
NATHAN AVAKIAN
LIGHTING DESIGN
NATHAN AVAKIAN
LIGHTING DESIGN
nathan@avakianlighting.com
503.347.0278
LIGHTING DESIGN (SELECTED)
STARS OF TOMORROW - Dir. Nathan Hurlin - Dancers Responding To AIDS, 2019
ANYTHING GOES - Dir. Ilana Meredith - Great Neck North High School, 2019
BUTTERSIDE DOWN - Dir. Traci Mariano - Cherry Lane Studio Theatre, 2018
TITANIC - Dir. Pam Siederman - South Side High School, 2018
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Dir. Ilana Meredith - Great Neck North High School, 2018
HIT HER WITH THE SKATES - Dir. Michael Schiralli - Hamilton Stages, 2017
YOURS, ANNE - Dir. Michael Schiralli - Half Moon Theatre, 2017
SHIPWRECKED! - Dir. Jack Tamburri - Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, 2017
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE - Dir. Pam Siederman - South Side High School, 2017
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Dir. Michael Schiralli - Half Moon Theatre, 2016
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Dir. Deb Tanklow - South Side High School, 2016
FOOTLOOSE - Dir. Ryan Pifher - Porch Light Productions, 2016
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Dir. Ryan Pifher - Porch Light Productions, 2015
CHERUBIM - Dir. Tess Ornstein - New York Fringe Festival, 2015
A DANCE STUDIO SPRING RECITAL - Dir. Joanne Buck - A Dance Studio, 2015-2020
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Jacque Trussel - Purchase Opera, 2014
ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGN (SELECTED)
THE GREAT JACK O' LANTERN BLAZE - LD: Jay Woods - Historic Hudson Valley, 2014-2019
WEST SIDE STORY - LD: Coby Chasman-Beck - SummerStage At Leonia, 2018
LIGHTSCAPES - LD: Jay Woods - Historic Hudson Valley, 2014-2016
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW - LD: John McKernon - Westport Country Playhouse, 2016
COPA AMERICA SOCCER DRAW - LD: Jay Woods - COPA America, 2016
NBC EASTER SPECIAL - LD: Jay Woods - Christian Cultural Center, 2015
CLAUDIO QUEST - LD: Jen Schriever - New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2015
THE ARTIST AND THE SCIENTIST - LD: Greg Solomon - CAP21 Theatre Company, 2015
IN YOUR ARMS - LD: Don Holder - New York Stage And Film, 2014
RED NOSES - LD: Jen Schriever - Princeton University, 2014
ONGOING
DESIGN CONSULTATION & INSTRUCTION - Arlington High School
FREELANCE ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGN, CNN - The Lighting Design Group
RESIDENT LIGHTING DESIGNER - South Side High School
RESIDENT LIGHTING DESIGNER - Great Neck North High School
EDUCATION
B.F.A. IN LIGHTING DESIGN - Purchase College, State University of New York (2014)