Create a feeling through light and design.
Boston University’s lighting design programs enjoy a national reputation under the leadership of Assistant Professor Jorge Arroyo, a lighting designer for theatre and dance with over 25 years of experience. The program aims to develop a complete theatre artist by fostering a passion for theatre, storytelling, design, and the collaborative process.
As a BFA or MFA Lighting Design student, you’ll…
- Critically ANALYZE a wide range of texts, music, movement, and design
- CREATE AND INTERPRET visual, conceptual, and emotional responses
- COMMUNICATE THROUGH LIGHT AND DESIGN these responses to an audience in support of the theatrical experience
BU lighting design students have the opportunity to work collaboratively on every aspect of a production, from planning to creating the design ideas, hanging lights, programming, cueing, and executing the design in performance.
Ranked as one of the best stage lighting design programs in the nation by Careers in Music and OnStage Blog, BU’s lighting design programs provide a unique opportunity for a young student designer to discover how light can support story themes, text, music, and movement. Graduates go on to become successful lighting designers, teaching high school to working on Broadway.
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Jorge Arroyo
Assistant Professor, Lighting Design
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Ben Sigda
Lighting and Sound Shop Manager
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Victoria Sweetser
Lecturer, Lighting
Shipley Center grant expands access to new lighting design technology in School of Theatre
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