Part two of our feature on Seth Brown! Check out some renderings from his Thesis design for Hair! His production explored how social movements of past generation influence how we protest today.
Class of 2026 Spotlight: Today we feature Seth Brown!
Seth Brown (He/Him) is a lighting designer based in New York City. Originally from Kansas City, MO, Seth holds a BFA from Missouri State University, is an alumnus of the Juilliard Professional Apprentice Program and has an MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Seth started design early, taking flashlights and tissue paper to create a stage while he played Guitar Hero 3 for his mom. His deep love for science fiction and fantasy helped to ingrain an intense focus on world building and storytelling. His artistic career took off when he moved from Kansas City to New York City and began collaborating with other creatives on wide ranging projects across the city.
Outside of theater, Seth can be found writing novels in Prospect Park, riding the cyclone at Coney Island, or playing yet another Baulders Gate 3 campaign.
sethbrownlighting.com
photo credit: @photo_by_baranova
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This Fall we opened The Cherry Tortured, a brand new Chekhov adaptation, at NYU! It was the last show of my time in grad school but hopefully not the last time I get to work with these amazingly talented humans! See y’all out in the real world 🌎
New Play By: @aaron.posner
Directed By: @jeffdirex
Scenic: @j.uuupiter
Costumes: @benjaminburton_
Lighting: Me 🍒
Sound: @lolabasiliere
Stage Manager: @carolina.grace
📸: Ella Bromblin and @ab__ld
This semester I got to go down and design for NYU Tisch DRAMA on their production of SWEAT by Lynn Nottage. This was such a poignant piece and I got to work with a wonderful team of young creators! Can’t wait to see what y’all do next!
Director: Donya K Washington
Scenic: @zwex_305
Costumes: sara.j.m_
Sound: nav.ban15
Lights: ME 🍻
ALD: @orynarina
Stage Manager: @isabelle.ormsby_
📸: @jcpimages
Love and Information by Caryl Churchill
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Directed: @n_winky
Scenic: @jourdanalexanderdesigns
Costumes: @lucasitobrien
Lights: Me 🍏
Stage Manager: @goddessofthemoons
📸: Ella Bromblin and Me
My last show of 2nd year! This was a wild one with lots of challenges and lots of rewards. Trying to create a digital and real world inhabiting the same space 🤯 Fast paced, conceptual, and a deep dive into how we connect as humans in this digital era. Thanks to the cast and creative team for another exciting show!
Singing Lessons
Columbia University - Schapiro Studio
Original Play by: @edihon
Director: @brennan_urbi
Scenic: @benny_pitt
Costumes: @stevenaugust
Lighting/photos: Me 😁
Had so much fun working on this show! A beautiful story of acceptance and finding your family all packaged in a fantastical musical experiment! Congrats to the whole team, I’ll see you on the next one!
All My Sons by Arthur Miller
Tisch School of the Arts
Shubert Theater
Directed by: @brittberke
Scenic Design: @j.uuupiter
Costume Design: @claudiaspackman
Lighting Design: Me 😁
Stage Manager: @carolina.grace
What an amazing experience for my first full production here at NYU! Thank you to the entire team for making this such a wonderful and rewarding collaborative process! Can’t wait for the next time I get to work with these talented and amazing artists!
📸: Ella Bromblin
“Eclipse”
NYU Tisch Choreographers, Composers, and Designers
Choreography: Annika Mankin, Mika Eppstein
Dancers: Tori Barron, Cleo Craft-Holloway, London Ludwig, Kirra Newsome
Scenic Design: Ezekiel Clare
Costume Design: Benjamin Burton
Lighting Design: Me 😁
Composer: Allie Lewis
Thank you to this amazing team for making my sci-fi dreams come true! I had such an amazing experience working on this piece, can’t wait to work more with this team in the future!
📸: Ella Bromblin
“Beyond the Pale”
NYU Tisch Choreographers, Composers, and Designers
Choreography: Addie Levandowski, Jack Pallante
Dancers: Sophie Tosh, Clara Gough, Avery Lau
Scenic Design: Ruomeng Li
Costume Design: Benjamin Burton
Lighting Design: Me 😁
Composers: Chiara Nicholas and Felipe Segovia
Had such an amazing time working with all these incredible collaborators! Can’t wait to see what we get up to together next!
📸: Ella Bromblin
