Robert Perry

Lighting Design, The Royale

ROBERT PERRY (Lighting Designer) has been designing lighting for over 30 years with projects ranging from Off-Broadway to dance and opera. His designs have also been featured in numerous regional theatres across the country, including the Goodman Theatre, LaJolla Playhouse, Arena Stage, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, California Shakespeare Festival, Triad Stage, the Shakespeare Theatre (Washington DC), the Intiman, Hartford Stage, Philadelphia Theatre Company, the McCarter Theatre and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. Highlights of his career include designing the lighting for the World Premieres of "Lost Lake" at Manhattan Theater Club, "Drowning Crow" at the Goodman Theatre (Director Kate Whoriskey) and "Crowns" at the McCarter (Choreographer, Ronald K. Brown). In addition, Robert is credited with designing the lighting for the New York Premieres of "Reefer Madness" at the Variety Arts Theatre (Choreographer, Paula Abdul), David Mamet’s "Boston Marriage" at New York’s Public Theater and "The Water Engine" at the Atlantic Theater Company for which he received a Drama Desk nomination. Additional awards include a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for the 20th anniversary production of "Gem of the Ocean" at the Goodman Theatre. Directors he has designed for include Chuck Smith, Des McAnuff, Pam MacKinnon, Dan Sullivan, Joseph Chaikin, Michael Kahn, Seret Scott, Richard Hamburger, Regina Taylor, Shep Sobel and Kate Whoriskey. Mr. Perry holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama and a BFA from North Carolina School of the Arts. He is a member of United Scenic Artists Local #829 and currently teaches lighting design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Examples of his theatrical work can be viewed at www.robertperrydesign.com.