William C. Kirkham
Lighting Designer
BIO
William C. Kirkham is an award-winning lighting designer for theatre and live events. He is also the Professor of Lighting Design in the School of Film, Dance & Theatre at Arizona State University.
Regional credits include: Alliance Theatre, Arena Stage, ArtsWest Playhouse, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Childsplay, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Contemporary American Theater Festival, The Hypocrites, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Phoenix Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Sideshow Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
William attended Northern Arizona University, Northwestern University, and is a proud member of Local USA 829. When he is not making art, he is spending time with his Husband Travis and his dog Benson.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2019, JOSEPH JEFFERSON AWARD FOR LIGHTING DESIGN, MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN
2017, SUZI BASS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN - PLAY, MOBY DICK
2014, JOSEPH JEFFERSON AWARD FOR LIGHTING DESIGN, THE LITTLE PRINCE
UPCOMING
INTO THE BREECHES, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dir. Melinda Pfundstein, 2020
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dir. Brian Vaughn, 2020
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dir. Cassie Abate, 2020
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, The Phoenix Theatre Company, Dir. Robert Harper, 2020
ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S WE ARE IN A PLAY, Childsplay, Dir. Debra K Stevens, 2020
DESIGNS
ELLA ENCHANTED , Childsplay, Dir. Dwayne Hartford, 2019
THE SNOWY DAY (National Tour), Childsplay, Dir. Katie McFadzen, 2019
CHATO'S KITCHEN , Childsplay, Dir. Mark Valdez, 2019
MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN, McCarter Theatre Center, Dir. David Catlin, 2019
MADDI'S FRIDGE (National Tour), Childsplay, Dir. Jenny Millinger, 2019
HAMLET, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dir. Brian Vaughn, 2019
JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dir. Brad Carroll, 2019
MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Dir. David Catlin, 2019
ELLA ENCHANTED , Childsplay, Dir. Dwayne Hartford, 2018
OUR CLASS, Georgetown University, Dir. Derek Goldman, 2018
FUN HOME, Phoenix Theatre, Dir. Robert Harper, 2018
THE LIAR, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dir. Brad Carroll, 2018
AN ILIAD, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dir. Jason Spelbring, 2018
BIG RIVER, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dir. Melissa Rain Anderson, 2018
THE FOREIGNER, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dir. Vincent Cardinal, 2018
FLORA & ULYSSES, Childsplay, Dir. Dwayne Hartford, 2018
THE COMPASS, Arizona State University, Dir. Michael Rohd, 2017
FUN HOME, Portland Center Stage, Dir. Chris Coleman, 2017
HOW TO FIGHT LONELINESS, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dir. David Ivers, 2017
SHAKESPEARE'S LONG LOST FIRST PLAY (ABRIDGED), Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dir. Christopher Edwards, 2017
MOBY DICK, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Dir. David Catlin, 2017
CONSTELLATIONS, Portland Center Stage, Dir. Chris Coleman, 2017
WAA-MU: Beyond Belief, Northwestern University, Dir. David Bell, 2017
THE YELLOW BOAT, Childsplay, Dir. Dwayne Hartford, 2017
MOBY DICK, South Coast Repertory, Dir. David Catlin, 2017
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Dir. Bill Fennelly, 2017
MOBY DICK, Arena Stage, Dir. David Catlin, 2016
THE OREGON TRAIL, Portland Center Stage, Dir. Rose Riordan, 2016
MOBY DICK, Alliance Theatre, Dir. David Catlin, 2016
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Portland Center Stage, Dir. Bill Fennelly, 2016
JULIUS CAESAR, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dir. Joseph Hanreddy, 2016
MURDER FOR TWO, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dir. Brad Carroll, 2016
PETE, or THE RETURN OF PETER PAN, Childsplay, Dir. David Saar, 2016
UNITED FLIGHT 232, The House Theatre, Dir. Vanessa Stalling, 2016
VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE, Yale Dramatic Association, Dir. John DiResta, 2016
FAR FROM HEAVEN, Porchlight Music Theatre, Dir. Rob Lindley, 2016
CALENDAR GIRLS, Phoenix Theatre, Dir. Elaine EE Moe, 2016
WONDERFUL LIFE, ArtsWest Playhouse, Dir. Erin Murray, 2015
CPS Shakespeare! MACBETH, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Dir. Matt Hawkins, 2015
PEACE ON YOUR WINGS, Ohana Arts, Dir. Cari Lee, 2015
STUPID F--KING BIRD (remount), Sideshow Theatre Company, Dir. Jonathan Green, 2015
MOBY DICK, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Dir. David Catlin, 2015
THREE SISTERS, The Hypocrites, Dir. Geoff Button, 2015
GIRLS WHO WEAR GLASSES, Childsplay, Dir. Debra Stevens, 2015
ANTIGONICK, Sideshow Theatre Company, Dir. Jonathan L. Green, 2015
THE BOY WHO LOVED MONSTERS..., Childsplay, Dir. Dwayne Hartford, 2015
HANSEL & GRETEL, Emerald City Theatre, Dir. Ernie Nolan, 2014
GLI EQUIVOCI NEL SEMBIANTE, Haymarket Opera, Dir. Sarah Edgar, 2014
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Vox Lumiere, Dir. Kevin Saunders Hayes, 2014
STUPID F--KING BIRD, Sideshow Theatre Company, Dir. Jonathan L. Green, 2014
ACTEON, Haymarket Opera Company, Dir. Ellen Hargis, 2014
THE TENNESSEE WILLIAMS PROJECT, The Hypocrites, Dir. Matt Hawkins, 2014
THE LITTLE PRINCE, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Dir. David Catlin, 2013
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, Chicago Children's Theatre, Dir. Henry Godninez, 2013
DOUBLE TROUBLE, Porchlight Music Theatre, Dir. Matt Crowle, 2013
SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY, Provision Theater Company, Dir. Timothy Gregory, 2013
BUD, NOT BUDDY, Chicago Children's Theatre, Dir. Derrick Sanders, 2013
THE VERONA PROJECT, American Music Theatre Project, Dir. Amanda Dehnert, 2012
THE IRON STAG KING, pt. 1, Co-Design w/ Sarah Hughey, The House Theatre, Dir. Nathan Allen, 2012
LIFE AND LIMB, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Dir. Emily Campbell, 2012
FROM PRAGUE, Contemporary American Theater Festival, Dir. Ed Herendeen, 2011