Jacob Hughes
Lighting Designer I
Jacob joined The Lighting Practice in 2022. He coordinates with allied team members, assisting with documentation of design and performing construction administration tasks. Jacob graduated from University of Maryland, College Park & Baylor University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Design and Technology, and a Master of Fine Arts in Theater Design. He has a certification in ETC EOS Level 3 Programming and has previous experience with lighting through dance, theatre, opera, film/photography, and events. Jacob’s favorite aspect of light is the revelation of form it allows and attributes his inspiration to become a lighting designer from A Black-Eyed Peas Concert and the Beijing Olympic Open Ceremony.
What’s your favorite aspect of light?
The revelation of form, from designing dance and opera a low side light grazing a dancer gives me chills.
What 3 items would you take to a desert island other than food and water?
A hammock, sunglasses, sun screen.
If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not, living or dead, real or fictional, with whom would it be?
Captain Piccard from Star Trek TNG.
How would people communicate in a perfect world?
I have subtitles on my tv all the time, so subtitles would automatically appear around a person while they talked.