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James F. Ingalls

American lighting designer

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James F. Ingalls was a lighting designer.

James F. Ingalls is a lighting designer who has worked extensively on Broadway, in London and at many regional theaters including Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Opera, Playwrights Horizons, Goodman Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, and Steppenwolf. His credits also include various ballet companies and both national and international opera.

Career Ingalls graduated Yale School of Drama with a degree in stage management. Afterwards, Ingalls toured as a stage manager with Twyla Tharp Dance where he worked alongside Jennifer Tipton; thus beginning his career as a lighting designer. He designed the lighting for many of Peter Sellars' productions, including on The Persians in 1993. Ingalls resides in New York City and is an adjunct professor of Lighting Design. He often collaborates with The Wooden Floor dancers in Santa Ana, CA. James F and collaborated with the Goodman on Camino Real from season 2011 to 2012.

Productions

The Big Knife [Play, Revival] April 16, 2013 - June 02, 2013 Glengarry Glen Ross [Play, Drama, Revival] December 08, 2012 - January 20, 2013 Doctor Atomic (2007) L'amour de loin (2004).

Nominated Awards Joseph Jefferson Award for Lighting Design 1991 "The Visit" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. 1992 "The Good Person of Setzuan" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. 1993 "Black Snow" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. 1994 "The Night of the Iguana" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. 1994 "Richard II" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. 1995 "As I Lay Dying" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. 1995 "Three Sisters" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. 1996 "The House of Martin Guerre" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. 2009 Large for "Kafka on the Shore" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. 2012 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Lighting Design (Large) for the play, "Camino Real" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

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Occupation
Lighting designer
Education
Yale School of Drama

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