About
Christopher Wong is a New York-based lighting designer for live performance. He creates unique experiences that reveal the world of the story through the manipulation of light.
His designs have been seen at Goodspeed Musicals, Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, The Bushwick Staar, A.R.T. / NYC, The Flea, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York Live Arts, and American Theatre Group.
He has also been an associate to Jeanette Yew, Amith Chandrashaker, Robert Wierzel, Justin Townsend, Stacey Derosier, and Reza Behjat, supporting them with shows on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regionally.
His affinity with light itself stems from a childhood fascination of visiting lighthouses along the east coast and a singular diorama exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science.
He received his MFA from NYU Tisch and is a proud union member of USA-829.
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RECENT DESIGN PROJECTS
// 2025
KLII ⎹ Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago ⎹ created by Kaneza Schaal
2ND MURDERER ⎹ SoHo Shakespeare Company ⎹ dir. Frankie DiCiaccio
WE DO THE SAME THING EVERY WEEK ⎹ Attractive Nuisance Theatre ⎹ dir. Liza Couser
HIT THE WALL ⎹ Queensborough Theatre ⎹ dir. C. Julian Jiménez
CARTOON ⎹ Queensborough Theatre ⎹ dir. Liisa Yonker
URINETOWN ⎹ LIHSA ⎹ dir. Chris Brick
FAMILY ALBUM (song cycle) ⎹ LIHSA ⎹ dir. Kim Larkin
BALLOON BOY (world premiere) ⎹ LIHSA ⎹ dir. Chris Brick
HAMLET ⎹ Friends Seminary ⎹ dir. Sydney Smith
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM ⎹ Friends Seminary ⎹ dir. Trent Williams
// 2024
A CHRISTMAS STORY ⎹ Goodspeed Musicals ⎹ dir. Hunter Foster
PRESENCIA ⎹ The Bushwick Starr & Connelly Theater ⎹ dir. Mei Ann Teo
THE WHO’S TOMMY ⎹ LIHSA ⎹ dir. Chris Brick
SOLE DEFINED LIVE ⎹ Maui Cultural Arts Center ⎹ chor. Ryan Johnson, Quinn Johnson & Company
STUPID F**KING BIRD ⎹ Queensborough Theatre ⎹ dir. Liisa Yonker
THE FANTASTICAL FELLOWSHIP ⎹ Frigid Festival ⎹ dir. Phoebe Brooks
THE ODYSSEY ⎹ Friends Seminary ⎹ dir. Steve Borowka
IN THE FOREST OF THE NIGHT ⎹ Friends Seminary ⎹ dir. Trent Williams
// 2023
PARADE ⎹ American Theater Group ⎹ dir. Hunter Foster
RENT ⎹ Hamilton College ⎹ dir. Mark Cryer
MERELY PLAYERS ⎹ Friends Seminary ⎹ dir. Steve Borowka
WUNDERKAMMER ⎹ Queensborough Theatre ⎹ dir. C. Julian Jiménez
HORSE BARBIE BOOK LAUNCH ⎹ NYLive Arts
ARTS IN ACTION FESTIVAL ⎹ Broadway Advocacy Coalition ⎹ dir. of programming Dria Brown and Leia Squillace
PHOENIX FIRE DANCE ⎹ Symphony Space ⎹ dir. Audry Ginsburg
// 2022
THE TEMPEST ⎹ Friends Seminary ⎹ dir. Steve Borowka
38th MARATHON OF ONE ACT PLAYS ⎹ Ensemble Studio Theatre ⎹ dir. Colette Robert and Mike Lew
WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT A PRESENTATION ⎹ Muhlenberg College ⎹ dir. Nigel Semaj
GLORIA ⎹ NYU Tisch ⎹ dir. Doug Hughes
SHE WALKS THE AIR IX ⎹ Lenfest Center for the Arts ⎹ dir. Chaesong Kim
DER RING GOTT FARBLONJET ⎹ Lenfest Center for the Arts ⎹ dir. Phoebe Brooks
//2021
INHERENT RESOLVE ⎹ NYU Tisch ⎹ dir. Bob McGrath
IF YOU LIKE ME AT MY WORST ⎹ Shapiro Studio Theatre ⎹ dir. Jacob Sexton
YOU CAN’T TOUCH MY SISTER I ATE IN THE WOMB ⎹ Shapiro Blackbox Theatre ⎹ dir. Liz Peterson
THE DRAGON TRANSFER [digital] ⎹ American Opera Project ⎹ dir. Sam Helfrich
ROMEO AND JULIET [hybrid] ⎹ NYU Tisch ⎹ dir. Brandon Dirden
RECENT *ASSOCIATE and ASSISTANT DESIGN
LD Robert Wierzel
*DAS RHEINGOLD, DIE WALKÜRE, SIEGFRIED, GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG ⎹ The Atlanta Opera
CARMEN, TENOR OVERBOARD, LA BOHÈME, ROMEO AND JULIET ⎹ Glimmerglass Festival
*ROMEO AND JULIET ⎹ Washington National Opera
LD Justin Townsend
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS ⎹ Broadway ⎹ Hudson Theatre
LD Jeanette Yew
*ORATORIO FOR LIVING THINGS ⎹ Signature Theater Company
*LCT RUBY JUBILEE GALA 2025 ⎹ Lincoln Center Theatre
*WINE IN THE WILDERNESS ⎹ Classic Stage Company
*AMERICAN SOLDIER ⎹ Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)
CULLUD WATTAH ⎹ The Public Theatre
YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXEGESIS ⎹ LCT3 ⎹ [covid sub]
LD Stacey Derosier
*ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE ⎹ Guthrie Theatre ⎹ McGuire Proscenium Stage
*THE REFUGE PLAYS ⎹ Roundabout Theater Company ⎹ Laura Pels Theatre
*CORNELIA STREET ⎹ The Atlantic Theatre ⎹ Stage 2
LD Amith Chandrashaker
*JONAH ⎹ Roundabout Theater Company ⎹ Laura Pels Theatre
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG ⎹ Broadway ⎹ Hudson Theatre ⎹ associate Jess Creager
*THE COMEUPPANCE ⎹ Signature Theater Company ⎹ Griffin Theatre
*SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE ⎹ Glimmerglass Festival - 50th Anniversary Season
*HOUSE ON MANGO STREET ⎹ Glimmerglass Festival - 50th Anniversary Season
LA CALISTO ⎹ Glimmerglass Festival
CARMEN ⎹ Glimmerglass Festival
LD Reza Behjat
*SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED ⎹ BAM ⎹ Harvey Theatre
WHAT BECAME OF US ⎹ ATLANTIC THEATRE COMPANY
LD Abigail Hoke-Brady
THE LAST SUPPER ⎹ Inclusion Media LLC