From the designer
Welcome to my online portfolio. I’m excited to share my passion for lighting with you. I’ve always been a storyteller and fell into theatre from a young age. Discovering lighting married my love for the creative and the technical. Once I started designing, I never looked back.
As a designer, I strive for a responsive and collaborative dynamic. Lighting should serve the story told by the playwright, the vision of the director, and work of the other designers. Lighting is often the final breath that makes a show come alive.
Bold colors and contrast are hallmarks of my lighting. I believe in mixing solid, tried and true techniques, with challenges and experiments that keep each show fresh. This approach has resulted in a solid body of work where each show is unique.
As you explore my body of work, I invite you to reach out to me. I’m always looking for future projects and collaborations.
J.R. Shaw
J.R. Shaw is a freelance lighting designer, technician, and educator based out of Pittsburgh PA, where he worked with a variety of diverse companies on many exciting projects.