theatrical Lighting Design Excellence and the 2020 Lighting (DTM) Regional Design Project Winner at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Jaden was also a 2020 recipient of the Diversity in Design Scholarship from LDI & LiveDesign, and Jaden was a 2023 Fred Foster Mentee with ETC. 

Outside of theatre, Jaden is passionate about writing, reading, Shakespeare, and social justice.  She is known to be highly motivated, and refuses to stand down to prejudice, especially against LGBTQIA+ people, a community with whom she identifies.

Jaden's alma mater is Saginaw Valley State University where she earned a B.A. in Theatre with a focus in Lighting Design while also double minoring in English and Creative Writing. She graduated in May of 2025 from Illinois State University with an M.F.A. in Lighting Design and a graduate certificate in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

Jaden is also a proud alumni of Michigan Thespian Troupe #4890.