About
James F. Ingalls is a respected and prolific lighting designer who has worked extensively on Broadway, in London and at many regional theaters including Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Opera, Playwrights Horizons, Goodman Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, and Steppenwolf. His credits also include various ballet companies and both national and international opera.
Ingalls graduated Yale School of Drama with a degree in stage management. Afterwards, Ingalls toured as a stage manager with Twyla Tharp Dance where he worked alongside Jennifer Tipton; thus beginning his career as a lighting designer. He designed the lighting for many of Peter Sellars' productions, including on The Persians in 1993. Ingalls resides in New York City and is an Adjunct Professor of Lighting Design. He often collaborates with The Wooden Floor dancers in Santa Ana, CA. James F and collaborated with the Goodman on Camino Real from season 2011 to 2012.