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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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