ABOUT

PETER W. MITCHELL IS A LIGHTING DESIGNER FOR THEATRE, OPERA, DANCE, AND LIVE EVENTS. HE WORKS IN NEW YORK, REGIONALLY, & INTERNATIONALLY. PETER IS ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN NEW WORK, CLASSICAL & HISTORICAL ADAPTATIONS, THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES, & ANYTHING WITH MUSIC. PETER TRAINED AT THE GUTHRIE THEATER & MINNEAPOLIS CHILDREN'S THEATRE COMPANY. B.S., NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY; MFA NYU/TISCH.

HELLO, MY NAME IS PETER W. MITCHELL (he/him/his). I AM A LIGHTING DESIGNER FOR THEATRE, OPERA, DANCE, AND LIVE EVENTS. I WORK IN NEW YORK, MINNEAPOLIS, IN THE REGIONAL U.S., & INTERNATIONALLY.

I AM ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN NEW WORK, CLASSICAL & HISTORICAL ADAPTATIONS, & ANYTHING WITH MUSIC.

I STUDIED WITH JOSEPH APPELT, DANIEL OSTLING, LINDA ROETHKE, & TODD ROSENTHAL AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY WHERE I EARNED A B.S. IN COMMUNICATION (THEATRE MAJOR, HISTORY MINOR).

I STUDIED WITH MARY LOUISE GEIGER, ALLEN LEE HUGHES, JOHN McKERNON, & ROBERT WIERZEL AT NYU/TISCH WHERE I EARNED AN M.F.A. IN LIGHTING DESIGN.

I BELIEVE IN A MORE EQUITABLE, DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, AND ACCESIBLE THEATRE, LIVE ARTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY WHERE EVERYONE CAN LIVE, WORK, & THRIVE.