Lighting Design

Derek Wright is a NYC-based, lighting and (occasional) scenic designer.  He has designed lighting for over 100 unique live productions including theatre, opera, dance and special events.  Derek has also served as production designer on several short films.  His lighting design work was featured in USA exhibit for the 2011 Prague Quadrennial.

Selected NYC lighting credits include:   Charlie Victor Romeo, Puppy Love, The Royal Pink, Iceland, Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins, 14 UnNatural Acts, The Last Word (Performance Space 122); Three Sisters (The Assembly); Way to Heaven (Teatro Circulo / Repertorio Espanol);  Green Eyes (Hudson Hotel);  Over a dozen shows with Slant Theatre Project; Binge and Trash Warfare (The Shalimar);  The Great God Brown, The Frankenstein Project, A Flea in Her Ear (Columbia Stages);  Sliding into the Beast (NYTW/NYU);  365 Plays/365 Days (Cherry Lane Theatre);  Evanston: A Rare Comedy (Wolf 359);  The Jamal Lullabies (East River Commedia);  Wanderlust (Anonymous Ensemble);  A Brooklyn Nutcracker (Brooklyn Music School);  Die Fledermaus, The Liebeslieder Waltzes, Down in the Valley, The Coffee Cantata (NYU Steinhardt School of Vocal Performance)

As Assistant Lighting Designer: Circle Mirror Transformation (Playwrights Horizons); Delusion (Laurie Anderson World Tour); Ghetto Clown (John Leguizamo US Tour)

Regional designs: American Repertory Theatre, Studio Theatre (DC), URITP, The Andy Warhol Museum.

International designs: LEAP Dance Festival- Liverpool (UK), Mercury Theatre (UK), Theatre Royal (UK),

        Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Derek holds an MFA in Design for Stage and Film from New York University and a BFA from the Univ. of Evansville.