willem
hinternhoff

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Venue

Year

Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812*Lenfest Center for the Arts 2026
The Skriker
Lenfest Center for the Arts 2025

Pearls
The Theater @ Schapiro 2025

Bog Queen
The Theater @ Schapiro 2025

Selkie Woman
The Theater @ Schapiro 2025

Broken Thread
14Y Theater 2025

Three Sisters
The Studio @ Schapiro     2024

Threepenny Opera
Lenfest Center for the Arts  2024

Broken Arpeggio
The Theater @ Schapiro  2024

ivera
Lenfest Center for the Arts  2024

Treasure Island
The Center at West Park 2024

Ivanov
The Studio @ Schapiro  2023

Botticelli In The Fire
Lenfest Center for the Arts2023

The Bridge
The Theater @ Schapiro 2023

the end is the future is nowThe Philip Chosky Theater 2022
Dance/Light
Helen Wayne Rauh Theater  2022

Love & InformationHelen Wayne Rauh Theater 2021
BiographyWillem Hinternhoff is a New York based lighting designer. His experience encompasses roles as an assistant, associate, and sole lighting designer. His dedication and creativity shine through in every show he works on. 

Willem has partnered with a diverse selection of creative organizations including: Columbia University, Steel Blue Designs, Chickenshed NYC, Dartboard Productions, and beyond. Outside of his passion for lighting design, Willem finds joy in exploring the new music, capturing moments through photography, and immersing himself in the pages of a good book.


Education
Carnegie Mellon University
2018-2022
BFA in Drama (Lighting Design), Minor in Photography

Lighting Design for TheaterNatasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812
Emilio Maxwell Cerci
Columbia University
Lenfest Center for the Arts
2026

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Musical

Cyndi Steele-Harrod
Chickenshed NYC
14Y Theater
2025

The Skriker
Delia Dumont
Columbia University
Lenfest Center for the Arts
2025

Crush/Slash
Cassidy Kepp
Limefest
The 56 @ The Tank
2025

Both Sides Now
Cyndi Steele-Harrod
Chickenshed NYC
14Y Theater
2025

Pearls
Emilio Maxwell Cerci
Coumbia University
The Theater @ Schapiro
2025

A Meditation On Hope
(Reading)
Aimée Hayes
Columbia University & Eden Theater Co.
Lenfest Center for the Arts
2025

Bog Queen
Dennis Oliveria
Coumbia University
The Theater @ Schapiro
2025

Selkie Woman
Delia Dumont
Coumbia University
The Theater @ Schapiro
2025

Broken Thread
Miles Sternfeld
The Femme Collective
14Y Theater
2025

Doom Scroll
Dmitri Barcomi
The Brick
2024

Three Sisters
Delia Dumont
Coumbia University
The Studio @ Schapiro
2024

I Want a Country
Ioanna Katsorou
Eclipses Theatre Group & TeamTheatre
The Hellenic Cultural Center
2024

Threepenny Opera
Co-Designed with Nicholas Pollock=
Ben Viertel
Coumbia University
Lenfest Center for the Arts
2024

The World’s Casette Library (Reading)
Shannon Molly Flynn
Open Jar Studios
2024

It’s Not What it Looks Like
Co-Designed with Nicholas Pollock
Vincent DeGeorge
Soho Playhouse
2024

David: A New Musical
Co-Designed with Mary Ellen Stebbins
Kyle Pleasant
AMT THEATER
2024

Broken Arpeggio
Miles Sternfeld
Coumbia University
The Theater @ Schapiro
2024

Ivera
Delia Dumont
Coumbia University
Lenfest Center for the Arts
2024

C://gull
Dmitri Barcomi
Coumbia University
The Theater @ Schapiro
2024

Treasure Island
Adam Brett
Dartboard Productions
The Center @ West Park
2024

Head Over Heels
Stephen Eckert
Brooklyn Friends School
2023

Ivanov
Ben Viertel
Coumbia University
The Studio @ Schapiro
2023

Please Ship This Wet Gift
Hannah Simms
Brave Bucket Co. 
The 96 @ The Tank
2023

The Bridge
Eri Williams
Columbia University
The Theater @ Schapiro
2023

Botticelli in the Fire
Dmitri Barcomi
Columbia University
Lenfest Center for the Arts
2023

the end is the future is now
Nicole Brewer
Carnegie Mellon University
The Philip Chosky Theater
2022

Love & Information
Rebecca Wahls
Carnegie Mellon University
Helen Wayne Rauh Theater
2021

a day
Anne DeMelo
Carnegie Mellon University
Virtual production
2021

The Hatmaker’s Wife
Co-Design with Mirah Kozodoy
Justin Lucero
Carnegie Mellon University
Virtual production
2020

Lampyridae - An Interactive Experience
Carnegie Mellon University
2019

The Addams Family
Megan Cramer
The Chaddick Theater
The Galloway School
2018

HOME: An Artistic Journey Uniting Galloway Arts
The Chaddick Theater
The Galloway School
2017

Peter & The Starcatcher
Megan Cramer & Ellisa Marele
The Chaddick Theater
The Galloway School
2017

Lighting Design For DanceNew York , New York
Kristina King
Steel Blue Designs & The Brearley School
Helen Wayne Rauh Theater
2025

TEN
Marissa Ballaro
Ballaro Dance
Abrons Art Center
2024

Dance/Light
Various Choreographers
Carnegie Mellon University
Helen Wayne Rauh Theater
2022

Associate Lighting DesignBeetlejuice 5.0 Install
Imagine Black
Norwegian Viva
2025

Beetlejuice
4.0 Install
Imagine Black
Norwegian Viva
2025

Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theater Summer Season 2023
John A. Mitchell
Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theater 
The Ellen Eccles Theater & The Utah Theater
2023

Assistant Lighting DesignHow The Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical
Young Max Tour
Craig Stetzenmuller
Crossroads Live
2025

The Nutcracker

Mary Ellen Stebbins
Greater Salem Ballet Company
Lynn Auditorium
2024

The Manhattan Variations
Mary Ellen Stebbins 
Little Island
The Amph @ Little Island
2024

Shimmer & Herringbone
Mary Ellen Stebbins 
Talking Band
Mabou Mines
2024

How The Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical 
Old Max Tour
Craig Stetzenmuller
Crossroads Live
2024

Erismena

Mary Ellen Stebbins
The Juilliard School
The Willson Theater
2024

The Nutcracker
Mary Ellen Stebbins
Greater Salem Ballet Company
Lynn Auditorium
2023

Ted Bundy’s Volkswagen
Jacob Zedek
Henry Sheerhan
IRT Theater
2023

Willa’s Authentic Self

Mary Ellen Stebbins
The Lisa Clair Group, Immediate Medium, & New Georges
MITU580
2023

Tuck Everlasting
Keith Truax
Norristown Zoological Society
The Centre Theater
2023

Into The Woods
Alex Talbot
Carnegie Mellon University
The Philip Chosky Theater
2021

Footloose
Truly Cates
The Chaddick Theater
The Galloway School
2017

Almost, Maine
Truly Cates
The Black Box Theater 
The Galloway School
2016

Other ExperienceWizard Events
Freelance Lighting Technician and Lighting Designer
2023-2026

Steel Blue Productions
Lighting Director & Studio Draftsman
2024-2026

14th Street Y
Overhire Lighting Designer & Programmer
2025

Brooklyn Art Haus
Overhire Lighting Designer & Programmer
2024-2025

Three Dollar Bill
Light Jockey
2023-2025

Carnegie Mellon University
Freelance Lighting Programmer
A Little Night Music
LD: Jessica Winward
2023





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