Christopher Annas-Lee is a multimedia designer, specializing in light. He is also an Associate/Assistant Designer, Video Designer, Scenic Designer, and Automated Lighting Programmer. He works in theatre, dance, opera, corporate events, and both permanent and temporary installations. Christopher is the Founder of Annas-Lee Design Group, a firm dedicated to lighting solutions for business & architecture.
He is/has been Resident Designer of Tabula Rasa Dance Theater (NYC, 2022>Present), Night Drive (NYC, 2015>Present), Flamenco Aparicio (DC, 2015>Present), GALA Hispanic Theatre (DC, 2014>2018), Mimi Garrard Dance (NYC, 2016>2024), Boston Dance Theatre (2019>2024), and The Circuit Theatre Company (MA, 2010>2014); as well as Lighting Supervisor for The Washington Ballet’s The Nutcracker (DC, 2019>2021).
Christopher is the recipient of three Helen Hayes awards (On Your Feet!, In the Heights, and Yerma, Non-Equity), and four DC Broadway World Awards in the non-Equity category (Fame, En El Tiempo De Las Mariposas, and In The Heights) including their 2020 award for Best Lighting Design of the Decade. He was nominated for the 2025 Henry Hewes Award for Lighting Design of The Trojans.
He holds a BFA from North Carolina School of the Arts, and was the 2014/15 Kenan Lighting Fellow at the J.F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the 2017 Princess Grace Design Fellow (Fabergé Theater Award).
Though Christopher is based in NYC, know that he will venture to the very edge of the world for you.
Programmer, Video Design, Scenic Design, and Associate Resumes and Reference Contact Info are available upon request.
Look at this guy. So trustworthy. So excited to work for you.
C: 617.755.6652
E: chris@annaslee.com
W: www.annaslee.com, obviously