Japhy Weideman

Personal Information
JAPHY WEIDEMAN Recent lighting designs include Jack Goes Boating (The Public), Tchaikovski’s Eugene Onegin (Opera de Lyon), and Troilus and Cressida (Royal Shakespeare Co, Stratford). Other notable projects include David Harrower’s Blackbird at The Albery Theater (London West End) and at The Edinburgh International Festival, Stephen Adly Guirgis’ The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (The Public), Warren Leight’s No Foreigners Beyond This Point (Ma-Yi/Culture Project), The Flying Machine’s adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, and their adaptation of Frankenstein at SOHO Rep (Drama Desk Nom). Internationally, Japhy has designed in Germany, Spain, France, Israel, and Japan. He studied lighting and photography at The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
 
Credits

Designer
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 The Harder They Come Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Newman Theater 03/15/2023 Lighting Designer
2 The Bedwetter Linda Gross Theater 05/23/2022 Lighting Designer
3 The Visitor Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Newman Theater 11/04/2021 Lighting Designer
4 Coriolanus Delacorte Theater 08/05/2019 Lighting Designer
5 The Rolling Stone Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater 07/15/2019 Lighting Designer
6 The Hard Problem Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater 11/19/2018 Lighting Designer
7 Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo: Homelife & The Zoo Story Pershing Square Signature Center/ Irene Diamond Stage 02/21/2018 Lighting Designer
8 Mary Jane New York Theatre Workshop 09/25/2017 Lighting Designer
9 Bella: An American Tall Tale Playwrights Horizons 06/12/2017 Lighting Designer
10 Dead Poets Society East 13th Street/CSC Theatre 11/17/2016 Lighting Designer
11 The Layover Second Stage Theatre 08/23/2016 Lighting Designer
12 Dear Evan Hansen Second Stage Theatre 05/01/2016 Lighting Designer
13 Significant Other Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 06/18/2015 Lighting Designer
14 Punk Rock Lucille Lortel Theatre 11/17/2014 Lighting Designer
15 The Oldest Boy Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater 11/03/2014 Lighting Designer
16 Bootycandy Playwrights Horizons 09/10/2014 Lighting Designer
17 Sex With Strangers Second Stage Theatre 07/30/2014 Lighting Designer
18 The Who & The What Claire Tow Theater 06/16/2014 Lighting Designer
19 The Heir Apparent East 13th Street/CSC Theatre 04/09/2014 Lighting Designer
20 What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined New York Theatre Workshop 12/05/2013 Lighting Designer
21 Harbor 59E59 Theaters/ Theater A 08/06/2013 Lighting Designer
22 A Kid Like Jake Claire Tow Theater 06/17/2013 Lighting Designer
23 Somewhere Fun Vineyard Theatre 06/04/2013 Lighting Designer
24 The Great God Pan Playwrights Horizons 12/18/2012 Lighting Designer
25 Wild With Happy Joseph Papp Public Theater/ LuEsther Hall 10/23/2012 Lighting Designer
26 Warrior Class McGinn-Cazale Theatre 07/23/2012 Lighting Designer
27 Slowgirl Claire Tow Theater 06/18/2012 Lighting Designer
28 Food and Fadwa New York Theatre Workshop 06/07/2012 Lighting Designer
29 4000 Miles Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater 04/02/2012 Lighting Designer
30 All-American The Duke on 42nd Street 11/07/2011 Lighting Designer
31 Sons of the Prophet Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 10/20/2011 Lighting Designer
32 The Talls McGinn-Cazale Theatre 08/15/2011 Lighting Designer
33 All New People Second Stage Theatre 07/25/2011 Lighting Designer
34 4000 Miles The Duke on 42nd Street 06/20/2011 Lighting Designer
35 Apple Cove Julia Miles Theater 02/06/2011 Lighting Designer
36 What Once We Felt The Duke on 42nd Street 11/09/2009 Lighting Designer
37 Stunning The Duke on 42nd Street 06/18/2009 Lighting Designer
38 The Singing Forest Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Martinson Hall 04/27/2009 Lighting Designer
39 The Little Flower of East Orange Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Martinson Hall 04/06/2008 Lighting Designer
40 Unconditional Joseph Papp Public Theater/ LuEsther Hall 02/18/2008 Lighting Designer
41 A View From 151st Street Joseph Papp Public Theater/ LuEsther Hall 10/18/2007 Lighting Designer
42 Jack Goes Boating Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Martinson Hall 03/18/2007 Lighting Designer
43 Magpie Players Theatre 03/09/2007 Lighting Designer
44 The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Martinson Hall 03/02/2005 Lighting Designer
Awards
Award Production Function
1 NOMINATED 2018 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lighting Design Mary Jane Lighting Designer
2 NOMINATED 2017 Hewes Design Award, Lighting Design The Layover Lighting Designer
3 NOMINATED 2015 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lighting Design Punk Rock Lighting Designer
4 NOMINATED 2015 Hewes Design Award, Lighting Design The Oldest Boy Lighting Designer
5 WON 2015 Obie Award, Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design    
6 NOMINATED 2014 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lighting Design What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined Lighting Designer
7 NOMINATED 2012 Hewes Design Award, Lighting Design 4000 Miles Lighting Designer
8 NOMINATED 2007 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lighting Design Jack Goes Boating Lighting Designer
9 NOMINATED 2007 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Lighting Design Jack Goes Boating Lighting Designer
10 NOMINATED 2007 Hewes Design Award, Lighting Design Jack Goes Boating Lighting Designer
11 NOMINATED 2007 Hewes Design Award, Notable Effects Jack Goes Boating Lighting Designer