Ben Wolfe is a New York City based lighting designer, assistant, and programmer. He is recent graduate of the VPA School of Drama at Syracuse University . While in school, Ben spent summers working at The Glimmerglass Opera and Williamstown Theater Festival. Ben was a participant of the 2023 Hemsley Portfolio Review.
benlwolfedesign@gmail.com
LIGHTING DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast // Dir. Christopher Giordano // Curtain Call CT // 2024
X#*! you very much, Mom // Dir. Nana Dakin // HB Studio // 2024
Merry Wives of Windsor // Dir. Rachel Purcell // Alchemical Studio // 2024
Misery // Dir. Temar Underwood // RedHouse Theater // 2024
The Words Will Come // Dir. Melody Erfani // LES Shakespeare Co // 2024
Tell Your Mom I Miss Her // Dir. Jasmine Zang // The Tank NYC // 2023
Sweet Charity // Dir. David Lowenstein // Syracuse University Drama // 2022
Cymbeline // Dir. Christine Albrite-Tufts // Syracuse University Drama // 2022
ASSISTANT DESIGN
How to Dance in Ohio // LD: Bradley King // Syracuse Stage // 2022
Master Harold and the Boys // LD: Rachael Blackwell // Syracuse Stage // 2021
Grand Night for Singing // LD: Marty Vreeland // Syracuse University Drama // 2020
LIGHTING PROGRAMMING
King John // LD: Yichen Zhou // The Juilliard School // 2024
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? // LD: Carolyn Wong // The Juilliard School // 2024
Juilliard Fall Festival // LD: Kate Ashton // The Juilliard School // 2024
Abington Square // LD: Carolyn Wong // The Juilliard School // 2024
Socrates // LD: Carolyn Wong // The Juilliard School // 2024
House of Telescopes // LD: Andre Segar // Pipeline Theater Company // 2024
Erismena // LD: Mary Ellen Stebbins // The Juilliard School // 2024
Westerly Breath // LD: Nick Solyom // Met Museum Live Arts // 2024
Legally Blonde // LD: Andrew Patashnik // Stamford All School Musical // 2023
King Lear // LD: Cat Tate Starmer // The Juilliard School // 2023
The Tempest // LD: Cat Tate Starmer // The Juilliard School // 2023
The Rip Van Winkles // LD: Amith Chandrashaker // Glimmerglass Opera // 2023
EXPERIENCE
SNL Beast Unit Season 49 // Omri Chaimovitz (2024)
Glimmerglass Opera // Staff Electrician (2023)
Williamstown Theater Festival // Lighting Assistant (2022)
Man of God - Assistant Production Electrician
Williamstown Theater Festival // Electrician (2021)
Summer Theater of New Canaan // Followspot Operator (2018)
EDUCATION
Syracuse University - 2023
BFA - Theater Design and Technology