Six Broadway Lighting Designers Explain How They Work

“Lighting is in many ways the last creative act of the totally collaborative process that we call theatre,” says Peter Mumford (The Ferryman, King King). Says Les Dickert (Uncle Romeo Vanya Juliet), “Light is a visual element that can ‘whisper’ into the eyes of the audience. It can shout as well, but it’s the whispering that I fell in love with.”