Rick Fisher
Encyclopedia
Rick Fisher is a lighting designer
, known for his work with Stephen Daldry
on Billy Elliot the Musical
and An Inspector Calls
. He is from Philadelphia and attended Dickinson College, but has been based in the UK for the last 30 years.
He has done the lighting design for many opera companies, including Covent Garden
and New York City Opera
. He has been designing for the Santa Fe Opera
for seven seasons; for the 2007 season he did three productions.
Fisher received the Live Design Outstanding Designer of The Year in 2008. He is the chairman of the British Association of Lighting Designers.
Lighting designer
The role of the lighting designer within theatre is to work with the director, choreographer, set designer, costume designer, and sound designer to create an overall 'look' for the show in response to the text, while keeping in mind issues of visibility, safety and cost...
, known for his work with Stephen Daldry
Stephen Daldry
Stephen David Daldry, CBE is an English theatre and film director and producer, as well as a three-time Academy Award nominated and Tony Award winning director.-Early years:...
on Billy Elliot the Musical
Billy Elliot the Musical
Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is by Sir Elton John, and book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes...
and An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in 1945 in the Soviet Union and 1946 in the UK. It is considered to be one of Priestley's best known works for the stage and one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre...
. He is from Philadelphia and attended Dickinson College, but has been based in the UK for the last 30 years.
He has done the lighting design for many opera companies, including Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...
and New York City Opera
New York City Opera
The New York City Opera is an American opera company located in New York City.The company, called "the people's opera" by New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, was founded in 1943 with the aim of making opera financially accessible to a wide audience, producing an innovative choice of repertory, and...
. He has been designing for the Santa Fe Opera
Santa Fe Opera
The Santa Fe Opera is an American opera company, located north of Santa Fe in the U.S. state of New Mexico, headquartered on a former guest ranch of .-General history:...
for seven seasons; for the 2007 season he did three productions.
Fisher received the Live Design Outstanding Designer of The Year in 2008. He is the chairman of the British Association of Lighting Designers.
Selected stage credits
- Billy Elliot: The MusicalBilly Elliot the MusicalBilly Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is by Sir Elton John, and book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes...
(2005 West End, 2008 Broadway) - Jerry Springer the Opera (2003 West End)
- Via DolorosaVia Dolorosa (play)Via Dolorosa is a play by British dramatist David Hare, in the form of a monologue. It deals with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through Hare's own 1997 journey through Israel and Palestine, and the 33 people whom he met....
(1999 Broadway) - Matthew Bourne's Swan LakeMatthew Bourne's Swan LakeMatthew Bourne's Swan Lake is a piece of ballet-influenced contemporary dance choreographed by Matthew Bourne that was first staged at Sadler's Wells theatre in London in 1995. The longest running ballet in London's West End and on Broadway, it has enjoyed two successful tours in the UK and...
(1995 West End, 1998 Broadway) - The Threepenny Opera (1994 West End)
- An Inspector CallsAn Inspector CallsAn Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in 1945 in the Soviet Union and 1946 in the UK. It is considered to be one of Priestley's best known works for the stage and one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre...
(1992 West End, 1994 Broadway) - MachinalMachinalMachinal is a play written by American playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell, inspired by the real life case of convicted and executed murderess Ruth Snyder...
(1993, Royal National Theatre) - Serious Money (1988 Broadway)
Awards
- 2009 Tony Award for Best Lighting DesignTony Award for Best Lighting DesignThis is a list of the winners of the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a play or musical, first presented in 1970. In 2005 the category was divided with each genre represented separately.-1970s:* 1970: Jo Mielziner – Child's Play...
and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting DesignDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting DesignThe Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design is presented by the Drama Desk, a committee of New York City theatre critics, writers, and editors...
for Billy Elliot the Musical (Broadway) - 2008 Theatre Lighting Designer of the Year, LDI
- 2008 Helpmann Award for Best Lighting Design, Sydney Australia for Billy Elliot the Musical (Australia)
- 2005 Bronze Medal for Lighting Design: World Stage Design Expo, Toronto
- 2003 Gold Triga Prague Quadrennial: Member of British entry
- 2003 Garland Award: Cinderella, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles
- 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Lady in the Dark, Chips with Everything (Royal National Theatre)
- 1996 Ovation and Los Angeles Drama Critics Award: An Inspector CallsAn Inspector CallsAn Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in 1945 in the Soviet Union and 1946 in the UK. It is considered to be one of Priestley's best known works for the stage and one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre...
, Los Angeles - 1995 Gold Medal Prague Quadrennial: Member of British Entry
- 1994 Tony Award and Drama Desk Awards for An Inspector Calls (Broadway)
- 1994 Laurence Olivier Award for Hysteria, Machinal, and Moonlight