Lighting Design
I spend a sizeable chunk of my time working as a lighting designer (and theatrical electrician). For many years, I have enjoyed using lighting to implement wide-ranging artistic visions. My designs encompass a variety of styles and aesthetics:
I specialize in designs incorporating saturated colors and heightened emotions.
(Hamlet, MIT Shakespeare Ensemble, 2013)
I also work with more subtle or natural colorings, manipulating the audience’s subconscious expectations.
(Julius Caesar, MIT Shakespeare Ensemble, 2013)
My designs are alternately grounded in fantasy worlds…
(Copenhagen, MIT Shakespeare Ensemble, 2014. Photo by Jonah Ko.)
…and more lifelike ones.
(Little Shop of Horrors, MIT Musical Theatre Guild, 2014. Photo by Jonah Ko.)
Plays and musicals
Below is a selection of plays and musicals for which I’ve provided lighting. Click on a show’s title to see a selection of pictures from the show. (My full theatrical résumé is available upon request.)
| Once Upon a Christmas Carol | Run Rabbit Run Theatre (Purcellville, Va.) | Winter 2018 |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Run Rabbit Run Theatre | Summer 2018 |
| Little Women | Longwood Players (Cambridge, Mass.) | Spring 2017 |
| Small Infinities | MIT Dramashop (Cambridge, Mass.) | Spring 2016 |
| Into The Woods | MIT Musical Theatre Guild | Fall 2015 |
| Macbeth | MIT Shakespeare Ensemble | Fall 2015 |
| Seussical | MIT Next Act | Spring 2015 |
| Lucky Stiff | MIT Musical Theatre Guild | Winter 2015 |
| Copenhagen | MIT Shakespeare Ensemble | Spring 2015 |
| Twelfth Night | MIT Shakespeare Ensemble | Spring 2014 |
| Little Shop of Horrors | MIT Musical Theatre Guild | Winter 2014 |
| Hamlet | MIT Shakespeare Ensemble | Fall 2013 |
| Julius Caesar | MIT Shakespeare Ensemble | Spring 2013 |
Concerts and dance
I also enjoy providing lighting for concerts, dance shows, and other performance events. My designs are characterized by strong contrasts, bold colors, and a unique approach to design that treats lighting as another participant on stage, interacting with the performers and the music.
Below is a selection of concerts and dance shows for which I’ve provided lighting. Click on a show’s title to see a selection of pictures from the show.
| Reflections | MIT Asian Dance Team (Cambridge, Mass.) | Spring 2016 |
| Dawn | MIT Asian Dance Team | Fall 2015 |
| Uncovered | Maya Beiser | Fall 2015 |
| Step Up: The nth Dimension (Technical Director, Co-Lighting Designer) |
MIT DanceTroupe | Fall 2015 |
| Museum of Mocha | Mocha Moves Dance Team | Spring 2015 |
| DTention (Technical Director, Co-Lighting Designer) |
MIT DanceTroupe | Fall 2014 |
| Greater Boston Invitational Songfest | A Capella Competition | Fall 2014 |
| Late Night Variety Show | MIT Sigma Kappa | Fall 2014 |
| Snapchats and Tattoos (Co-Lighting Designer) |
MIT DanceTroupe | Spring 2014 |
| DTwerk (Co-Lighting Designer) |
MIT DanceTroupe | Fall 2013 |