Michael Wellborn Lighting Design

Based in Seattle Washington, I have designed lighting for over 400 productions in the performing arts, with a focus on theater, dance, and opera. I hold an MFA in Lighting Design from the University of Washington School of Drama. For over 30 years, I have been a proud member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA829, IATSE, and from 2019 until 2022, I was a Member Representative to the union's Western Region Executive Board.

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Throughout my career, I’ve had the great fortune to work on some truly inspiring projects with amazing creative people. True collaboration is a generous process that allows a shared vision to be greater than the sum of its parts.

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I have designed lighting for theater and opera, including work for these producers:

• ACT Theatre

• Bear Republic Theatre

• Civic Light Opera

• Colorado Shakespeare Festival

• Empty Space Theatre

• Intiman Theatre

• Northwest Asian-American Theatre

• Pioneer Square Theater

• Portland Center Stage

• Seattle Children's Theatre

• Seattle Repertory Theatre

• Seattle Shakespeare Festival

• Tacoma Actors Guild

• Tacoma Opera

• Taproot Theatre Company

• Village Theatre

 

I have designed lighting for dance, including work for these producers:​

• Alaska Contemporary Dance Company (Anchorage)

• Ririe Woodbury Dance Company (Salt Lake City and touring in the US and South East Asia)

• Spectrum Dance Theatre (Seattle and touring in the US, Mexico and Europe)

• University of Washington Dance Program (on faculty for 15 years)

 

and I have designed as a guest artist at these educational institutions:

• American University in Cairo (Egypt)

• Bellevue Community College

• Seattle Pacific University

• University of Puget Sound

 

For more information about my experience and portfolio explore this website. If we can collaborate on an upcoming project, please get in touch today.

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And now to collecting more photographs of my work for this website...

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