SETH REISER

Seth is a New York based lighting and set designer working in theatre, dance, opera and music.

Seth’s interest in design is rooted in the extraordinary effect that the environment surrounding an event has in shaping our understanding of it in the un/natural world. Seth is interested in framing and telling stories. His work is characterized by an elemental approach to light through simplicity, constrained color palettes, and the use of space and scenery to create textures and focal interest.

Favorite designs include: Alisa Weilerstein’s FRAGMENTS Directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer currently in development and touring the US, Esperanza Spalding’s TWELVE SPELLS American Tour directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer; Peter Eotvos’ TRI SESTRI at the Ural Opera (Golden Mask Nomination) directed by Christopher Alden; Henze’s EL CIMARRÓN at Festival Impulso in Mexico City directed by Robert Castro; Yara Travieso’s SAGITTARIUS A at EMPAC in Albany; VIETGONE, directed by May Adrales; HAIR, directed by Kevin Moriarty; Claude Vivier’s KOPERNIKUS, directed by Peter Sellars; COME & BACK AGAIN, with David Dorfman Dance; KING LEAR, directed by Kevin Moriarty; THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS, by Mike Daisey, directed by Jean Michele Gregory; RADIO PLAY, directed by Kip Fagan; THE WHALE, directed by Hal Brooks; THE LILY'S REVENGE, by Taylor Mac; MIDDLEMEN, directed by Josie Whittlesey. Seth also designs regularly for the SF Symphony Sound Box.

Seth holds an MFA in design from NYU’s Tisch School of Design for Stage and Film, and a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University where he studied theatre, philosophy, and the fine arts.

Seth is from Houston, TX. He now lives in Rochester and Manhattan, NY with his wife Mary and their beautiful children Marion and Wyatt.