Amith Chandrashaker is a Tony-nominated lighting designer who works in theater, opera, and dance. His credits include Broadway: Prayer for the French Republic (Tony Nom.) and Merrily We Roll Along. Off Broadway: The Public, Playwrights Horizons, NYTW, The Atlantic, and The Signature. Regional theaters: Second Stage, Manhattan Theater Club, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, The Geffen, and The Huntington. Opera: Glimmerglass Festival, Houston Grand Opera, and Washington National Opera. Dance: Staatstheater Nuremberg, Lyon Opera Ballet, Royal Ballet of New Zealand, The Joyce, and National Dance Company of Wales.  He is the recipient of Drama Desk and Henry Hewes awards; Union Trustee for United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE. He earned his MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and is on the faculty at the University of Maryland’s School for Theatre Dance and Performance Studies.