Lauren Nychelle is a New York-based lighting and projection designer working across film, theatre, dance, and other live events. Her designs are driven by the emotional storyline of the characters in the pieces she works on. She loves to explore negative space with the absence of light and the use of shadows. Breathing life into world through through lighting and projection invigorates her whether it’s a well known work or a piece being presented to audiences for the first time.

When she’s not playing with light, you can find Lauren outside, hiking with her Shadow, a 7 year old German Shepherd Labradoodle, or moon bathing with Luna, her 9 year old cat.

Recent designs include: We the People of the 50 Acre Woods* (Columbia University); Itamar Moses’ Outrage, Clare Barron’s You Got Older (NYU Tisch Graduate Acting); Hudson Guild Operas: Program B* (American Opera Project and NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program); Ladies’ Lady: A New Musical* (Vino Theatre); Home Planet* (University of Oregon); Family Affair*, Notes On: Nudes* (Big Red Films Studio); and several dance pieces with Second Avenue Dance Company. She also designed multiple productions for Studio Tisch and NYU Tisch Graduate Acting classes including two holiday cabaret shows.

*New / Original Work