Ian Claar

Lighting Design Portfolio

 

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The Body of a Woman

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The Body of a Woman as a Battlefield, Presented by the ExPats Theatre DC, 2023

Directed: Karin Rosnizeck | Scenic Design: John Jones | Costume Design: Alisa Mandel | Media Design: Nitsan Scharf

Photo Credit: Teresa Castracane

Dracula

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Dracula, Presented by the Synetic Theater, 2022
2023 Helen Hayes Nominee for Outstanding Lighting Design

Directed: Paata Tsikurishvili | Choreographer: Irina Tsikurishvili | Fight Choreographer: Vato Tsikurishvili | Scenic Design: Phil Charlwood | Costume Design: Kendra Rai | Assoc. Lighting Design and Original Plot: Brian S. Allard | Assoc. Lighting: Malory Hartman | Asst. Lighting: Lorenzo Miquel

Photo Credit: Chris Ferenzi

Zaz

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ZAZ, Presented by the SOLE Defined, at Dance Place, 2019

Directed: Ryan Johnson and Quynn Johnson | Scenic Design: Ben Levine | Projection Design: Kelly Colburn

Photo Credit: Jonathan Hsu

Ada and the Engine

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Ada and the Engine, Presented by the Avant Bard Theatre, at Gunston Theatre II, 2020

Directed: Megan Behm | Scenic Design: David Ghatan | Costume Design: Allison Johnson

Photo Credit: DJ Corey

Surfacing: An Inventory of Helplessness

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Surfacing: An Inventory of Helplessness, Presented by the ExPats Theatre DC, Sep 2019

Directed: Karin Rosnizeck | Scenic & Projection Design: Johnny Dahm Robertson

Photo Credit: Patrick Gallagher Landes

My Father’s Dragon

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My Father’s Dragon, Presented by the Synetic Theatre, Dec 2018

Directed: Tori Tolentino | Scenic Design: Phil Charlwood | Costume Design: Sadie Albert

Photo Credit: Johnny Shryock Photography

Anon(ymous)

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Anon(ymous), Presented by the Theatre Prometheus, Oct 2018

Directed: Jon Jon Johnson | Scenic Design: Eric McMorris | Costume Design: Robin Weiner

Photo Credit: Patrick Gallagher Landes

Grand Concourse

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Grand Concourse, Presented by the Prologue Theatre Co., Jan 2019

Directed: Jason Tamborini | Scenic Design: JD Madsen | Costume Design: Sydney Moore

Photo Credit: Teresa Castracane Photography

Macbeth

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Macbeth, Presented by TheaterCNU, April 2016

Directed: Jim Iorio | Scenic Design: George Hillow | Costume Design: Kathleen Jaremski

Photo Credits: Ellie Wilder, Macy Friend, and Dale Marshall Pickard

BattleStations 9!!

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BattleStations 9!!, Presented by Renaissance Rumble and Flying V Theatre, Jun 2021

Artistic Leads: Joe Grasso, Mike Martin, Joey Ibanez, and Tim German

Photo Credit: Reider White II

Topographies: Dances for Land, Air, and Water

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Topographies: Dances for Land, Air, and Water, Presented by Human Landscape Dance and Space Time Dance, Nov 2018

Choreography: Malcom Shute and Kate Sopoci Drake

Photo Credit: Rob Cannon Photo