About

Lightbulb Heart celebrates empathy & lifelong play.

Lightbulb Heart is a production umbrella for storytime, storytelling, and collaborative, devised theatre making with an emphasis on mental health advocacy. I am committed to emotional wholeness and the dismantling of oppression through thoughtful story curation and compassionate audience engagement.

Amber Wood is an actor, theatre maker, and storylady.

Projects

Storytime!

• Lightbulb Heart on YouTube
• Storytime – live silly songs and stories for kids of all ages.

Lending Library

THEATRE

• Fancy Cat – discovering the joy that abounds in being oneself (musical for young audiences). Co-created with Sid Ryan Eilers and Raphael Roter. On tour: Toronto Public Libraries, Oct-Dec 2026; Halifax, NS: Outfest (part of Page 1 Theatre), April 13-18, 2027; and St. Catherines, ON: Niagara Children’s Festival: May 20-23, 2027.
• There’s An Easy-Bake Oven Where My Heart Should Be – kid wisdom as a pathway to grownup emotional well-being (devised performance).
• Karaoke Visiting Hour – losing and finding one’s voice and value in an unlikely place (memoir monologue).