Behind-the-Scenes With Theater Projection Designer Peter Nigrini

Award-Winning Theatre Projection Designer, Peter Nigrini, will discuss his craft  –and current work on the Broadway Revival of the Heidi Chronicles and Anne Hathaway’s new show  — in lecture at The General Society on February 3 at 6.30pm.

The Labor, Literature and Landmark Lecture Series 2015 continues on Tuesday, February 3, at 6:30PM in the General Society Library at 20 West 44th Street, New York City, with the Labor lecture: Behind-the-Scenes with…Theater Projection Designer, Peter Nigrini, the award-winning theatrical projection designer.  Mr. Nigrini is currently designing for the Broadway revival of the Heidi Chronicles and Grounded at the Public Theater, a one-woman show starring Anne Hathaway as a US drone pilot.

Mr. Nigrini will discuss how the craft and application of projection technology is transforming the way theater is made, and stories are being told in the 21st Century.  The introduction and increasing affordability of digital projection technology has set the stage for theater artists to respond to the tectonic cultural changes. His work, and that of his contemporaries, is at the forefront of this revolution.  Some of his most notable work includes, the Broadway musical Fela!, Robert Woodruff’s adaptation of Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground, and the Public Theater’s acclaimed production of David Byrne’s Here Lies Love for which he won the 2013 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Projection Design and 2013 Hewes Design Award.

Other designs by Mr. Nigrini include: Witness Uganda (American Repertory Theater); Arrabal (Toronto); Fetch Clay, Make Man (New York Theater Workshop); The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, (2nd Stage, NYC); Grace Jones – Hurricane Tour (Hollywood Bowl); Rent (New World Stages); Elsewhere (BAM), Haroun and the Sea of Stories (New York City Opera); Blind Date (Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance); and The Orphan of Zhao (Lincoln Center Festival). He is a founding member of the Obie award-winning, New York-based theater company, Nature Theater of Oklahoma, for which he has designed scenery, costumes, lighting and projection. For more information, please visit http://www.nigrini.net.

The Labor component of the 2014 Labor, Literature and Landmarks lecture series will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the creative industries in New York, focusing on the talented artists that deliver the heartbeat of theater, television and cinema.  The series entitled “Behind the Scenes…’ is curated in collaboration with Beverly Miller, Local USA-829 President and the United Scenic Artists-829.

The Lecture starts at 6:30 P.M. in The General Society Library, 20 West 44th Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues), Manhattan and will be followed by a reception. Advance registration is recommended: $15 – General admission; $10 – General Society members and Senior Citizens, $5 – Students. To register please contact the General Society at: 212.840.1840, ext 2 or e-mail: [email protected]

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.











When: Tue., Feb. 3, 2015 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: The General Society Library
20 W. 44th St.
212-840-1840
Price: $15
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Award-Winning Theatre Projection Designer, Peter Nigrini, will discuss his craft  –and current work on the Broadway Revival of the Heidi Chronicles and Anne Hathaway’s new show  — in lecture at The General Society on February 3 at 6.30pm.

The Labor, Literature and Landmark Lecture Series 2015 continues on Tuesday, February 3, at 6:30PM in the General Society Library at 20 West 44th Street, New York City, with the Labor lecture: Behind-the-Scenes with…Theater Projection Designer, Peter Nigrini, the award-winning theatrical projection designer.  Mr. Nigrini is currently designing for the Broadway revival of the Heidi Chronicles and Grounded at the Public Theater, a one-woman show starring Anne Hathaway as a US drone pilot.

Mr. Nigrini will discuss how the craft and application of projection technology is transforming the way theater is made, and stories are being told in the 21st Century.  The introduction and increasing affordability of digital projection technology has set the stage for theater artists to respond to the tectonic cultural changes. His work, and that of his contemporaries, is at the forefront of this revolution.  Some of his most notable work includes, the Broadway musical Fela!, Robert Woodruff’s adaptation of Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground, and the Public Theater’s acclaimed production of David Byrne’s Here Lies Love for which he won the 2013 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Projection Design and 2013 Hewes Design Award.

Other designs by Mr. Nigrini include: Witness Uganda (American Repertory Theater); Arrabal (Toronto); Fetch Clay, Make Man (New York Theater Workshop); The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, (2nd Stage, NYC); Grace Jones – Hurricane Tour (Hollywood Bowl); Rent (New World Stages); Elsewhere (BAM), Haroun and the Sea of Stories (New York City Opera); Blind Date (Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance); and The Orphan of Zhao (Lincoln Center Festival). He is a founding member of the Obie award-winning, New York-based theater company, Nature Theater of Oklahoma, for which he has designed scenery, costumes, lighting and projection. For more information, please visit http://www.nigrini.net.

The Labor component of the 2014 Labor, Literature and Landmarks lecture series will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the creative industries in New York, focusing on the talented artists that deliver the heartbeat of theater, television and cinema.  The series entitled “Behind the Scenes…’ is curated in collaboration with Beverly Miller, Local USA-829 President and the United Scenic Artists-829.

The Lecture starts at 6:30 P.M. in The General Society Library, 20 West 44th Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues), Manhattan and will be followed by a reception. Advance registration is recommended: $15 – General admission; $10 – General Society members and Senior Citizens, $5 – Students. To register please contact the General Society at: 212.840.1840, ext 2 or e-mail: [email protected]

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

Buy tickets/get more info now