Christina Watanabe
Assistant Professor of Lighting
Biography
Christina is an award-winning lighting designer and educator for theatre, dance, music, and events. Regional credits include: The Rep St. Louis, Denver Center, Trinity Rep, Dallas Theatre Center, Madison Opera, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Arkansas Rep, OKC Rep, Theatre Aspen, TheatreWorks Hartford, Pioneer Theatre Company, Virginia Stage Company, Charlottesville Opera. Select NYC credits: Lincoln Center, The Public, WP Theatre, INTAR, Ensemble Studio Theater, Primary Stages, Cherry Lane, 59E59, HERE Arts, New Ohio, Theatre Row, Bushwick Starr. TV: Colin Quinn (CNN special, co-design). USITT Gateway Mentor. Knights of Illumination winner. Member United Scenic Artists 829. Christina earned her BFA in Lighting Design and BSBA in Marketing from the University of Florida and her MFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.