Reza Behjat

Lighting Design

I design lights for theater, dance, opera, installations and probably any other type of performance that we as creators share with audience. I began my career in Iran - where I worked with some of the prominent directors for several years.

In 2014, I moved to New York City to pursue my MFA degree at New York University - Tisch School of the Arts, where I was offered a full-ride for three years.

Besides more than 30 productions that I designed in Iran, my works have been shown on Off-Broadway and regional theaters across the United States such as The Public Theater, La Mama, ART New York Theaters, The Guthrie Theater, Baltimore Center Stage, Actors Theater of Louisville, Alabama Shakespeare, Long wharf Theater, Geva Theater Center, PlayMakers Rep, and etc.

I am so proud of winning the prestigious award of Knight of Illumination for Nina Simone: Four Women in 2019. Also, I was nominated for the Henry Hewes Design Award for Henry VI (NAATCO) in 2018 and Hamlet (WATERWELL) in 2017.

Currently, I reside in Brooklyn, New York.