William H. Grant III

I have designed lighting for dance, opera and theater all over the world. Here in the U.S., I have designed for the Alliance Theatre Company, North Shore Music Theatre, The Cleveland Playhouse, and The Alabama Shakespeare Festival. My designs have appeared at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and on Broadway, I designed the notable all-African American production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, directed by Debbie Allen and starring Terrence Howard, Phylicia Rashad, James Earl Jones, and Anika Noni Rose. I have also designed for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and The American Ballet Theater, and was resident lighting designer for The Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco) for 28 years. I am the recipient of the 2007 Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue. I am the author of A Basic Handbook of Stage Lighting.