CHRISTOPHER BROWN

LIGHTING DESIGN

Christopher Brown is a lighting designer based in New York City. He has designed for theater and dance in venues large and small throughout the New York area and beyond, and was a visiting artist and guest instructor at the University of Rochester. Notable designs include James Scruggs’ (RUS)H and Disposable Men for HERE Arts Center, tba and Six for Second Generation, Dreams of Home for the Monarch Theater Company, Knights and Wasps for Target Margin's Aristophanic Festival, Smoldering Fires at First Stage Children’s Theatre in Milwaukee, and Stories Cuentos: How Raven Brought The Light for Mud/Bone.

In 2006, he received the Princess Grace Award to support his work as resident designer for Mud/Bone. He has been nominated twice for Best Lighting Design by the New York Innovative Theatre Awards

Chris received his B.A. in Visual Arts and Religious Studies from Brown University, and his M.F.A. in Lighting Design from New York University’s Tisch School For the Arts, where he studied under John Gleason, Allen Lee Hughes, Brian MacDevitt, John Conklin, Susan Hilferty, Curt Ostermann, and others, and received the Ettinger Award for Excellence In Design.

FUN FACTS ABOUT CHRIS BROWN

Hometown: Born New York City; raised in Orange and Milford, CT; currently resides in Brooklyn.

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Chinese Zodiac Sign: Pig

Middle Name: Lawrence

Physical Shortcoming: amnosia (lack of sense of smell)

Appellation Coincidence: I have the same name as a popular rapper, and my father had the same name as “The Godfather of Soul,” James Brown. However, neither of us had any musical talent.

Shoe Size: 11

Guilty Pleasure: Reality contest shows on the Bravo Channel

Dogs or Cats: Dogs

Beatles or Elvis: Beatles

Kirk or Picard: Picard