Werner has over 20 years of lighting and projection design experience, having worked on an impressive number of projects. He is currently designing the lighting and multimedia for a new play, ‘Say Goodnight Gracie’ directed by John Tillinger, which is scheduled to open on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre in October. Other theatrical credits include the 2001 revival of ‘American Buffalo’, which premiered at the Donmar Theater in London, as well as designs for the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago and the Atlantic Theatre in New York. His corporate credits include such clients as McDonalds, Toyota, Ford, GM, Anderson Consulting, Jack Morton Worldwide, Liz Claiborne and Rolex.
He has also lent his creativity to numerous permanent and architectural installations including EFX! at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, the Mazda Showroom in New York City and Lights of Liberty - a lighting and projection attraction for the National Park Service currently in Philadelphia. He has recently completed the design of the architectural and theatrical lighting system for Cipriani 42nd Street, a City of New York landmark now used as a special event venue. Werner will be running the New York office of Lightswitch which has additional offices in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orlando.
(Ruth Rossington)
