- Brian MacDevitt
Brian MacDevitt is a prolific, award winning
lighting designer for theatrical productions. He has worked extensively on Broadway andOff Broadway , as well as touring,Regional theatre , and Industrial productions.A Long Island, New York, native, Brian graduated from
SUNY Purchase with a degree in Lighting Design from the Department of Design/Technology of the Division of Theatre Arts & Film. After graduation Brian spent a decade honing his craft withOff Broadway and other productions, and also developed a reputation as a teacher of design. He began teaching at Purchase as a visiting professor in 1986. He continued to balance his teaching career while breaking into Broadway in 1994 with "What's Wrong With This Picture". Brian started to achieve notice with theTerrence McNally playLove! Valour! Compassion! , a transfer fromManhattan Theatre Club in 1995. His success continued through the 1990s, and eventually culminated with aTony Award in 2002 for the revival ofInto the Woods . Brian has been nominated for a total of eight Tony's winning again for Best Lighting Design for a Play in 2005 forThe Pillowman and in 2007 for The Coast of Utopia (sharing the award withKenneth Posner andNatasha Katz ).Brian continues to teach lighting design at such schools as
SUNY Purchase andNew York University (NYU).External links
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