QolorTOPIX Light Conversations by City Theatrical

QolorTOPIX Light Conversations by City Theatrical

QolorTOPIX is City Theatrical's new podcast series featuring some of the most unique lighting professionals in the entertainment lighting business, ranging from every sector of light, from film, television, theater, dance, music, themed entertainment, art, and architecture. Hosted by City Theatrical's Marketing Team, the QolorTOPIX Light Conversations podcast series explores the lives of amazing practitioners of light, with the goal of discussing their careers, projects, favorite tools, and vision for the future of the lighting industry.

Episodes

May 28, 2025 48 mins

Hello and welcome to QolorTOPIX, City Theatrical’s light conversations podcast series. Today we are joined today by Micheal Chybowski, who is a Lighting Designer, Author, and Educator in the Theatre Arts. 

Michael has received the American Theatre Wing Design Award, an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence, two Lucille Lortel Awards for his work in New York, and a Drama Desk nomination for his work on the original production of Wit, t...

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Hello and welcome to QolorTOPIX, City Theatrical’s podcast series. In our eighth episode, we are joined by Delray Beach, Florida-based lighting designer Clifford Spulock, who recently lit the 2025 Theme Show, "The Grand Slam of Entertainment" at Woodloch Resort in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. Clifford is a longtime friend of City Theatrical, having collaborated with City Theatrical to create several case studies ...

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Hello and welcome to QolorTOPIX, City Theatrical’s podcast series. My name is Jackie Morreale, and I am representing the City Theatrical marketing team. I am joined today by Reza Behjat who has recently made his Broadway debut as lighting designer for English at the Todd Hames Theater. Join us for this QolorTOPIX Podcast Episode 7, in which we will explore Reza's background, experience designing English, and his outlook for th...

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Hello and welcome to QolorTopix, City Theatrical’s podcast series. Today, we are joined by Itohan Edoloyi, who recently made her Broadway debut as lighting designer, and Ken Billington, who has designed over 100 Broadway shows during his career in lighting. Together, they are lighting designers behind the new Broadway play Left on Tenth, by Delia Ephron. We talked to Itohan and Ken to learn more about their collaborative design pro...

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Mextly Couzin was born in Baja California, México and raised in Los Angeles. She holds a BS in Pure Mathematics and an MFA in Lighting Design from the University of California, San Diego. She currently pays rent in NYC. Mextly loves living playwrights, collaborations with dance makers, opera, and lighting for stage and camera. She also thinks no art installation is complete without lighting.

Mextly had her Broadway debut ...

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Hello! Welcome to the 4th Episode of the QolorTOPIX Light Conversations podcast series. This episode is hosted by Jackie Morreale from the City Theatrical Marketing Team. Today we are joined today by Jay Woods, a Scenic Electrics Engineer and 25-year lighting industry veteran with experience on a variety of entertainment projects, including Broadway, touring projects, dance, television, and more. Jay Woods is from Gardiner, New Yor...

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Explore Life of Pi on Broadway from the perspective of the lighting design team! This conversation features the show's Tony Award winning lighting designer Tim Lutkin, and the show's Associate Lighting Designers Tim Reed and Paul Toben. The team will discuss the behind-the-scenes moments, the lighting process, collaboration techniques, favorite cues, new lighting technologies, next projects, and what the designers see for...

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We have an amazing guest for our second episode of QolorTOPIX Light Conversations podcast: Brandon Stirling Baker!

Brandon Stirling Baker is an award-winning lighting designer working internationally in the areas of theatre, opera, and dance. His work can be seen on stages throughout the United States and abroad including Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall, New York City Ballet, San ...

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February 20, 2023 27 mins

Carlos Torres is a Los Angeles-based Chief Lighting Technician and Gaffer for many Hollywood-based films and television shows, including Everything's Gonna Be Okay on Freeform, Arrested Development on Netflix, S.W.A.T., and more. 

Join host Al Crawford to explore Carlos' career in film lighting, funny experiences on set in Los Angeles and beyond, including an anecdote from Alien 4, and why Carlos decided to becom...

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