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BFA Design and Production
Lighting
Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenNo AuditionInterview RequiredUniversity App RequiredAudition format
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Selective12-24 StudentsTraining
•Lighting design covers every area of contemporary performance: theater, concerts, themed entertainment, trade shows and industrials
•First two years build core skills in color, design, drafting, drawing, photometrics, fixed and automated luminaires, computer-aided design and programming across industry-standard platforms
•Third year students choose either Lighting Design or Lighting Technology track based on interests and abilities
Performance & Productions
•Students design and implement lighting for the school's 20-plus productions each year
•No one genre dominates — students work on spoken plays, musicals, dance and opera productions from diverse cultures and periods
•Variety of venues from intimate black-box spaces to large-scale theaters to test and hone creativity
Notable Alumni
•Al Crawford — Knight of Illumination Award winner, lighting director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since 1998, founder of Arc3design
•Joe Levasseur — two-time Bessie Award winner for lighting design, Knight of Illumination Award recipient
•John McKernon — Distinguished Achievement Award in Lighting Design, creator of Lightwright software (2004 Eddy Award), credits include dozens of Broadway productions
Academic info
Snapshot
3.60
Avg GPA (W)
30%
Admit Rate
school-wide
78%
Grad Rate
945
Enrollment
$38K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$14,906
after typical aid
In-State Tuition
$9,477
before aid
Out-of-State Tuition
$27,211
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$3,165
$30-48k$7,828
$48-75k$11,491
$75-110k$20,173
$110k+$25,172
Program info updated 3d ago
Program Highlights
Training
•Lighting design covers every area of contemporary performance: theater, concerts, themed entertainment, trade shows and industrials
•First two years build core skills in color, design, drafting, drawing, photometrics, fixed and automated luminaires, computer-aided design and programming across industry-standard platforms
•Third year students choose either Lighting Design or Lighting Technology track based on interests and abilities
Performance & Productions
•Students design and implement lighting for the school's 20-plus productions each year
•No one genre dominates — students work on spoken plays, musicals, dance and opera productions from diverse cultures and periods
•Variety of venues from intimate black-box spaces to large-scale theaters to test and hone creativity
Notable Alumni
•Al Crawford — Knight of Illumination Award winner, lighting director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since 1998, founder of Arc3design
•Joe Levasseur — two-time Bessie Award winner for lighting design, Knight of Illumination Award recipient
•John McKernon — Distinguished Achievement Award in Lighting Design, creator of Lightwright software (2004 Eddy Award), credits include dozens of Broadway productions
Training
•Lighting design covers every area of contemporary performance: theater, concerts, themed entertainment, trade shows and industrials
•First two years build core skills in color, design, drafting, drawing, photometrics, fixed and automated luminaires, computer-aided design and programming across industry-standard platforms
•Third year students choose either Lighting Design or Lighting Technology track based on interests and abilities
Performance & Productions
•Students design and implement lighting for the school's 20-plus productions each year
•No one genre dominates — students work on spoken plays, musicals, dance and opera productions from diverse cultures and periods
•Variety of venues from intimate black-box spaces to large-scale theaters to test and hone creativity
Notable Alumni
•Al Crawford — Knight of Illumination Award winner, lighting director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since 1998, founder of Arc3design
•Joe Levasseur — two-time Bessie Award winner for lighting design, Knight of Illumination Award recipient
•John McKernon — Distinguished Achievement Award in Lighting Design, creator of Lightwright software (2004 Eddy Award), credits include dozens of Broadway productions
Updated 3d ago
